# The Social Security (Therapeutic Earnings Limits) Amendments Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/2028 · made 26 July 2000

These Regulations further amend the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/1408), the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2946) and the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/311) to take into account the increase in the national minimum wage.

Made under: Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (Section 30E, Section 122, Section 171D, Section 171G, Section 175, Schedule 7 paragraph 2)

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## Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 26th July 2000
Laid before Parliament 28th July 2000
Coming into force 2nd October 2000
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30E, 122(1), 171D, 171G(2) and 175(2) to (4) of, and paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 7 to, 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 (Therapeutic Earnings Limits) Amendments Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 2nd October 2000.

## 2 Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982

In regulation 16 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 (earnings level that does not disqualify for unemployability supplement), for the amount “£3,042.00” there shall be substituted “£3,094.00”.

## 3 Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994

In regulation 8 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 (limit of earnings from councillor’s allowance), for the amount “£58.50” there shall be substituted “£59.50”.

## 4 Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995

In paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 17 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 (exempt work), for the amount “£58.50” there shall be substituted “£59.50”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Hugh Bayley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
26th July 2000

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/1408), the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2946) and the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/311) to take into account the increase in the national minimum wage.
Regulation 2 increases the unemployability supplement earnings level from £3,042.00 to £3,094.00.
Regulation 3 increases the councillor’s allowance limit from £58.50 to £59.50.
Regulation 4 increases the incapacity for work therapeutic earnings from £58.50 to £59.50.
These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.

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