Social Security Act 1998

Type Public General Act
Publication 1998-05-21
Last updated 2024-02-21
State In force
Department Statute Law Database
articles Not indexed
Reform history JSON API

Breach of regulations

Offences and penalties relating to contributions

Evidence of non-payment

Liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions

Class 1B contributions: supplemental

Payments of certain contributions out of the Consolidated Fund

Rates of short-term incapacity benefit

Validation of certain housing benefit determinations

Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents

Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance

Provision of information

Overpayments out of social fund

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Pilot schemes

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Parliamentary control of regulations

Reports by Secretary of State

Interpretation: general

Provision for Northern Ireland

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Reduction on application of benefit cap

8A

A decision to apply the benefit cap in accordance with regulations under section 96 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

3A

A decision as to the amount of a relevant benefit that is payable to a person by virtue of regulations under section 6B, 7, 8 or 9 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001.

6A

A decision as to whether payment of housing credit (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act 2002) is recoverable under section 71ZB of the Administration Act.

6B

A decision as to the amount of payment recoverable under section 71ZB, 71ZG or 71ZH of the Administration Act.

State pension: prisoners and overseas residents

6C

A decision that a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014 is not payable by reason of regulations under section 19 of that Act (prisoners).

6D

A decision that a person is not entitled to increases in the rate of a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014 by reason of regulations under section 20 of that Act (overseas residents).

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