Part 4 Social Care
Preserved rights
52 Preserved rights: alignment of social security benefits
1
The Secretary of State shall so exercise his powers under—
a
section 135(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) (applicable amount in relation to income-related benefits), and
b
section 4(5) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) (amount payable by way of jobseeker’s allowance),
as to secure that any special provision made in exercise of those powers as respects income support or jobseeker’s allowance payable to or in respect of persons who have preserved rights ceases to have effect on the appointed day.
2
In this section—
“the appointed day” means the day appointed under section 70 for the coming into force of section 50(1);
“preserved rights” means preserved rights within the meaning of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987.