The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2009

Made: 26th March 2009

Coming into force: 6th April 2009

Accordingly, the Treasury make the following Order in the exercise of the powers conferred by sections 150(9) and 189(4) of that Act and now vested in them[^f00002].

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2009 and shall come into force on 6th April 2009.

Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

2

In paragraph 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992[^f00003] (amount of guardian’s allowance) for “£13.45” substitute “£14.10”.

Signed

Frank Roy — Dave Watts — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 26th March 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order is made by the Treasury as the consequence of a review of the general level of prices, conducted by them under section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

The amounts in this Order were last amended by the Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/798). The amounts referred to in that Order are superseded by the amounts referred to in this Order.

Article 2 increases the weekly rate of guardian’s allowance prescribed in paragraph 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 from £13.45 to £14.10.

An Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c.5.

[^f00002]: The functions of the Secretary of State in respect of guardian’s allowance under Part 10 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 which are relevant to the making of this Order were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(3) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 c.21.

[^f00003]: 1992 c.4. This paragraph was last amended by article 2 of S.I. 2008/798.