Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 797
Social Security
The Child Benefit Up-rating Order 2008
Made
26th March 2008
Coming into force
7th April 2008
As a result of carrying out a review in Great Britain of the sums specified in section 150(1)(i) (rates of benefits, etc. ) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 ( 1 ) (“the Great Britain Administration Act”), the Treasury have determined that the general level of prices was higher at the end of the period under review than it was at the beginning.
A draft of the following Order was laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with sections 150(2) and 190(1)(a) of that Act.
Section 132(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 ( 2 ) (“the Northern Ireland Administration Act”) provides that, whenever the Treasury make an Order under section 150 of the Great Britain Administration Act, they may make corresponding provision in respect of Northern Ireland.
A draft of the following Order was laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 166(10A) of the Northern Ireland Administration Act ( 3 ).
Accordingly, the Treasury in the exercise of the powers conferred by sections 150(9) and 189(4) of the Great Britain Administration Act and by sections 132(1) and 165(4) of the Northern Ireland Administration Act 1992 and now vested in them ( 4 ), make the following Order.
Citation and Commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Child Benefit Up-rating Order 2008 and shall come into force on 7th April 2008.
Amendment of the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006
2. In regulation 2(1) of the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006 ( 5 )—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£18.10” substitute “£18.80”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£12.10” substitute “£12.55”.
Dave Watts
Frank Roy
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
26th March 2008
Subsection (10A) was inserted by paragraph 50(4) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/671 ) and amended by paragraph 11(3) of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”) (c.21) .
The functions of the Secretary of State in respect of child benefit under Part 10 of the Great Britain Administration Act which are relevant to the making of this Order were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(3) of the 2002 Act. The functions of the Department for Social Development in respect of child benefit under section 132 of the Northern Ireland Administration Act which are relevant to the making of this Order were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(4) of the 2002 Act.