Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 162
Social Security
The Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
Made
8th February 2015
Laid before Parliament
12th February 2015
Coming into force
6th April 2015
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 70(8) and 175(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ).
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it( 2 ).
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.
(2) They come into force on 6th April 2015.
Amendment of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976
2. In regulation 8(1) of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976( 3 ) (circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as gainfully employed), for “£102”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “£110”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Mark Harper
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
8th February 2015
1992 c.4 . Section 175(1) is amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) Act 1999 (c.2) .
See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5) .
S.I. 1976/409 . Regulation 8(1) is amended by S.I. 1992/470 , 1993/316 , 1996/2744 , 2001/538 , 2002/2497 , 2007/2618 , 2010/510 and 2014/904 .