Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 280
Social Security
The Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Made
1st March 2018
Laid before Parliament
8th March 2018
Coming into force
9th April 2018
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by sections 70(8) and 175(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ).
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 2 ), the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that the proposal in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2018.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 9th April 2018.
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 “£116”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “£120”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Sarah Newton
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
1st March 2018
1992 c. 4 . Amendments have been made to section 175(1) which are not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 1976/409 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/2744 , 2002/2497 and 2017/386 .