The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2014

Made: 13th March 2014

Laid before Parliament: 17th March 2014

Coming into force: 7th April 2014

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Citation, commencement and interpretation

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Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit by virtue of the Up-rating Orders

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Persons not ordinarily resident in Great Britain

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Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977

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Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

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Revocation

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Signed

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

Mike Penning — Minister of State, — Department for Work and Pensions — 13th March 2014

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c.4. Section 90 was amended by paragraph 26 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30) and by article 2 of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Schedule to, S.I. 2002/1457. Section 90 was repealed by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21) (“the 2002 Act”) in respect of child dependency increases, subject to savings by article 3 of S.I. 2003/938. Section 90 was repealed for remaining purposes by Part 2 of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c.24), subject to a saving by section 15(2)(b) of that Act. Section 113(1) was amended by paragraph 38 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33). Section 175(1) was amended by paragraph 29(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2) (“the 1999 Act”). Section 122(1) is cited for the meaning assigned to the word “prescribe”.

[^f00002]: 1992 c.5. Section 189(1) and (4) was amended by section 86 of, and paragraph 109(a) and (c) of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to, the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14). Section 189(1) was also amended by paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to the 1999 Act and Schedule 6 to the 2002 Act. Section 189(4) was also amended by article 4 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, S.I. 2013/252. Section 191 is cited for the meaning assigned to the word “prescribe”.

[^f00003]: Section 150A was inserted by section 5(1) of the Pensions Act 2007 (c.22).

[^f00004]: By virtue of section 172(1) and (3) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Administration Act 1992, there is no requirement to consult the Social Security Advisory Committee in respect of these Regulations. Under section 1(8) of the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013 (c.16) a reference in any other enactment to an order under section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 includes a reference to an order under section 1 of the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2014.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2014/516.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2014/147.

[^f00007]: 1998 c.14.

[^f00008]: S.I. 1975/563; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1977/342, 1979/1432, 1989/1642, 1990/621, 1992/1700, 1994/1832, 2000/2876, 2005/1551 and 2877 and 2010/788.

[^f00009]: S.I. 1977/343. Paragraph 2B was inserted by S.I. 1984/1699; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/2497 and 2013/599.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1987/1968. Sub-paragraph (2A) was inserted by S.I. 2003/2325; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2013/599 and 2536.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2013/599.

Editorial notes