Social Security Act 1975

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Contributions

   1. Preliminary

      1. 1. Outline of contributory system

      2. 2. Categories of earners

      3. 3. "Earnings"

   2. The four classes of contributions

      1. 4. Class 1 contributions (incidence)

      2. 5. Class 1 standard and reduced rates

      3. 6. Class 1 exemptions

      4. 7. Class 2 contributions

      5. 8. Class 3 contributions

      6. 9. Class 4 contributions recoverable under Tax Acts

      7. 10. Class 4 contributions recoverable under regulations

      8. 11. General power to regulate liability for contributions

3. Part II Benefit and its Administration

   1. Chapter I Contributory Benefits

      1. Preliminary

         1. 12. Descriptions of contributory benefits

         2. 13. Contribution conditions and the earnings factor

      2. Benefits for unemployment, sickness and invalidity

         1. 14. Unemployment benefit and sickness benefit

         2. 15. Invalidity pension

         3. 16. Invalidity allowance

         4. 17. Determination of days for which benefit is payable

         5. 18. Duration of unemployment benefit

         6. 19. Loss of employment due to stoppage of work

         7. 20. Other disqualifications, etc

      3. Maternity

         1. 21. Maternity grant

         2. 22. Maternity allowance

         3. 23. Supplementary provisions as to maternity benefit

      4. Widowhood

         1. 24. Widow's allowance

         2. 25. Widowed mother's allowance

         3. 26. Widow's pension

      5. Retirement pensions (Categories A and B)

         1. 27. Matters affecting entitlement to pension

         2. 28. Category A retirement pension

         3. 29. Category B retirement pension

         4. 30. Category A and B pensions (supplementary)

      6. Other benefits

         1. 31. Child's special allowance

         2. 32. Death grant

      7. Supplementary

         1. 33. Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions

   2. Chapter II Non-Contributory Benefits

      1. 34. Descriptions of non-contributory benefits

      2. 35. Attendance allowance

      3. 36. Non-contributory invalidity pension

      4. 37. Invalid care allowance

      5. 38. Guardian's allowance

      6. 39. Retirement benefits for the aged

      7. 40. Age addition

   3. Chapter III Increases for Dependants-Child dependants

      1. 41. Beneficiary's dependent children

      2. 42. Additional provisions as to increase under s.41

      3. 43. Limits of increase for dependent children

      4. Adult dependants

         1. 44. Short term benefit: increase for adult dependants

         2. 45. Pension increase (wife)

         3. 46. Pension increase (female with care of children)

         4. 47. Invalidity pension (dependant relative)

         5. 48. Pension increases supplementary provisions

      5. Increase of certain non-contributory benefits

         1. 49. Beneficiaries under ss.36 and 37

   4. Chapter IV Benefit for Industrial Injuries

      1. General provisions as to benefit

         1. 50. Descriptions of industrial injuries benefits

         2. 51. Relevant employments

         3. 52. Earner acting in breach of regulations, etc

         4. 53. Earner travelling in employer's transport

         5. 54. Accidents happening while meeting emergency

         6. 55. Accident caused by another's misconduct, etc

      2. Injury benefit

         1. 56. Injury benefit

      3. Disablement benefit

         1. 57. Disablement gratuity and pension

         2. 58. Unemployability supplement

         3. 59. Increase of unemployability supplement

         4. 60. Increase of disablement pension for special hardship

         5. 61. Increase where constant attendance needed

         6. 62. Increase during hospital treatment

         7. 63. Increase for exceptionally severe disablement

      4. Increases for dependants

         1. 64. Beneficiary's dependent children

         2. 65. Additional provisions as to increase under s.64

         3. 66. Adult dependants

      5. Industrial death benefit

         1. 67. Widow's benefit (entitlement)

         2. 68. Widow's benefit (rate)

         3. 69. Widower's benefit (entitlement and rate)

         4. 70. Children of deceased's family

         5. 71. Parents

         6. 72. Relatives

         7. 73. Woman having care of deceased's children

         8. 74. Beneficiary previously maintained by deceased

         9. 75. Death of person with constant attendance allowance

   5. Chapter V Industrial Diseases, and Injuries not within Chapter IV

      1. 76. Benefit in respect of industrial disease, etc

      2. 77. General provisions as to benefit under s.76

      3. 78. Respiratory diseases

   6. Chapter VI Administration of Benefit

      1. Provisions relating to benefit under Chapters I to V

         1. 79. Claims and awards

         2. 80. Claims in the alternative

         3. 81. Payment

         4. 82. Disqualification and suspension

         5. 83. Disqualifications disregarded for certain purposes

         6. 84. Persons maintaining dependants, etc

         7. 85. Overlapping benefits

         8. 86. Set-off of overpayments

         9. 87. Benefit to be inalienable

      2. Provisions relating to industrial injuries benefit only

         1. 88. Notification of accidents, etc

         2. 89. Medical examination and treatment

         3. 90. Obligations of claimants

         4. 91. Adjustments for successive accidents

      3. Supplementary

         1. 92. Benefit forgone for unabated sick pay

4. Part III Determination of Claims and Questions

   1. Adjudication by Secretary of State

      1. 93. Principal questions for Secretary of State

      2. 94. Appeal on question of law

      3. 95. Other questions for Secretary of State

      4. 96. Review of decisions under ss.93, 95

   2. Adjudication by insurance officers, local tribunals and Commissioners

      1. 97. Adjudicating officials and bodies

      2. 98. Claims and questions to be submitted to insurance officer

      3. 99. Decision of insurance officer

      4. 100. Appeal to local tribunal

      5. 101. Appeal from local tribunal to Commissioner

      6. 102. Questions first arising on appeal

      7. 103. Reference of special questions

      8. 104. Review of decisions

   3. Adjudication in relation to attendance allowance

      1. 105. Attendance Allowance Board

      2. 106. Review of, and appeal from, Board's decision

   4. Adjudication in relation to industrial injuries, etc

      1. 107. Declaration that accident is an industrial accident

      2. 108. Disablement questions

      3. 109. Medical appeals and references

      4. 110. Review of medical decisions

      5. 111. Reference to single doctor

      6. 112. Appeal etc. on question of law to Commissioner

      7. 113. Adjudication as to industrial diseases

   5. Adjudication generally

      1. 114. Regulations as to determination of questions

      2. 115. Procedure

      3. 116. Tribunal of 3 Commissioners

      4. 117. Finality of decisions

      5. 118. Questions as to child or family

      6. 119. Effect of adjudication on payment and recovery

5. Part IV General Provisions as to Operation and Administration of this Act

   1. Review and re-rating of contributions

      1. 120. Annual review of contributions

      2. 121. Orders under s.120 (supplementary)

      3. 122. Additional power to alter contributions

      4. 123. Orders under s.122 (supplementary)

   2. Up-rating of benefits

      1. 124. Power to increase rates of benefit

      2. 125. Duty to increase certain benefits

      3. 126. Supplementary provisions as to up-rating

   3. Special classes of earners

      1. 127. Crown employment

      2. 128. Her Majesty's forces

      3. 129. Mariners, airmen, etc

      4. 130. Married women and widows

      5. 131. Persons outside Great Britain

      6. 132. Employment at sea (continental shelf operations)

   4. Finance

      1. 133. National Insurance Fund

      2. 134. Destination of contributions and Treasury supplements

      3. 135. General financial arrangements

      4. 136. Payments for purposes of s.92

      5. 137. Financial review and report

   5. Advisory bodies

      1. 138. National Insurance Advisory Committee

      2. 139. Committee to be consulted as to regulations

      3. 140. Advisory functions in relation to attendance allowance

      4. 141. Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

   6. Social security systems outside Great Britain

      1. 142. Co-ordination with Northern Ireland

      2. 143. Reciprocity with other countries

   7. Enforcement

      1. 144. Appointment and powers of inspectors

      2. 145. Duty to submit to inspection

      3. 146. Offences and penalties

      4. 147. General provisions as to prosecutions

      5. 148. Questions arising in proceedings

   8. Unpaid contributions

      1. 149. Evidence of non-payment

      2. 150. Recovery on prosecution

      3. 151. Proof of previous offences

      4. 152. Provisions supplementary to ss.150, 151

      5. 153. Priority in bankruptcy, etc

   9. Matters particularly relating to industrial injuries, etc

      1. 154. Research on industrial injuries, etc

      2. 155. Control of pneumoconiosis

      3. 156. Accidents in course of illegal employment

      4. 157. Persons treated as employers for certain purposes

      5. 158. Supplementary schemes

      6. 159. Payments for pre-1948 cases

   10. Other administrative provisions

       1. 160. Provisions relating to age, death and marriage

       2. 161. Furnishing of addresses for maintenance proceedings, etc

       3. 162. Treatment of certain marriages

       4. 163. Exemption from stamp duty

       5. 164. Disclosure of information by Inland Revenue

       6. 165. Deputy Government Actuary

6. Part V General

   1. 166. Orders and regulations (general provisions)

   2. 167. Parliamentary control of orders and regulations

   3. 168. Interpretation

   4. 169. Citation, extent and commencement

7. 1. Schedules for Part I

      1. Schedule 1. Supplementary provisions relating to contributions of Classes 1, 2 and 3

      2. Schedule 2. Levy of Class 4 contributions with income tax

   2. Schedules for Part II

      1. Schedule 3. Contribution conditions for entitlement to benefit

      2. Schedule 4. Rates of benefits, grants and increases for dependants

      3. Schedule 5. Meaning of "unemployability supplement or allowance"

      4. Schedule 6. Earnings-related supplement and addition

      5. Schedule 7. Method of treating deceased husband's contributions as those of his widow, so as to entitle her to Category A retirement pension

      6. Schedule 8. Assessment of extent of disablement

      7. Schedule 9. Limits of entitlement to industrial death benefit

   3. Schedules for Part III

      1. Schedule 10. Supplementary provisions as to local tribunals, Commissioners, etc

      2. Schedule 11. Attendance Allowance Board

      3. Schedule 12. Medical boards and medical appeal tribunals

      4. Schedule 13. Provision which may be made by procedure regulations

   4. Schedules for Part IV

      1. Schedule 14. Provisions applicable on alteration of benefit rates

      2. Schedule 15. National Insurance Advisory Committee

      3. Schedule 16. Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

      4. Schedule 17. Constitution, etc., of Joint Authority for Great Britain and Northern Ireland

      5. Schedule 18. Priority of debts in cases of personal and company insolvency

      6. Schedule 19. Supplementary schemes

   5. Schedule for Part V

      1. Schedule 20. Glossary of expressions