The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2016

Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 230

Social Security

The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2016

Made

25th February 2016

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made a review as required by section 150A(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1) and it appeared to the Secretary of State that the general level of earnings was greater at the end of the period under review than it was at the beginning of the period.

A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with sections 150A(2) and 190(1)(a)(2) of that Act, and approved by a resolution of each House.

The Treasury(3) has consented to the making of this Order.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 150A and 189(1), (4) and (5)(4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, makes the following Order.

(1)

1992 c. 5. Section 150A was inserted by section 5(1) of the Pensions Act 2007 (c.22) and amended by section 23 of, and paragraphs 8, 19 and 82 of Schedule 12 to, the Pensions Act 2014 (c.19) (“the 2014 Act”) and regulation 7 of S.I. 2014/2888.

(2)

Section 190(1)(a) was amended by section 86 of, and paragraph 110(1) of Schedule 7, and Schedule 8, to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14) (“the 1998 Act”), section 88 of, and Part VI of Schedule 13 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30), section 5(2) of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 1 to, the Pensions Act 2007 and section 23 of, and paragraphs 8 and 27 of Schedule 12 to, the 2014 Act.

(3)

See section 189(8) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

(4)

Section 189(1) was amended by section 86 of, and paragraph 109(a) of Schedule 7, and Schedule 8, to the 1998 Act, section 2 of, and paragraph 57 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2) and section 60 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21). Section 189(4) was amended by section 86 of, paragraph 109(c) of Schedule 7, and Schedule 8, to the 1998 Act and by S.I. 2013/252. Section 109(5) was amended by section 86 of, paragraph 109(d) of Schedule 7, and Schedule 8, to the 1998 Act.