Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 601
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2003
Made
7th March 2003
Laid before Parliament
14th March 2003
Coming into force
7th April 2003
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 90, 113(1), 122(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ) and sections 155(3), 189(1) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 2 ) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains only provisions in consequence of an order under section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 7th April 2003.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Up-rating Order” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003( 3 ).
Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit by virtue of the Up-rating Order
2.Section 155(3) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(effect of alteration of rates of benefit under Parts II to V of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992) shall not apply if a question arises as to either—
(a) the weekly rate at which the benefit is payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order, or
(b) whether the conditions for receipt of the benefit at the altered rate are satisfied,
until that question has been determined in accordance with the provisions of the Social Security Act 1998( 4 ).
Persons not ordinarily resident in Great Britain
3.Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975( 5 ) (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit) shall apply to any additional benefit payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order.
Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977
4. In paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977( 6 ) S.I. 1977/343 ; paragraph 2B was inserted by S.I. 1984/1699 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/684 and 2497 . (increase of carer’s allowance for child dependants) for “£155”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “£160”.
Revocations
5.The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2002( 7 ) (to the extent that they remain in force) are hereby revoked except for regulations 1 and 5.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Ian McCartney
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
7th March 2003
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 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Schedule to S.I. 2002/1457 . Section 175(1) and (4) was amended by paragraph 29(2) and (4) respectively of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) Act 1999 (c. 2) . Section 122(1) is cited for the meaning assigned to the word “prescribe”.
1992 c. 5 . Section 189(1) and (4) was amended by Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) . Section 189(1) was amended by paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999. Section 191 is cited for the meaning assigned to the word “prescribe”.
S.I. 2003/526 .
S.I. 1975/563 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1977/342 , 1979/1432 , 1988/435 , 1989/1642 , 1990/621 , 1992/1700 , 1994/1832 and 2000/2876 .
S.I. 1977/343 ; paragraph 2B was inserted by S.I. 1984/1699 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/684 and 2497 .
S.I. 2002/684 .