The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2005

Citation, commencement and effect

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2005.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this Order shall come into force for the purposes of—

(a) articles 1, 2, 6, 21, 22 and 27, on 1st April 2005;

(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 2005, 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, 13 and 26, on 11th April 2005;

(d) article 9, on 6th April 2005;

(e) article 10, on 3rd April 2005, except for the purpose of determining the rate of maternity allowance in accordance with section 35A(1)(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act(2), for which purpose it shall come into force on 11th April 2005;

(f) article 11, on 3rd April 2005;

(g) articles 14 and 15, on 14th April 2005;

(h) articles 16 to 18, 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 11th April 2005, and for the purpose of this sub-paragraph “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Income Support Regulations;

(i) articles 19 and 20, in relation to a case where rent is payable at intervals of a week or any multiple thereof, on 4th April 2005, and in relation to any other case, on 1st April 2005;

(j) articles 23 to 25, 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 11th April 2005, and for the purpose of this sub-paragraph “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Income Support Regulations.

(3) 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 23(c) in so far as it is relevant for the purposes referred to in article 6(11),

shall take effect for each case on the date specified in relation to that case in article 6.

(1)

Section 35A was inserted by section 53 of the 1999 Act. Subsection (1) was substituted by section 48 of the Employment Act 2002. The rate of maternity allowance is linked to the prescribed rate of statutory maternity pay set out in regulation 6 of S.I. 1986/1960.

(2)

1992 c. 4 (“the Contributions and Benefits Act”).