The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023

InterpretationE+W+S

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.  In this Order—

“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(2);

“the ESA Regulations 2008” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008(3);

“the ESA Regulations 2013” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013(4);

“the ESA and UC Regulations 2017” means the Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2017(5);

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(6);

“the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(7);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(8);

“the JSA Regulations 1996” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(9);

“the JSA Regulations 2013” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013(10);

“the Pensions Act” means the Pensions Act 2014(11);

“the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993(12);

“the State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002(13); and

“the Universal Credit Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013(14).

Commencement Information

I1Art. 2 in force at 1.4.2023, see art. 1(3)(a)

(1)

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

(2)

1992 c. 4 (“the Contributions and Benefits Act”).

(4)

S.I. 2013/379; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2017/204 and 260, 2018/281, 2019/480, 2020/234, 2021/162 and 2022/292.

(10)

S.I. 2013/378; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2022/292.

(12)

1993 c. 48; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2005/2050.

(14)

S.I. 2013/376; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2015/30, 457 and 1754, 2018/65, 2019/480, 2020/234, 2021/162 and 1283 and 2022/292.