The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2007

1Citation, commencement and effect

2Interpretation

3Increase in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act

4Increase in rates or amounts of certain pensions and allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act

5Increase in rates or amount of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act

6Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are increased by this Order

7Increase in rates of certain workmen’s compensation and industrial diseases benefits in respect of employment before 5th July 1948

8Earnings Limits

9Statutory Sick Pay

10Statutory Maternity Pay

11Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay

12Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefit

13Increase in rates of Disability Living Allowance

14Increase in rates of age addition to long-term incapacity benefit

15Increase in rates of transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases

16Applicable amounts for Income Support

17Income Support Transitional Protection

18The Relevant Sum for Income Support

19Housing Benefit

20Housing Benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for State Pension Credit

21Council Tax Benefit

22Council Tax Benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for State Pension Credit

23Increase in age-related amounts of contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

24Applicable amounts for Jobseeker’s Allowance

25The Prescribed Sum for Jobseeker’s Allowance

26State Pension Credit

SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 2PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 3PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 4INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES

SCHEDULE 5OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

SCHEDULE 6PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 7PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 8PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 9PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 10PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 11PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 12PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 13PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 14PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 15PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 16PART IVB OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 17JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES

SCHEDULE 18JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES IN SPECIAL CASES

SCHEDULE 19OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

SCHEDULE 20OTHER AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE STATE PENSION CREDIT REGULATIONS

2007 No. 688

social securityTERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2007

Made7th March 2007

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made a review as required by section 150(1)1 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and it appeared to him that the general level of prices was greater at the end of the period under review than it was at the beginning of the period.

A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with sections 150(2) and 190(1)(a) of that Act, and approved by a resolution of each House.

The Treasury2 has consented to the making of this Order.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1503, 1514 and 189(1), (4) and (5)5 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 makes the following Order.