2007 No. 688

social securityTERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2007 (revoked)F1

Made

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1

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Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

F1PART 1INTRODUCTION

Citation, commencement and effectF11

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InterpretationF12

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F1PART 2SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS

Increase in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits ActF13

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Increase in rates or amounts of certain pensions and allowances under the Contributions and Benefits ActF14

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Increase in rates or amount of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes ActF15

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Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are increased by this OrderF16

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Increase in rates of certain workmen's compensation and industrial diseases benefits in respect of employment before 5th July 1948F17

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Earnings LimitsF18

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Statutory Sick PayF19

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Statutory Maternity PayF110

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Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption PayF111

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Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefitF112

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Increase in rates of Disability Living AllowanceF113

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Increase in rates of age addition to long-term incapacity benefitF114

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Increase in rates of transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit casesF115

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F1PART 3INCOME SUPPORT, HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT

Applicable amounts for Income SupportF116

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Income Support Transitional ProtectionF117

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The Relevant Sum for Income SupportF118

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Housing BenefitF119

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Housing Benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for State Pension CreditF120

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Council Tax BenefitF121

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Council Tax Benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for State Pension CreditF122

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F1PART 4JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE

Increase in age-related amounts of contribution-based Jobseeker's AllowanceF123

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Applicable amounts for Jobseeker's AllowanceF124

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The Prescribed Sum for Jobseeker's AllowanceF125

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F1PART 5STATE PENSION CREDIT

State Pension CreditF126

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F1PART 6REVOCATION

RevocationF127

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F1SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 3(1)

F1PART ICONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

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F1PART IIBEREAVEMENT PAYMENT

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F1PART IIINON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

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F1PART IVINCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

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F1PART VRATES OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

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F1SCHEDULE 2PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 16(3)

F1PART IPERSONAL ALLOWANCES

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F1SCHEDULE 3PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 16(5)

F1PART IVWEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III

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F1SCHEDULE 4INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES

Article 16(7)

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F1SCHEDULE 5OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

Article 16(8)

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F1SCHEDULE 6PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 19(6)

F1PART 1Personal Allowances

F11

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F12

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F1SCHEDULE 7PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 19(8)

F1PART 4Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3

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F1SCHEDULE 8PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 20(6)

F1PART 1Personal Allowances

F11

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F1SCHEDULE 9PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 20(8)

F1PART 4Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3

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F1SCHEDULE 10PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 21(4)

F1PART 1Personal allowances

F11

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F1SCHEDULE 11PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 21(6)

F1PART 4Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3

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F1SCHEDULE 12PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 22(4)

F1PART 1Personal Allowances

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F1SCHEDULE 13PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 22(6)

F1PART 4Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3

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F1SCHEDULE 14PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 24(3)

F1PART 1Personal Allowances

F11

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F12

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F1SCHEDULE 15PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 24(5)

F1PART IVWeekly amounts of premiums specified in Part III

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F1SCHEDULE 16PART IVB OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 24(6)

F1PART IVBWeekly amounts of premiums specified in Part IVA

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F1SCHEDULE 17JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES

Article 24(8)

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F1SCHEDULE 18JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES IN SPECIAL CASES

Article 24(9)

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F1SCHEDULE 19OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

Article 24(11)

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F1SCHEDULE 20OTHER AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE STATE PENSION CREDIT REGULATIONS

Article 26(6)

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