The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2021

Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 312

Social Security

The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2021

Made

at 10.38 a.m. on 15th March 2021

Laid before Parliament

at 4.30 p.m. on 15th March 2021

Coming into force

12th April 2021

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 70(8), 90, 113(1)(a), 122(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 5(1)(p), 155(3), 189(1), (4) and (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2) and sections 53 and 54(5) of the Pensions Act 2014(3).

These Regulations contain provisions in consequence of an order under sections 150 and 150A(4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(5).

(1)

1992 c.4. Section 90 was amended by paragraph 26 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30) and by article 2 of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Schedule to, S.I. 2002/1457. Section 90 was repealed by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21) (“the 2002 Act”) in respect of child dependency increases, subject to savings by article 3 of S.I. 2003/938. Section 90 was repealed for remaining purposes by sections 15(1)(b) and 58(2)(a) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 7 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c.24), subject to a saving by section 15(2)(b) of that Act. Section 113(1) was amended by paragraph 38 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33). Subsections (1) and (4) of section 175 were amended by paragraph 29(2) and (4) respectively of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2) (“the 1999 Act”). Section 122(1) is cited for the meaning assigned to the word “prescribed”.

(2)

1992 c.5. Section 189(1) was amended by section 86 of, and paragraph 109(a) of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to, the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14) (“the 1998 Act”), paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to the 1999 Act and Schedule 6 to the 2002 Act. Section 189(4) was amended by section 86 of, and paragraph 109(c) of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to, the 1998 Act and article 4 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, S.I. 2013/252. Section 189(5) was amended by section 86 of, and paragraph 109(d) of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to, the 1998 Act. Section 191 is cited for the meaning assigned to the word “prescribed” and was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5).

(3)

2014 c.19.

(4)

Section 150A was inserted by section 5(1) of the Pensions Act 2007 (c.22).

(5)

Section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5) provides that proposals in respect of regulations which would otherwise be referable to the Social Security Advisory Committee need not be referred with the agreement of that Committee.