The Welfare Benefits Up-rating Order 2014

Made: 24th January 2014

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1

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Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Statutory Sick Pay

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Statutory Maternity Pay

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Ordinary and Additional Statutory Paternity Pay, and Statutory Adoption Pay

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Applicable amounts for Income Support

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Housing Benefit

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Increase in age-related amounts of contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

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Applicable amounts for the JSA Regulations 1996

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Amounts for the JSA Regulations 2013

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Amounts for the ESA Regulations 2008

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Prescribed amounts for the ESA Regulations 2013

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Amounts of certain elements for the Universal Credit Regulations

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SCHEDULE 1 — PARAGRAPH 1 OF PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

PART I — PERSONAL ALLOWANCES

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SCHEDULE 2 — PARAGRAPH 1 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

PART 1 — Personal Allowances

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SCHEDULE 3 — PARAGRAPH 1 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JSA REGULATIONS 1996 AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

PART1 — Personal Allowances

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SCHEDULE 4 — PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE ESA REGULATIONS 2008 AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

PART 1 — Prescribed amounts

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SCHEDULE 5 — AMOUNTS OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE TABLE IN REGULATION 36 OF THE UNIVERSAL CREDIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Element	Element	Amount for each assessment period
Standard allowance—	Standard allowance—	Standard allowance—
	single claimant aged under 25	£249.28
	single claimant aged 25 or over	£314.67
	joint claimants both aged under 25	£391.29
	joint claimants where either is aged 25 or over	£493.95
Additional amount for disabled child or qualifying young person—	Additional amount for disabled child or qualifying young person—	Additional amount for disabled child or qualifying young person—
	lower rate	£124.86
LCW and LCWRA elements—	LCW and LCWRA elements—	LCW and LCWRA elements—
	limited capability for work	£124.86

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Steve Webb — Minister of State — Department for Work and Pensions — 24th January 2014

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2013 c.16.

[^f00002]: Section 35A was inserted by section 53 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30). Subsection (1) was substituted by section 48 of the Employment Act 2002 (c.22). The rate of maternity allowance is linked to the prescribed rate of statutory maternity pay set out in regulation 6 of S.I. 1986/1960.

[^f00003]: 2012 c.5.

[^f00004]: 1992 c.4.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2008/794; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/2428, 2009/2655, 2011/2428 and 2013/574.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2013/379.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2006/213; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/1082 and 2013/574.

[^f00008]: S.I. 1987/1967; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1990/1168, 1996/206, 2007/719, 2010/641 and 2013/574.

[^f00009]: S.I. 1996/207; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1516, 2000/1978, 2005/2877, 2007/719, 2008/698 and 1554, 2009/1575 and 2013/574 and 2536.

[^f00010]: S.I. 2013/378.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2013/376.

[^f00012]: Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2013/574.

[^f00013]: S.I. 1986/1960; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/2690 and 2013/574.

[^f00014]: S.I. 2002/2818; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2004/925 and 2013/574.

[^f00015]: S.I. 2010/1060; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2013/574.

[^f00016]: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1990/1168, 1996/206, 2007/719, 2010/641 and 2013/574.

[^f00017]: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/1082 and 2013/574.

[^f00018]: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2013/574 and 2536.

[^f00019]: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1516, 2000/1978, 2005/2877, 2007/719, 2008/698 and 1554, 2009/1575 and 2013/574.

[^f00020]: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/2428, 2009/2655, 2011/2428 and 2013/574.

[^f00021]: Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2013/574.

[^f00022]: S.I. 2010/1907 (“the 2010 Regulations”). The 2010 Regulations modify the ESA Regulations 2008 for the purpose of the conversion of awards of incapacity benefit, income support and severe disablement allowance to employment and support allowance under the ESA Regulations 2008.

[^f00023]: S.I. 2013/983. The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013 modifies the 2010 Regulations so that they refer to a modified form of the ESA Regulations 2013 for the purpose of the conversion of awards of incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance to employment and support allowance under the ESA Regulations 2013.

[^f00024]: Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) were substituted by S.I. 1990/1168 and amended by S.I. 1996/206 and 2007/719.

[^f00025]: Paragraph 1A of Part 1 of Schedule 2 was inserted by S.I. 1996/206.

[^f00026]: Sub-paragraph (3) was substituted by S.I. 1996/206 and amended by S.I. 2010/641.

[^f00027]: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/1082 and 2013/574.

[^f00028]: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1516, 2000/1978, 2005/2877, 2007/719, 2008/698 and 1554, 2009/1575 and 2013/574 .

[^f00029]: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/2428, 2009/2655, 2011/2428 and 2013/574.

Editorial notes

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