PART I INTRODUCTION

1 Citation, commencement and effect
1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003.
2 Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this article, this Order shall come into force for the purposes of—
(a) articles 1, 2, 6, 21 and 26 on 1st April 2003;
(b) article 8, in so far as it relates to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 1st April 2003, and for the purpose of this sub-paragraph, “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Computation of Earnings Regulations;
(c) articles 3 to 5, 7, 12 to 14 and 25 on 7th April 2003;
(d) article 9, on 6th April 2003;
(e) articles 10 and 11, on 6th April 2003;
(f) articles 15 and 16, on 10th April 2003;
(g) articles 17 to 19, in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 7th April 2003, and for the purpose of this sub-paragraph, “ benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Income Support Regulations;
(h) article 20, in relation to a case where rent is payable at intervals of a week or any multiple thereof, on 7th April 2003, and in relation to any other case, on 1st April 2003;
(i) articles 22 to 24, in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 7th April 2003, and for the purpose of this sub-paragraph, “ benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.
3 Where, so far as it relates to any particular beneficiary, article 10 of this Order comes into force in accordance with paragraph (2)(e) above on 6th April 2003, it shall come into force immediately after the coming into force of regulation 3 of the Social Security, Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Sick Pay (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002.
S.I. 2002/2690.
4 The increases made—
(a) in the sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act; and
(b) by article 22(c) of this Order in so far as it is relevant for the purposes referred to in article 6(11) of this Order,
shall take effect for each case on the date specified in relation to that case in article 6 of this Order.