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These Regulations amend the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982, the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 and the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995.
Regulation 2 amends regulation 16 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 by increasing from £3,432 to £3,510 the amount which can be earned before disqualification from unemployability supplement.
Regulation 3 amends regulation 8 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 by increasing the earnings limit for councillor’s allowance from £66.00 to £67.50. It also amends regulation 18 to allow a person who was previously entitled to incapacity benefit in youth to become entitled again after returning from an unlimited absence abroad.
Regulation 4 amends regulation 17 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 by increasing from £66.00 to £67.50 the weekly limit for earnings from work which may be undertaken by a person without his being treated as being capable of work.
These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.
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