2012 No. 766
Social Security

The Social Security (Credits) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22(5), 122(1) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921.
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it2.

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as The Social Security (Credits) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on 5th April 2012.

Amendment of regulation 9C of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 19752.

(1)

Regulation 9C of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 (credits for adoption pay period and maternity pay period)3 is amended as follows.

(2)

For the heading substitute—
“Credits for adoption pay period, additional paternity pay period and maternity pay period”.

(3)

In paragraph (1)(a), after “paragraph (2)(a)” insert “or (aa)”.

(4)

After paragraph (2)(a) insert—

“(aa)

the additional paternity pay period in respect of which additional statutory paternity pay was paid to a person; or”.

(5)

In paragraph (5)—

(a)

after ““adoption pay period”,” insert ““additional paternity pay period”,”;

(b)

after ““statutory adoption pay”” insert “, “additional statutory paternity pay””.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Steve Webb
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulation 9C of the 1975 Regulations to provide for earnings equal to the lower earnings limit to be credited in respect of any week during which a person was paid additional statutory paternity pay.

Earnings at the lower earnings limit are credited for the purpose of bringing a person’s earnings factor for a tax year to a figure which will enable that person to satisfy contribution conditions of entitlement to certain social security benefits.

A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector and civil society organisations.