# The Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Amendment Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/316 · made 22 February 1993

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976 (“the 1976 Regulations”).

Made under: Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (Section 70, Section 122, Section 175)

## Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 22nd February 1993
Laid before Parliament 1st March 1993
Coming into force 12th April 1993
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 70(8), 122(1), 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Amendment Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 12th April 1993.

## 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976

In regulation 8(1) of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976 (circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as gainfully employed), for the sum of “£40” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted the sum of “£50”.

## 3 Revocation

Regulation 3 of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Amendment Regulations 1992 is hereby revoked.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Nicholas Scott
Minister of State,
Department of Social Security
22nd February 1993

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976 (“the 1976 Regulations”).
Regulation 2 increases, from £40 to £50, the amount specified in regulation 8(1) of the 1976 Regulations so that a person shall not be treated as gainfully employed on any day in a week unless his earnings in the immediately preceding week have exceeded £50.
Regulation 3 contains a revocation consequent upon the coming into force of these Regulations.

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