2021 No. 162

Social Security

Terms And Conditions Of Employment

The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2021 (revoked)
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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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