Social Security Benefits Act 1975

1. Introductory Text

2. Basic scheme and industrial injury benefits

   1. 1. Rates of basic scheme benefits

   2. 2. Rates of benefit in respect of industrial injuries and diseases

   3. 3. Power to increase rates of benefit

   4. 4. Duty to increase rates of certain benefits

   5. 5. Additional basic scheme benefits

   6. 6. Non-contributory invalidity pension

   7. 7. Invalid care allowance

   8. 8. Minor amendments

3. Family allowances

   1. 9. Increase of family allowances

   2. 10. Recovery of family allowances

4. Supplementary benefit

   1. 11. Amount of benefit and calculation of resources

5. General

   1. 12. Financial provisions

   2. 13. Northern Ireland

   3. 14. Short title, citation, interpretation, commencement and repeals

6. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Provisions to be substituted in Schedule 4 to Social Security Act 1973

      1. PART I Provisions to be substituted in Schedule 4 to Social Security Act 1973

      2. PART II Provisions to be substituted for Part III of Schedule 4

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Provisions to be substituted in Schedule 3 to National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Amendments of Parts I and III of Schedule 2 to Supplementary Benefit Act 1966

      1. Negligible and fractional amounts

         1. 1. In paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Supplementary Benefit...

      2. Capital resources

         1. 2. In paragraph 21 of that Schedule (capital (resources under £300...

         2. 3. In paragraph 22 of that Schedule (capital resources treated as...

      3. Earnings

         1. 4. (1) In paragraph 23(1) of that Schedule (weekly earnings to...

      4. Disregards

         1. 5. For paragraphs 24 and 25 of that Schedule there shall...

         2. 6. In paragraph 25A(1) of that Schedule for the words "...

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Application to Northern Ireland

      1. 1. In sections 2, 9, 10, 11 and 14 and Schedules...

      2. 2. Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, for any...

      3. 3. Section 2(5)(b) shall be omitted.

      4. 4. In section 14 " enactment" includes an enactment of the...

      5. 5. In Schedule 5— (a) in paragraphs 1(3) and 4(2), in...

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      Commencement and Transitional Provisions

      1. PART I Commencement

         1. 1. (1) The provisions of this Act shall come into force...

      2. PART II Transitional Provisions

         1. Basic scheme and industrial injury benefits

            1. 2. (1) The statutory consultation provisions shall not apply to regulations...

            2. 3. (1) The affirmative procedure provisions shall not apply to any...

            3. 4. (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that...

         2. Family allowances

            1. 5. (1) As from the date on which section 9 of...

            2. 6. Where for any purpose of the provisions amended by paragraph...

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      Repeals

      1. PART I Enactments of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

      2. PART II Northern Ireland Enactments