
2012 No. 780
Social Security
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012
Made 6th March 2012
Coming into force in accordance with Article 1
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PART 1 INTRODUCTION
Citation, commencement and effect
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Interpretation
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PART 2 SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS
Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act
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Increase in rates or amounts of certain pensions and allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act
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Increase in rates or amount of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act
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Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are changed by this Order
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Increase in rates of certain compensation and industrial diseases benefits in respect of employment before 5th July 1948
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Earnings Limits
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Statutory Sick Pay
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Statutory Maternity Pay
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Ordinary and Additional Statutory Paternity Pay, and Statutory Adoption Pay
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Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefit
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Increase in rates of Disability Living Allowance
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Rates of age addition
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Rates of transitional invalidity allowance
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Rates of bereavement benefits
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PART 3 INCOME SUPPORT, HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT
Applicable amounts for Income Support
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Income Support Transitional Protection
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The Relevant Sum for Income Support
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Housing Benefit
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Housing Benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for State Pension Credit
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Council Tax Benefit
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Council Tax Benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for State Pension Credit
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PART 4 JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE
Increase in age-related amounts of contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance
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Applicable amounts for Jobseeker's Allowance
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The Prescribed Sum for Jobseeker's Allowance
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PART 5 STATE PENSION CREDIT
State Pension Credit
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PART 6 EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE
Applicable amounts for Employment and Support Allowance
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PART 7 REVOCATION
Revocation
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SCHEDULE 1
PROVISIONS OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 3(1)
PART I  CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS
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PART II BEREAVEMENT PAYMENT
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PART III NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS
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PART IV INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS
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PART V RATES OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT
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SCHEDULE 2
PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 17(3)
PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
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SCHEDULE 3
PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 17(5)
PART IV WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III
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SCHEDULE 4
APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

Article 17(7)

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SCHEDULE 5
PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 20(6)
PART 1 Personal Allowances
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SCHEDULE 6
PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 20(8)
PART 4 Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3
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SCHEDULE 7
PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 21(6)
PART 1 Personal Allowances
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SCHEDULE 8
PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 21(8)
PART 4 Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3
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SCHEDULE 9
PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 22(4)
PART 1 Personal allowances
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SCHEDULE 10
PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 22(6)
PART 4 Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3
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SCHEDULE 11
PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 23(4)
PART 1 Personal Allowances
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SCHEDULE 12
PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 23(6)
PART 4 Amounts of premiums specified in Part 3
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SCHEDULE 13
PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 25(3)
PART 1 Personal Allowances
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SCHEDULE 14
PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 25(5)
PART IV Weekly amounts of premiums specified in Part III
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SCHEDULE 15
PART IVB OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS  AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 25(6)
PART IVB Weekly amounts of premiums specified in Part IVA
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SCHEDULE 16
APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

Article 25(8)

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SCHEDULE 17
OTHER AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE STATE PENSION CREDIT REGULATIONS

Article 27(6)

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SCHEDULE 18
PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 28(2)
PART 1 Prescribed amounts
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SCHEDULE 19
PART 3 OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Article 28(3)
PART 3 Weekly amount of premiums specified in Part 2
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SCHEDULE 20
APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

Article 28(6)

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