2008 No. 3246

Social Security

The Child Benefit (Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made

Coming into force

The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 145(1) and (2) and 147(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921 and sections 141(1) and (2) and 173(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19922 and now vested in them3.

In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and section 172(10)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Child Benefit (Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008.

2

The new rates substituted by regulation 3 shall come into force in accordance with the Rates of Child Benefit (Commencement) Order 20084.

Amendment of the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 20063

In regulation 2(1) of the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 20065—

a

in sub-paragraph (a) for “£18.80” substitute “£20.00”; and

b

in sub-paragraph (b) for “£12.55” substitute “£13.20”.

Tony CunninghamFrank RoyTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for higher rates of child benefit. They are brought into force by the Rates of Child Benefit (Commencement) Order 2008.

Regulation 3 increases the weekly rate of child benefit prescribed in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of regulation 2(1) of the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006 from £18.80 to £20.00 and from £12.55 to £13.20 respectively.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.