The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/670
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 8th April 1996.

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Administration Act ” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992; and

“the up-rating order” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1996 .

Section 2 Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit under awards made before the commencing date

Section 155(3) of the Administration Act (effect of alteration of rates of benefit under Parts II to V of the Contributions and Benefits Act) shall not apply if a question arises as to either—

(a) the weekly rate at which the benefit is payable by virtue of the up-rating order; or

(b) whether the conditions for the receipt of the benefit at the altered rate are satisfied,

until that question has been determined in accordance with the provisions of the Administration Act.

Section 3 Persons not ordinarily resident in Great Britain

Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975 (application of disqualifications in respect of up-rating of benefits) shall apply to any additional benefit payable by virtue of the up-rating order.

Section 4 Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982

In regulation 16 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 (earnings level for the purpose of unemployability supplement) for the sum of “£2288.00” there shall be substituted the sum of “£2366.00”.

Section 5 Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977

In paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977 (prescribed circumstances for increase of invalid care allowance).

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for the sum of “£125” there shall be substituted the sum of “£130”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum of “£16” there shall be substituted the sum of “£17” and for the sum of “£125” there shall be substituted the sum of “£130”.

Section 6 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 sum of “£44.00” there shall be substituted the sum of “£45.50”.

Section 7 Revocation

The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 1995 are hereby revoked.