The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/583
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 12th April 2004.

(2) In these Regulations, “the Up-rating Order ” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2004 .

Section 2 Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit by virtue of the Up-rating Order

Section 155(3) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (effect of alteration of rates of benefit under Parts II to V of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992) 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 receipt of the benefit at the altered rate are satisfied,

until that question has been determined in accordance with the provisions of the Social Security Act 1998 .

Section 3 Persons not ordinarily resident in Great Britain

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

Section 4 Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977

In paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977 (increase of carer’s allowance for child dependants)—

(a) for “£160”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “£165”; and

(b) for “£20” substitute “£21”.

Section 5 Revocations

The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2001 and the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2002 (to the extent that they remain in force) and the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2003 are hereby revoked.