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PART 2SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS

Rates of transitional invalidity allowance

18.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in regulation 18(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations 1995(1) (rate of long-term incapacity benefit in transitional cases)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a) for “£21.70” substitute “£22.35”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for “£14.00” substitute “£14.40”; and

(c)in sub-paragraph (c) for “£7.00” substitute “£7.20”.

(2) In the case of a claimant entitled to long-term incapacity benefit who was subject to regulation 2(3) of the Employment and Support Allowance (Up-rating Modification) (Transitional) Regulations 2008 the sums specified in regulation 18(2)(a), (b) and (c) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations 1995 shall be increased to “£11.60”, “£6.45” and “£6.45” respectively.

(1)

S.I. 1995/310; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2017/260.