Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 162
Social Security
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2021 (revoked)
Order revoked (10.5.2022) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022 (revoked) 2022 (S.I. 2022/292), arts. 1(3)(q), 34
Made 23rd February 2021
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(3) and (4)

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PART 1 INTRODUCTION

Citation, extent, 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
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Increase in rates or amount of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act
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Increase in rates or amounts of certain pensions under Part 1 of the Pensions Act
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Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefits in articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13 and 14 are changed by this Order
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Earnings Limits
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Statutory Sick Pay
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Statutory Maternity Pay
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Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay
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Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefit
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Increase in amount of Category C retirement pension under the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979
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Maximum additional pension
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Increase in rates of Disability Living Allowance
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Increase in rates of Personal Independence Payment
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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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Rates of bereavement support payment
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PART 3 INCOME SUPPORT AND HOUSING 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
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Housing Benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for State Pension Credit
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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 the JSA Regulations 1996
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Amounts for the JSA Regulations 2013
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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 the ESA Regulations 2008
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Prescribed amount for the ESA Regulations 2013
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PART 7 UNIVERSAL CREDIT

Universal Credit
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PART 8 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 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 PARAGRAPH 1 OF PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 21(3)

PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
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SCHEDULE 3 PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 21(5)

PART IV WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III
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SCHEDULE 4 PARAGRAPH 1 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 24(6)

PART 1 Personal Allowances
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SCHEDULE 5 PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 24(8)

PART 4 Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3
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SCHEDULE 6 PARAGRAPH 1 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 25(6)

PART 1 Personal Allowances
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SCHEDULE 7 PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 25(8)

PART 4 Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3
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SCHEDULE 8 PARAGRAPH 1 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JSA REGULATIONS 1996 AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 27(3)

PART 1 Personal Allowances
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SCHEDULE 9 PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JSA REGULATIONS 1996 AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 27(5)

PART IV Weekly amounts of premiums specified in Part III
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SCHEDULE 10 PART IVB OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JSA REGULATIONS 1996 AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 27(6)

PART IVB Weekly amounts of premiums specified in Part IVA

SCHEDULE 11 PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE ESA REGULATIONS 2008 AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 31
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PART 1 Prescribed amounts
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PART 1 Prescribed amounts
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SCHEDULE 12 PART 3 OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE ESA REGULATIONS 2008 AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 31
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PART 3 Weekly amount of premiums specified in Part 2
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SCHEDULE 13 AMOUNTS OF ELEMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE TABLE IN REGULATION 36 OF THE UNIVERSAL CREDIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 33(2)
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