2015 No. 457

Social Security

The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2015 (revoked)F1

Made

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1

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Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

F1PART 1INTRODUCTION

Citation, commencement and effectF11

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InterpretationF12

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F1PART 2SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS

Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits ActF13

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Increase in rates or amounts of certain pensions and allowances under the Contributions and Benefits ActF14

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Increase in rates or amount of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes ActF15

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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 OrderF16

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Earnings LimitsF17

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Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefitF18

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Increase in rates of Disability Living AllowanceF19

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Increase in rates of Personal Independence PaymentF110

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Rates of age additionF111

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Rates of transitional invalidity allowanceF112

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Rates of bereavement benefitsF113

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F1PART 3INCOME SUPPORT AND HOUSING BENEFIT

Applicable amounts for Income SupportF114

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Income Support Transitional ProtectionF115

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The relevant sum for Income SupportF116

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Housing BenefitF117

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Housing Benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for State Pension CreditF118

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F1PART 4JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE

Applicable amounts for Jobseeker's AllowanceF119

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The prescribed sum for Jobseeker's AllowanceF120

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F1PART 5STATE PENSION CREDIT

State Pension CreditF121

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F1PART 6EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE

Applicable amounts for the ESA Regulations 2008F122

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Prescribed amount for the ESA Regulations 2013F123

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F1PART 7UNIVERSAL CREDIT

Universal CreditF124

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F1PART 8REVOCATION

RevocationF125

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F1SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 3(1)

F1PART I CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

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F1PART IIBEREAVEMENT PAYMENT

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F1PART IIINON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

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F1PART IVINCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

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F1PART VRATES OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

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F1SCHEDULE 2PARAGRAPH 2 OF PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 14(3)

F1PART IPERSONAL ALLOWANCES

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F1SCHEDULE 3PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 14(5)

F1PART IVWEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III

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F1SCHEDULE 4APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

Article 14(7)

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F1SCHEDULE 5PARAGRAPH 2 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 17(7)

F1PART 1Personal Allowances

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F1SCHEDULE 6PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 17(9)

F1PART 4Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3

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F1SCHEDULE 7PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 18(6)

F1PART 1Personal Allowances

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F1SCHEDULE 8PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 18(8)

F1PART 4Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3

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F1SCHEDULE 9PARAGRAPH 2 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 19(3)

F1PART 1Personal Allowances

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F1SCHEDULE 10PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 19(5)

F1PART IVWeekly amounts of premiums specified in Part III

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F1SCHEDULE 11PART IVB OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 19(6)

F1PART IVBWeekly amounts of premiums specified in Part IVA

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F1SCHEDULE 12APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

Article 19(8)

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F1SCHEDULE 13OTHER AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE STATE PENSION CREDIT REGULATIONS

Article 21(6)

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F1SCHEDULE 14PART 3 OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE ESA REGULATIONS 2008 AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 22(2)

F1PART 3Weekly amount of premiums specified in Part 2

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F1SCHEDULE 15APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE ESA REGULATIONS 2008

Article 22(5)

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F1SCHEDULE 16AMOUNTS OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE TABLE IN REGULATION 36 OF THE UNIVERSAL CREDIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 24(2)

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F1SCHEDULE 17OTHER AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE UNIVERSAL CREDIT REGULATIONS

Article 24(4)

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