The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit — Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

2 Provisions as to maintenance for the purposes of increase of benefit in respect of dependants

2A Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act

3 Allocation of contributions for a spouse or civil partner

4 Deeming abated benefit to be a contribution for the maintenance of child or adult dependants

5 Attribution of earnings

PART II Child Dependants

6 Circumstances in which a person who is not entitled to child benefit is to be treated as if so entitled

7 Circumstances in which a person entitled to child benefit is to be treated as if he were not so entitled

8 Contribution towards cost of providing for child

PART III Adult Dependants

9 Increase of incapacity benefit for adult dependants and persons having the care of children or qualifying young persons

10 Earnings rule for increases for adult dependants

11 Apportionment of payments by way of occupational or personal pension made otherwise than weekly

12 Contribution to maintenance of adult dependant

13 Increase of short–term incapacity benefit for persons over pensionable age

14 Disqualification for receipt of increases in cases of imprisonment and absence abroad

PART IV Consequential Amendments

15 Amendment of the Social Security (Dependency) Regulations 1977

PART VTRANSITIONAL PROVISION

16Effect of an increase of benefit under regulation 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 24 or 25 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations 1995

1994 No. 2945

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit — Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994

Made21st November 1994

Laid before Parliament24th November 1994

Coming into force—

except for regulation 15(6)(b)(i) and (c)(i)13th April 1995

regulation 15(6)(b)(i) and (c)(i)13th May 1995

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 3(2), 80(7), 86A, 87, 89, 90, 114(1) and 122(1) and (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains only regulations which are either made under section 86A of that Act or consequential on the other amendments made to the Act of 1992 by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994M2, and which, being in either case made within 6 months of the coming into force of the latter Act, are not required to be referred to the Social Security Advisory CommitteeM3, hereby makes the following Regulations: