PART 1 Social security administration

Top up of reserved benefits

7 Uprating for inflation
(1) The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 is modified as follows.
(2) The Chapter number and title immediately preceding section 77 are omitted.
(3) Section 77 is—
(a) moved to after section 86, and
(b) renumbered 86A.
(4) Section 78 is—
(a) moved to after section 86A, and
(b) renumbered 86B.
(5) Immediately before section 86A, insert the italic heading “ Uprating for inflation ”.
(6) In section 86A—
(a) in subsection (3), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) a figure prescribed as the value, or part of the value, of the assistance that is to be given to an individual in regulations under—
(i) any section in Chapter 2 of Part 2, or
(ii) section 79, but”,

(b) subsection (6) is repealed.
(7) In section 86B—
(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) the word “and” immediately preceding paragraph (d) is repealed,
(ii) at the end of paragraph (d) insert“and

(e) the Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020,”,

(b) for subsection (2) substitute—

“(2) The reference in subsection (1) to bringing forward legislation to replace a figure is a reference to laying before the Scottish Parliament for approval by resolution a draft Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations that would have the effect of replacing the figure.”,

(c) in subsection (4), in the definition of “relevant figure”, for “77(3)” substitute “ 86A(3) ”.
(8) The title of section 86B becomes “ Duty to uprate certain types of assistance ”.

S. 7 in force at 11.10.2021 by S.S.I. 2021/338, reg. 2