The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2008

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992;

“the Computation of Earnings Regulations” means the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996(1);

“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;

“the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006(2);

“the Council Tax Benefit (SPC) Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for State Pension Credit) Regulations 2006(3);

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(4);

“the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for State Pension Credit) Regulations 2006(5);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(6);

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(7);

“the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993(8); and

“the State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002(9).

(1)

S.I. 1996/2745; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2002/842.

(2)

S.I. 2006/215; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/718 and 2007/688.

(3)

S.I. 2006/216; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/718 and 2007/688.

(4)

S.I. 2006/213; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/718 and 2007/688 and 2868.

(5)

S.I. 2006/214; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/718 and 2007/688 and 2868.

(6)

S.I. 1987/1967; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/663 and 1445, 1989/534 and 1034, 1990/1168 and 1776, 1992/3147, 1993/2119, 1994/527, 1995/516, 1613 and 2927, 1996/206, 1803, 2518 and 2545, 1998/766, 1999/2422, 2555, 3019 and 3178, 2000/636 and 2629, 2001/3651 and 3767, 2002/398, 2497 and 3019, 2003/455, 2004/2327 and 2825, 2005/3360, 2006/588 and 718 and 2007/688 and 719.

(7)

S.I. 1996/207; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1516, 1803, 2518 and 2545, 1998/766, 1999/2555 and 2860, 2000/636, 1978 and 2629, 2001/518, 3651 and 3767, 2002/398, 2003/455 and 511, 2004/2327 and 2825, 2005/2877, 2006/718 and 2007/688 and 719.

(8)

1993 c. 48.

(9)

S.I. 2002/1792; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/3197, 2004/2327 and 2825, 2005/3360, 2006/588 and 2378 and 2007/688 and 2618.