The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2011

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and effect

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART 2

    1. 3.Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act

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

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

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

    5. 7.Increase in rates of certain 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.Ordinary and Additional Statutory Paternity Pay, and Statutory Adoption Pay

    10. 12.Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefit

    11. 13.Increase in rates of Disability Living Allowance

    12. 14.Rates of age addition

    13. 15.Rates of transitional invalidity allowance

    14. 16.Rates of bereavement benefits

  4. PART 3

    1. 17.Applicable amounts for Income Support

    2. 18.Income Support Transitional Protection

    3. 19.The Relevant Sum for Income Support

    4. 20.Housing Benefit

    5. 21.Housing Benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for State Pension Credit

    6. 22.Council Tax Benefit

    7. 23.Council Tax Benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for State Pension Credit

  5. PART 4

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

    2. 25.Applicable amounts for Jobseeker’s Allowance

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

  6. PART 5

    1. 27.State Pension Credit

  7. PART 6

    1. 28.Applicable amounts for Employment and Support Allowance

  8. PART 7

    1. 29.Revocation

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

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

      1. PART I CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

      2. PART II BEREAVEMENT PAYMENT

      3. PART III NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

      4. PART IV INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

      5. PART V RATES OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

    2. SCHEDULE 2

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

      1. PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES

        1. 1.The weekly amounts specified in column (2) below in respect...

        2. 2.(1) The weekly amounts specified in column (2) below in...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

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

      1. PART IV WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

      1. PART 1 Personal Allowances

        1. 1.The amounts specified in column (2) below in respect of...

        2. 2.(1) The amounts specified in column (2) below in respect...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

      1. PART4 Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

      1. PART1

        1. 1.The amount specified in column (2) below in respect of...

        2. 2.(1) The amounts specified in column (2) below in respect...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

      1. PART4

    9. SCHEDULE 9

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

      1. PART1

        1. 1.The amounts specified in column (2) below in respect of...

        2. 2.(1) The amounts specified in column (2) below in respect...

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

      1. PART4

    11. SCHEDULE 11

      PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

      1. PART1

        1. 1.The amount specified in column (2) below in respect of...

        2. 2.(1) The amounts specified in column (2) below in respect...

    12. SCHEDULE 12

      PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

      1. PART4

    13. SCHEDULE 13

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

      1. PART1

        1. 1.The weekly amounts specified in column (2) below in respect...

        2. 2.(1) The weekly amounts specified in column (2) below in...

    14. SCHEDULE 14

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

      1. PARTIV

    15. SCHEDULE 15

      PART IVB OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

      1. PARTIVB

    16. SCHEDULE 16

      APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

    17. SCHEDULE 17

      OTHER AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE STATE PENSION CREDIT REGULATIONS

    18. SCHEDULE 18

      PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

      1. PART 1 Prescribed amounts

        1. 1.The weekly amounts specified in column (2) in respect of...

    19. SCHEDULE 19

      PART 3 OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

      1. PART 3 Weekly amount of premiums specified in Part 2

    20. SCHEDULE 20

      APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

  11. Explanatory Note