Social Security Administration Act 1992

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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 163:

s. 163(1)(d) words substituted by 2023 c. 20 Sch. para. 18
s. 163(2)(d) repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 163(2)(d)(i) repealed by 2009 c. 24 Sch. 7 Pt. 1

Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:

Act applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2018/1125 reg. 8 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2018/1125, reg. 8 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 (c. 24), s. 4(3), Sch. 5 para. 4(4))
Act modified by S.I. 2019/1302 art. 2 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk S.I. 2019/1302 revoked (17.12.2020) by The Social Security (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) (Citizens’ Rights Agreement) (Revocation) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1569), arts. 1(2), 2)
Act modified by S.I. 2019/1303 art. 2 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2019/1303 revoked (17.12.2020) by The Social Security (Switzerland) (Citizens’ Rights Agreement) (Revocation) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1570), arts. 1(2), 2)

Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):

s. 2G(1)(d) inserted by 2012 c. 5 s. 59(5)
s. 5(1A)-(1C) inserted by 2009 c. 24 s. 22(2)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 22 repealed (1.4.2013) by 2012 c. 5, s. 101(2); S.I. 2013/358, art. 4(2))
s. 78A inserted by 2009 c. 24 s. 16(2) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Ss. 16-21 repealed (1.4.2013) by 2012 c. 5, s. 73; S.I. 2012/3090, art. 2(1)(b))
s. 121B(1)(aa) inserted by 2007 asp 3 Sch. 5 para. 19(a) (S. 121B repealed by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 43 para. 14)
s. 121B(4) words inserted by 2007 asp 3 Sch. 5 para. 19(b) (S. 121B repealed by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 43 para. 14)
s. 122F(5) inserted by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 4 para. 12(4)
s. 122G inserted by 2009 c. 24 s. 18 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Ss. 16-21 repealed (1.4.2013) by 2012 c. 5, s. 73; S.I. 2012/3090, art. 2(1)(b))
s. 122H inserted by 2009 c. 24 s. 20(3) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Ss. 16-21 repealed (1.4.2013) by 2012 c. 5, s. 73; S.I. 2012/3090, art. 2(1)(b))
s. 134(2)-(2B) substituted for s. 134(2) by 2007 c. 5 s. 37
s. 148AB inserted by 2008 c. 30 Sch. 4 para. 14 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Sch. 4 paras. 13-22 repealed (1.10.2014) without ever being in force by 2014 c. 19, Sch. 12 para. 96(c); S.I. 2014/2377, art. 2(1)(a)(ii)(3)(c))
s. 148AB(1) (2) words substituted by 2011 c. 19 Sch. 3 para. 8(2)
s. 148AB(9) inserted by 2011 c. 19 Sch. 3 para. 8(3)
s. 151(10)(b)(i) (ii) repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 160C inserted by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 2 para. 24
s. 165(1)(b)(viii) and word inserted by 2023 c. 20 Sch. para. 19(2)(b)
s. 190(1)(ac) inserted by 2009 c. 24 s. 21 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Ss. 16-21 repealed (1.4.2013) by 2012 c. 5, s. 73; S.I. 2012/3090, art. 2(1)(b))
Sch. 4 Pt. 3 para. 5 word substituted by S.I. 2010/978 art. 2

163General financial arrangementsU.K.

(1)There shall be paid out of the National Insurance Fund—

[F1(za)state pension and lump sums under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014;]

[F2(zb)bereavement support payment under section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014;]

(a)benefit under Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

(b)guardian's allowance;

(c)Christmas bonus if the relevant qualifying benefit is payable out of that Fund;

[F3(d)any sum which, under regulations relating to statutory sick pay, statutory maternity pay, statutory adoption pay [F4, [F5statutory paternity pay]] [F6, statutory shared parental pay or statutory parental bereavement pay], falls to be paid by or on behalf of the Inland Revenue or to be set off against sums payable to the Inland Revenue otherwise than on account of contributions;]

F7(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

(a)any administrative expenses of the Secretary of State or other government department in carrying into effect the Contributions and Benefits Act [F8, Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014] [F9, section 30 of that Act] or this Act;

[F10(aa)any administrative expenses of the Secretary of State in supplying information about benefits under Part II of that Act in accordance with regulations under section 23 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;]

(b)benefit under Part III of [F11the Contributions and Benefits Act], other than guardian's allowance;

(c)benefit under Part V of that Act;

(d)any sums payable by way of the following—

(i)income support;

F12(ii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F12(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(iv)rate rebate subsidy;

(v)rent rebate subsidy;

(vi)rent allowance subsidy;

(vii)[F13council tax benefit subsidy];

(e)payments by the Secretary of State into the social fund under section 167(3) below;

(f)child benefit;

(g)Christmas bonus if the relevant qualifying benefit is payable out of such money;

(h)any sums falling to be paid by the Secretary of State [F14or the Inland Revenue] under or by virtue of this Act by way of travelling expenses;

(i)F15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

except in so far as they may be required by any enactment to be paid or borne in some other way.

(3)The administrative expenses referred to in subsection (2)(a) above include those in connection with any inquiry [F16undertaken—

(a)on behalf of the Inland Revenue with a view to obtaining statistic relating to the operation of Part I of the Contributions and Benefits Act, and

(b)on behalf of the Secretary of State with a view to obtaining statistics relating to the operation of Parts II to VI and XI of that Act [F17or Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014] [F18or section 30 of that Act].]

(4)Any sums required by [F19any person] for the purpose of paying any secondary Class 1 contributions [F20, or any Class 1A [F21or 1B] contributions,] which are payable by him in respect of an earner in consequence of the earner's employment in an office of which the emoluments are payable out of the Consolidated Fund shall be paid out of that Fund.

(5)Any expenditure in respect of the payment of interest or repayment supplements under or by virtue of paragraph 6 [F22or 7B] of Schedule 1 to the Contributions and Benefits Act or paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to that Act shall be defrayed out of the National Insurance Fund in accordance with any directions given by the Treasury.

Textual Amendments

F1S. 163(1)(za) inserted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19), s. 56(4), Sch. 12 para. 23(2)

F2S. 163(1)(zb) inserted (6.4.2017) by Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19), s. 56(1), Sch. 16 para. 31(2); S.I. 2017/297, art. 3(2) (with arts. 4, 5)

F3S. 163(1)(d) substituted (8.12.2002) by Employment Act 2002 (c. 22), ss. 6(1), 55(2); S.I. 2002/2866, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 2

F4Words in s. 163(1)(d) substituted (6.4.2010) by Work and Families Act 2006 (c. 18), s. 19(2), Sch. 1 para. 27; S.I. 2010/495, art. 4(d)

F5Words in s. 163(1)(d) substituted (5.4.2015) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 7 para. 27(a); S.I. 2014/1640, art. 7(k) (with art. 16)

F6Words in s. 163(1)(d) substituted (18.1.2020) by Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 (c. 24), s. 2(2), Sch. para. 18; S.I. 2020/45, reg. 2

F7S. 163(1)(e) omitted (6.10.1997) by virtue of Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c. 27), s. 34(2), Sch. 3 para. 6, Sch. 4; S.I. 1997/2085, art. 2(2)

F8Words in s. 163(2)(a) inserted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19), s. 56(4), Sch. 12 para. 23(3)

F9Words in s. 163(2)(a) inserted (6.4.2017) by Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19), s. 56(1), Sch. 16 para. 31(3); S.I. 2017/297, art. 3(2) (with arts. 4, 5)

F10S. 163(2)(aa) inserted (1.12.2000) by Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), s. 89(1), Sch. 12 para. 26(a); S.I. 2000/1047, art. 2(2)(d), Sch. Pt. IV

F11Words in s. 163(2)(b) substituted (1.12.2000) by Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), s. 89(1), Sch. 12 para. 26(b); S.I. 2000/1047, art. 2(2)(d), Sch. Pt. IV