The Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for the way in which the earnings of a person to whom benefit is or may be payable or the earnings of such a person’s dependant are to be calculated or estimated for the purposes of those provisions of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and the regulations made under that Act, by which the right to or the amount of benefit depends on the amount of those earnings.

Regulations 3 to 14 make provision for earnings not expressly disregarded to be taken into account on a weekly basis; define earnings and prescribe the manner in which earnings are to be calculated; they also prescribe the circumstances in which a person is to be treated as possessing earnings which he in fact does not possess.

Regulations 15 and 16 make transitional provision including for the suspension of benefit until the amount of the earnings is established and for the making of interim payments.

These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.