The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 781

social security

The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2007

Made

8th March 2007

Laid before Parliament

15th March 2007

Coming into force

6th April 2007

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has reviewed the general level of earnings obtaining in Great Britain as required by section 148 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1).

In accordance with that section, he has considered earlier orders made under it(2) and concluded that the earnings factors(3) for the relevant previous tax years have not maintained their value in relation to those earnings during the review period.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 148(3) and (4) and 189(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(4) makes the following Order.

(1)

1992 c.5. See section 148(2) as amended by section 37 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19).

(2)

Section 148(3) and (4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 consolidated section 21(3) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (c.60). The earlier orders are: S.I. 1979/832, 1980/728, 1981/598, 1982/607, 1983/655, 1984/581, 1985/688, 1986/809, 1987/861, 1988/867, 1989/805, 1990/1412, 1991/1108, 1992/1102, 1993/1159, 1994/1105, 1995/1070, 1996/1133, 1997/1117, 1998/1137, 1999/1235, 2000/1365, 2001/631, 2002/519, 2003/517, 2004/262, 2005/216 and 2006/496. See also section 148(7)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 which provides that orders under section 21 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 are to be treated as orders under section 148.

(3)

See sections 22 and 23 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c.4). Section 22 was amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18), paragraph 61 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14), section 30(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 and paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the National Insurance Contributions Act 2002 (c.19) subject to section 8(2) of that Act. Section 23 was amended by paragraph 36 of Schedule 8 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c.48), section 134(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c.26) and paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the National Insurance Contributions Act 2002 subject to section 8(2) of that Act. See also sections 45B(6), 55A(5) and 55B(6) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, inserted by paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 6 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30), under which state scheme pension debits and credits are to be increased by reference to percentage figures specified in orders under section 148 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

(4)

Section 189(1), (4) and (5) was amended by Schedules 7 and 8 to the Social Security Act 1998. Section 189(1) was amended by paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2) and by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21).