Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2018 and come into force on 9th April 2018.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Up-rating Order” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2018(1).
Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit by virtue of the Up-rating Order
2. Section 155(3) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (effect of alteration of rates of benefit under Parts 2 to 5 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992) shall not apply if a question arises as to either—
(a)the weekly rate at which the benefit is payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order, or
(b)whether the conditions for receipt of the benefit at the altered rate are satisfied,
until that question has been determined in accordance with the provisions of the Social Security Act 1998(2).
Persons not ordinarily resident in Great Britain
3. Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975(3) (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit) and regulation 21 of the State Pension Regulations 2015(4) (entitlement to state pension for overseas residents) shall apply to any additional benefit payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order and to any up-rating increase as defined in section 22(1) of the Pensions Act 2014(5) respectively.
Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977
4. In paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977(6) (increase of carer’s allowance for child dependants)—
(a)for “£230”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “£235”; and
(b)for “£30” substitute “£31”.
Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987
5. In paragraph 4(2A) of Schedule 9 to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(7) (deductions from benefit and direct payment to third parties) for “£24.25”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “£25”.
Revocations
6. The following are revoked—
(a)the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2015(8) (to the extent that they remain in force); and
(b)the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2017(9).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Kit Malthouse
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
8th March 2018 at 11.50 a.m.