Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 190(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Draft Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
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Coming into force
11th April 2011
Following a review in the tax year ending with 5th April 2011 of the sums specified in section 150(1)(a)(i) of the Security Administration Act 1992(1) (rates of benefits, etc.) the Treasury have determined that the general level of prices in Great Britain was greater at the end of the period under review than it was at the beginning.
A draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with sections 150(2) and 190(1)(a) of that Act.
Accordingly, the Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 150(9) and 189(4) of that Act and now vested in them(2).
1. This Order may be cited as the Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2011 and comes into force on 11th April 2011.
2. In paragraph 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(3) (weekly rate of guardian’s allowance) for “£14.30” substitute £14.75”.
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Two of the Lords Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Treasury
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(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is made by the Treasury following a review of the general level of prices conducted by them under section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5) in the tax year ending 5th April 2011.
The weekly rate of guardian’s allowance was last amended by the Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2010 (S.I. 2010 978).
Article 2 increases the weekly rate of guardian’s allowance prescribed by paragraph 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c.4) from £14.30 to £14.75 with effect from 11th April 2011.
A full Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
The functions of the Secretary of State in respect of guardian’s allowance under Part 10 of the Act which are relevant to the making of this Order were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(3) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21).
1992 c. 4. This paragraph was last amended by S.I. 2010/978.