PART 1INTRODUCTION

Citation, commencement and effect1

1

This Order may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2011.

2

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

a

this article and articles 2, 6 and 29, on 1st April 2011;

b

article 3—

i

in so far as it relates to any increase to which article 6(10)(b) applies, on 1st April 2011, and

ii

for all other purposes, on 11th April 2011;

c

articles 4, 5, 7, 12, 13 and 16, on 11th April 2011;

d

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 2011, and for the purpose of this sub-paragraph “benefit week” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Computation of Earnings Regulations;

e

article 9, on 6th April 2011;

f

article 10, on 3rd April 2011, except for the purpose of determining the rate of maternity allowance in accordance with section 35A(1)7 of the Contributions and Benefits Act8, for which purpose it shall come into force on 11th April 2011;

g

article 11, on 3rd April 2011;

h

articles 14 and 15, on 14th April 2011;

i

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 11th April 2011, and for the purpose of this sub-paragraph “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Income Support Regulations;

j

articles 20 and 21, in relation to a case where rent is payable at intervals of a week or any multiple thereof, on 4th April 2011, and in relation to any other case, on 1st April 2011, and, in each case, immediately after the coming into force of regulations 2 and 3 respectively of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010;

k

articles 22 and 23, on 1st April 2011 immediately after the coming into force of regulations 4 and 5 respectively of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 20109;

l

articles 24 to 26, in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary—

i

for the purposes of article 24(c), in so far as it relates to an increase to which article 6(10)(b) applies, on 1st April 2011, and

ii

for all other purposes, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 11th April 2011, and for the purposes of this head “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;

m

article 27, 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 11th April 2011, and for the purpose of this sub-paragraph “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the State Pension Credit Regulations; and

n

article 28, 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 11th April 2011, and for the purpose of this sub-paragraph “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations.

3

The changes 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 24(c) in so far as it is relevant for the purposes referred to in article 6(10),

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

Interpretation2

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 199610;

  • “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 200611;

  • “the Council Tax Benefit (SPC) Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for State Pension Credit) Regulations 200612;

  • “the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 200813;

  • “the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations 200614;

  • “the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for State Pension Credit) Regulations 200615;

  • “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 198716;

  • “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 199617;

  • “the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 199318; and

  • “the State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 200219.