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The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025
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2. In this Order—
“the Computation of Earnings Regulations” means the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996(1);
“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2);
“the ESA Regulations 2008” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008(3);
“the ESA Regulations 2013” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013(4);
“the ESA and UC Regulations 2017” means the Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2017(5);
“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(6);
“the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(7);
“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(8);
“the JSA Regulations 1996” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(9);
“the JSA Regulations 2013” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013(10);
“the Pensions Act” means the Pensions Act 2014(11);
“the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993(12);
“the State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002(13); and
“the Universal Credit Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013(14).
(1)
(2)
1992 c. 4 (“the Contributions and Benefits Act”).
(3)
S.I. 2008/794; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/2428, 2009/2655, 2011/2428, 2015/30 and 457, 2016/242, 2017/204, 260 and 581, 2018/281, 2019/480, 2020/234, 2021/162, 2022/292, 2023/316 and 1218 and 2024/242.
(4)
S.I. 2013/379; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2016/242, 2017/204, 260 and 581, 2018/281, 2019/480, 2020/234, 2021/162, 2022/292, 2023/316 and 2024/242.
(5)
(6)
S.I. 2006/213; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/718, 2007/2868, 2008/1082 and 2428, 2009/2608, 2010/793, 2015/30, 457, 1754 and 1857, 2016/242, 2017/204, 260 and 376, 2018/281, 2019/480, 2020/234, 2021/162, 2022/292, 2023/316 and 1218 and 2024/242.
(7)
S.I. 2006/214; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/718, 2007/2869, 2008/3157, 2010/793, 2015/457, 1754 and 1857, 2016/242, 2017/260 and 1187, 2018/281, 2019/480, 2020/234, 2021/162 and 188, 2022/292, 2023/316 and 1218 and 2024/242.
(8)
S.I. 1987/1967; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1990/1168 and 1776, 1994/527, 1995/1613 and 2927, 1996/206, 1803, 2431, 2518 and 2545, 1998/766, 1999/2555 and 3178, 2000/636 and 2629, 2001/3767, 2002/2497 and 3019, 2003/455, 2004/2327, 2006/718, 2007/719, 2010/641, 2011/674 and 2425, 2013/2536, 2014/516, 2015/30 and 457, 2016/242, 2017/204 and 260, 2018/281, 2019/480, 2020/234, 2021/162, 2022/292, 2023/316 and 1218 and 2024/242.
(9)
S.I. 1996/207; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1516, 1517, 1803, 2518 and 2545, 1997/827, 1998/766, 1999/2555 and 2860, 2000/1978, 2239 and 2629, 2001/518, 2003/455, 511 and 1195, 2004/2327, 2005/2877 and 3360, 2006/217 and 718, 2007/719 and 2618, 2008/698, 1554 and 2767, 2009/1488 and 1575, 2011/674, 2013/388, 443, 591, 630 and 2536, 2014/516 and 2888, 2015/30 and 457, 2016/242, 2017/204 and 260, 2018/281, 2019/480, 2020/234 and 618, 2021/162, 786 and 1405, 2022/177 and 292, 2023/316 and 1218 and 2024/242.
(10)
S.I. 2013/378; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2024/242.
(11)
(12)
1993 c. 48; section 17(2) was amended by paragraph 20 of Schedule 4 to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30) and by S.I. 2005/2050.
(13)
S.I. 2002/1792; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/3197, 2004/2327, 2006/2378, 2008/3195, 2015/457 and 1754, 2016/242, 2017/260 and 725, 2018/281 and 676, 2019/480, 2020/234, 2021/162, 2022/292, 2023/316 and 1218 and 2024/242.
(14)
S.I. 2013/376; relevant amendments are made by section 14(5)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (c. 7) and by S.I. 2015/30, 457, 1649 and 1754, 2017/204, 2018/65, 2019/480, 2020/234, 2021/162 and 1283, 2022/292, 2023/316 and 2024/242.
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