Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 2343
Social Security
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2009
Made
26th August 2009
Laid before Parliament
2nd September 2009
Coming into force
1st October 2009
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30E(1), 171D(2), 171G(2) and 175(1) of, and paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ) and sections 3(2)(d) and 17(3)(b) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007( 2 ) makes the following Regulations:
The Social Security Advisory Committee and the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council have agreed that the proposals in these Regulations should not be referred to them ( 3 ).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.3) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 1st October 2009.
Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982
2. In regulation 16 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982( 4 ) (earnings level for the purpose of unemployability supplement) for “£4,784” substitute “£4,836”.
Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994
3. In regulation 8 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994( 5 ) (limit of earnings from councillor’s allowance) for “£92.00” substitute “£93.00”.
Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995
4. In paragraphs (3) and (4) of regulation 17 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995( 6 ) (exempt work) for “£92.00” substitute “£93.00”.
Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008
5. —(1)The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008( 7 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraphs (3) and (4) of regulation 45 (exempt work) for “£92.00” substitute “£93.00”.
(3) In regulation 76 (1) (deductions for councillor’s allowance) for “£92.00” substitute £93.00”.
(4) In paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of schedule 7 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings) for “92.00” substitute “£93.00” each time it appears.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
William D.McKenzie
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
26th August 2009
1992 c.4 . Section 30E was inserted by section 3(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c.18) and sections 171D and 171G were inserted by section 6(1) of the same Act. Section 171G(2) is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”. Section 175(1) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) Act 1999 (c.2) .
2007 c.5 .
See sections 170, 171, 172(1) and (2) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
S.I. 1982/1408 . The amount in regulation 16 was most recently amended by S.I. 2008/2365 .
S.I. 1994/2946 . The amount in regulation 8 was most recently amended by S.I. 2008/2365 .
S.I. 1995/311 . Regulation 17 was substituted by S.I. 2006/757 and the amount was most recently amended by S.I. 2008/2365 .
S.I. 2008/794 . The amounts specified in regulation 45 and 76 and paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of schedule 7 were most recently amended by S.I. 2008/2428 .