Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 780
Social Security
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012
Made 6th March 2012
Coming into force in accordance with Article 1

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Instrument revoked (11.4.2013) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/574), arts. 1(2)(h), 26

PART 1 INTRODUCTION

Citation, commencement and effect
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Interpretation
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PART 2 SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS

Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act
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Increase in rates or amounts of certain pensions and allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Increase in rates or amount of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act
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Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are changed by this Order
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Increase in rates of certain compensation and industrial diseases benefits in respect of employment before 5th July 1948
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Earnings Limits
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Statutory Sick Pay
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Statutory Maternity Pay
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Ordinary and Additional Statutory Paternity Pay, and Statutory Adoption Pay
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefit
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Increase in rates of Disability Living Allowance
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rates of age addition
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Rates of transitional invalidity allowance
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Rates of bereavement benefits
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PART 3 INCOME SUPPORT, HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT

Applicable amounts for Income Support
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Income Support Transitional Protection
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The Relevant Sum for Income Support
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Housing Benefit
20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Housing Benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for State Pension Credit
21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Council Tax Benefit
22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Council Tax Benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for State Pension Credit
23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 4 JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE

Increase in age-related amounts of contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance
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Applicable amounts for Jobseeker's Allowance
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The Prescribed Sum for Jobseeker's Allowance
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PART 5 STATE PENSION CREDIT

State Pension Credit
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PART 6 EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE

Applicable amounts for Employment and Support Allowance
28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 7 REVOCATION

Revocation
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SCHEDULE 1 PROVISIONS OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 3(1)

PART I CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS
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PART II BEREAVEMENT PAYMENT
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PART III NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS
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PART IV INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS
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PART V RATES OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT
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SCHEDULE 2 PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 17(3)

PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 3 PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 17(5)

PART IV WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III
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SCHEDULE 4 APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS
Article 17(7)
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SCHEDULE 5 PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 20(6)

PART 1 Personal Allowances
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 6 PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 20(8)

PART 4 Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3
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SCHEDULE 7 PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 21(6)

PART 1 Personal Allowances
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 8 PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 21(8)

PART 4 Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3
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SCHEDULE 9 PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 22(4)

PART 1 Personal allowances
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 10 PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 22(6)

PART 4 Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3
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SCHEDULE 11 PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 23(4)

PART 1 Personal Allowances
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2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 12 PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 23(6)

PART 4 Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3
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SCHEDULE 13 PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 25(3)

PART 1 Personal Allowances
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 14 PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 25(5)

PART IV Weekly amounts of premiums specified in Part III
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SCHEDULE 15 PART IVB OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 25(6)

PART IVB Weekly amounts of premiums specified in Part IVA
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SCHEDULE 16 APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
Article 25(8)
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SCHEDULE 17 OTHER AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE STATE PENSION CREDIT REGULATIONS
Article 27(6)
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SCHEDULE 18 PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 28(2)

PART 1 Prescribed amounts
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SCHEDULE 19 PART 3 OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 28(3)

PART 3 Weekly amount of premiums specified in Part 2
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SCHEDULE 20 APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
Article 28(6)
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