The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1998

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I INTRODUCTION

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS

   1. 3. Increase in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act

   2. 4. Increase in rates or amounts of certain pensions or allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act

   3. 5. Increase in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act

   4. 6. Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are increased by this Order

   5. 7. Increase in rates of certain workmen’s compensation and industrial diseases benefits in respect of employment before 5th July 1948

   6. 8. Earnings Limits

   7. 9. Statutory Sick Pay

   8. 10. Statutory Maternity Pay

   9. 11. Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefit

   10. 12. Increase in rates of Disability Living Allowance

   11. 13. Sums specified for child benefit

   12. 14. Increase in rates of age addition to long-term incapacity benefit

   13. 15. Increase in rates of transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases

4. PART III FAMILY CREDIT, DISABILITY WORKING ALLOWANCE, INCOME SUPPORT, HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT

   1. 16. Family Credit

   2. 17. Disability Working Allowance

   3. 18. Applicable amounts for Income Support

   4. 19. Income Support Transitional Protection

   5. 20. The Relevant Sum for Income Support

   6. 21. Applicable amounts for Housing Benefit

   7. 22. Applicable amounts for Council Tax Benefit

5. PART IV JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE

   1. 23. Increase in age-related amounts of contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

   2. 24. Applicable amounts for Jobseeker’s Allowance

   3. 25. The Prescribed Sum for Jobseeker’s Allowance

6. PART V TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND REVOCATION

   1. 26. Transitional Provisions

   2. 27. Revocation

7. Signature

8. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      SCHEDULE 4 TO THE FAMILY CREDIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      SCHEDULE 5 TO THE DISABILITY WORKING ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF PERSONS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND NURSING HOMES

      1. PART I PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

         1. 6. Residential care homes

         2. 7. Nursing homes

         3. 11. (1) Where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a...

         4. 13. Personal allowances

      2. PART II OTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

   7. SCHEDULE 7

      INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES

      1. PART I PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

      2. PART II OTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

   8. SCHEDULE 8

      OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

   9. SCHEDULE 9

      PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   10. SCHEDULE 10

       PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   11. SCHEDULE 11

       PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   12. SCHEDULE 12

       PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   13. SCHEDULE 13

       PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   14. SCHEDULE 14

       PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   15. SCHEDULE 15

       JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF PERSONS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND NURSING HOMES

       1. PART I PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

          1. 5. Residential care homes

          2. 6. Nursing homes

          3. 9. (1) Where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a...

          4. 11. Personal Allowances

       2. PART II OTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

   16. SCHEDULE 16

       JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES

       1. PART I PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

       2. PART II OTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

   17. SCHEDULE 17

       OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

9. Explanatory Note