The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2010

Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 470

Social Security

The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2010

Made

23rd February 2010

Laid before Parliament

2nd March 2010

Coming into force

6th April 2010

In accordance with section 148(2) (revaluation of earnings factors) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1), the Secretary of State has reviewed the general level of earnings obtaining in Great Britain.

The Secretary of State has concluded, having regard to earlier orders made under section 148(2), that earnings factors(3) for the relevant tax years have not, during the period taken into account for that review, maintained their value in relation to the general level of earnings.

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 148(3) and (4) and section 189(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(4).

(1)

1992 c. 5. Section 148 was amended by paragraph 27 of Schedule 8 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48) and by section 37 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19).

(2)

The earlier orders are: S.I. 1979/832, 1980/728, 1981/598, 1982/607, 1983/655, 1984/581, 1985/688, 1986/809, 1987/861, 1988/867, 1989/805, 1990/1412, 1991/1108, 1992/1102, 1993/1159, 1994/1105, 1995/1070, 1996/1133, 1997/1117, 1998/1137, 1999/1235, 2000/1365, 2001/631, 2002/519, 2003/517, 2004/262, 2005/216, 2006/496, 2007/781, 2008/730 and 2009/608. Section 148(7)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) provides that orders under section 21 (revaluation of earnings factors) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (c. 60) are to be treated as orders under section 148.

(3)

See sections 22 and 23 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4). Section 22 was amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), paragraph 61 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), section 30(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the National Insurance Contributions Act 2002 (c. 19), section 12(1) of, and paragraphs 9 and 33 of Schedule 1 to, the Pensions Act 2007 (c. 22), paragraph 9(1), (3) and (4) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5) and section 3(2) of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to, the National Insurance Contributions Act 2008 (c. 16). Section 23 was amended by paragraph 36 of Schedule 8 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c.48), section 134(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26), paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the National Insurance Contributions Act 2002 (c. 19) and paragraph 3(2) and 3(3) of Schedule 1 to the National Insurance Contributions Act 2002 (c. 16). See also sections 45B(6), 55A(5) and 55B(6) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4), inserted by paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 6 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), under which state scheme pension debits and credits are to be increased by reference to percentage figures specified in orders under section 148 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

(4)

Relevant paragraphs to section 189 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) are paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), paragraph 57(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) and by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21).