Social Security Act 1998

Decision that accident is an industrial accident

Effect of decision

Incapacity for work

Industrial diseases

Offences and penalties relating to contributions

Breach of regulations

Suspension of benefit in prescribed circumstances

Appropriate officers

Breach of regulations

Reviews of determinations

Interpretation etc. of Chapter II

Payments of certain contributions out of the Consolidated Fund

Child support: decisions superseding earlier decisions

Child support: appeals to appeal tribunals

Child support: decisions and appeals dependent on other cases

Child support: cases of error

Apportionment of payments etc. made for more than one earner

Vaccine damage payments: appeals to appeal tribunals

Vaccine damage payments: correction of errors etc

Apportionment of payments etc. made for more than one earner

Payments on account of directors' contributions

Payments treated as remuneration and earnings

Class 1 contributions

Class 1A contributions

Class 1B contributions

Transitory provisions

Recovery of primary Class 1 contributions by secondary contributors

Contributions returns

Collection of contributions by Secretary of State

Interest and penalties chargeable concurrently with Inland Revenue

Levy of Class 4 contributions with income tax

Breach of regulations

Offences and penalties relating to contributions

Evidence of non-payment

Recovery of contributions etc

Liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions

Class 1B contributions: supplemental

Payments of certain contributions out of the Consolidated Fund

Daily rate of maternity allowance

Rates of short-term incapacity benefit

Validation of certain housing benefit determinations

Discretionary payments out of social fund

Budgeting loans: criteria for making awards

Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents

Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance

Provision of information

Overpayments out of social fund

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Pilot schemes

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Regulations and orders

Parliamentary control of regulations

Reports by Secretary of State

Financial provisions

Transitory provisions

Interpretation: general

Provision for Northern Ireland

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Short title, commencement and extent

President of appeal tribunals

Decisions by Secretary of State

Unified appeal tribunals

President of appeal tribunals

Panel for appointment to appeal tribunals

Constitution of appeal tribunals

Revision of decisions

Appeal to appeal tribunal

Redetermination etc. of appeals by tribunal

Appeal from tribunal to Commissioner

Child support: revision of decisions

Procedure

Finality of decisions

Matters arising as respects decisions

Medical examination required by Secretary of State

Medical examination required by appeal tribunal

Suspension in prescribed circumstances

Suspension for failure to furnish information etc

Suspension and termination for failure to submit to medical examination

Decisions involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases

Appeals involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases

Restrictions on entitlement to benefit in certain cases of error

Class 1A contributions

Decision that accident is an industrial accident

Effect of decision

Incapacity for work

Recovery of contributions etc

Christmas bonus

Determination of claims and reviews

Levy of Class 4 contributions with income tax

Interest and penalties chargeable concurrently with Inland Revenue

The social fund Commissioner and inspectors

Reviews of determinations

Liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions

Child support: revision of decisions

Child support: decisions superseding earlier decisions

Child support: appeals to appeal tribunals

Child support: decisions and appeals dependent on other cases

Child support: cases of error

Vaccine damage payments: decisions reversing earlier decisions

Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents

Vaccine damage payments: correction of errors etc

Payments on account of directors' contributions

Payments treated as remuneration and earnings

Class 1 contributions

Class 1A contributions

Class 1B contributions

Contributions paid in error

Parliamentary control of regulations

Contributions returns

Interest and penalties chargeable concurrently with Inland Revenue

Levy of Class 4 contributions with income tax

Breach of regulations

Offences and penalties relating to contributions

Evidence of non-payment

Recovery of contributions etc

Liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions

Class 1B contributions: supplemental

Daily rate of maternity allowance

Rates of short-term incapacity benefit

Validation of certain housing benefit determinations

Discretionary payments out of social fund

Budgeting loans: criteria for making awards

Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents

Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance

Provision of information

Overpayments out of social fund

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Pilot schemes

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Regulations and orders

Reports by Secretary of State

Financial provisions

Transitory provisions

Interpretation: general

Provision for Northern Ireland

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Short title, commencement and extent

10A

• (1) Regulations may make provision requiring the Secretary of State, where on consideration of any claim or other matter he is of the opinion that there arises any issue which under section 8 of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 falls to be decided by an officer of the Inland Revenue, to refer the issue to the Inland Revenue.

• (2) Regulations under this section may—

• (a) provide for the Inland Revenue to give the Secretary of State a preliminary opinion on any issue referred to them,

• (b) specify the circumstances in which an officer of the Inland Revenue is to make a decision under section 8 of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 on a reference by the Secretary of State,

• (c) enable or require the Secretary of State, in specified circumstances, to deal with any other issue arising on consideration of the claim or other matter pending the decision on the referred issue, and

• (d) require the Secretary of State to decide the claim or other matter in accordance with the decision of an officer of the Inland Revenue on the issue referred to them, or in accordance with any determination of the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal made on appeal from the tribunal’s decision.

Appeals dependent on issues falling to be decided by Inland Revenue

24A

• (1) Regulations may make provision for the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal, where on any appeal there arises any issue which under section 8 of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 falls to be decided by the Inland Revenue, to require the Secretary of State to refer the issue to the Inland Revenue.

• (2) Regulations under this section may—

• (a) provide for the appeal to be referred to the Secretary of State pending the decision by an officer of the Inland Revenue,

• (b) enable or require the Secretary of State, in specified circumstances, to deal with any other issue arising on the appeal pending the decision on the referred issue, and

• (c) enable the Secretary of State, on receiving the decision of an officer of the Inland Revenue, or any determination of the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal made on an appeal from his decision—

• (i) to revise his decision,

• (ii) to make a decision superseding his decision, or

• (iii) to refer the appeal to the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal for determination.

Child support: decisions superseding earlier decisions

Child support: appeals to appeal tribunals

Child support: cases of error

Vaccine damage payments: appeals to appeal tribunals

Vaccine damage payments: correction of errors etc

Apportionment of payments etc. made for more than one earner

Payments on account of directors' contributions

Payments treated as remuneration and earnings

Class 1 contributions

Class 1A contributions

Recovery of primary Class 1 contributions by secondary contributors

Contributions paid in error

Breach of regulations

Contributions returns

Collection of contributions by Secretary of State

Interest and penalties chargeable concurrently with Inland Revenue

Levy of Class 4 contributions with income tax

Breach of regulations

Offences and penalties relating to contributions

Evidence of non-payment

Recovery of contributions etc

Liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions

Class 1B contributions: supplemental

Payments of certain contributions out of the Consolidated Fund

Daily rate of maternity allowance

Rates of short-term incapacity benefit

Validation of certain housing benefit determinations

Discretionary payments out of social fund

Budgeting loans: criteria for making awards

Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents

Financial provisions

Provision of information

Overpayments out of social fund

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Pilot schemes

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Regulations and orders

Parliamentary control of regulations

Reports by Secretary of State

Short title, commencement and extent

Provision for Northern Ireland

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Short title, commencement and extent

President of appeal tribunals

Child support: appeals to appeal tribunals

Child support: decisions and appeals dependent on other cases

Child support: appeals to appeal tribunals

Child support: revision of decisions

Child support: appeals to appeal tribunals

Child support: appeals to appeal tribunals

Child support: cases of error

Vaccine damage payments: decisions reversing earlier decisions

Vaccine damage payments: appeals to appeal tribunals

Vaccine damage payments: correction of errors etc

Apportionment of payments etc. made for more than one earner

Payments on account of directors' contributions

Payments treated as remuneration and earnings

Class 1 contributions

Collection of contributions by Secretary of State

Contributions paid in error

Levy of Class 4 contributions with income tax

Interest and penalties chargeable concurrently with Inland Revenue

Levy of Class 4 contributions with income tax

Offences and penalties relating to contributions

Evidence of non-payment

Daily rate of maternity allowance

Liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions

Provision of information

Payments of certain contributions out of the Consolidated Fund

Daily rate of maternity allowance

Rates of short-term incapacity benefit

Short title, commencement and extent

Discretionary payments out of social fund

Budgeting loans: criteria for making awards

Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents

Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance

Provision of information

Overpayments out of social fund

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Pilot schemes

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Regulations and orders

Parliamentary control of regulations

Reports by Secretary of State

Transitory provisions

Interpretation: general

Provision for Northern Ireland

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Panel for appointment to appeal tribunals

Child support: revision of decisions

Child support: decisions superseding earlier decisions

Constitution of appeal tribunals

Child support: decisions superseding earlier decisions

Applications for permission to appeal against a decision of the Upper Tribunal

Child support: decisions and appeals dependent on other cases

Child support: cases of error

Vaccine damage payments: appeals to appeal tribunals

Class 1 contributions

Apportionment of payments etc. made for more than one earner

Payments on account of directors' contributions

Payments treated as remuneration and earnings

Class 1 contributions

Levy of Class 4 contributions with income tax

Class 1B contributions

Contributions paid in error

Recovery of primary Class 1 contributions by secondary contributors

Contributions returns

Collection of contributions by Secretary of State

Interest and penalties chargeable concurrently with Inland Revenue

Levy of Class 4 contributions with income tax

Offences and penalties relating to contributions

Evidence of non-payment

Recovery of contributions etc

Liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions

Class 1B contributions: supplemental

Payments of certain contributions out of the Consolidated Fund

Daily rate of maternity allowance

Rates of short-term incapacity benefit

Overpayments out of social fund

Discretionary payments out of social fund

Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents

Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance

Provision of information

Overpayments out of social fund

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Pilot schemes

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Regulations and orders

Parliamentary control of regulations

Reports by Secretary of State

Financial provisions

Interpretation: general

Provision for Northern Ireland

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Short title, commencement and extent

Unified appeal tribunals

Child support: revision of decisions

Child support: decisions and appeals dependent on other cases

Child support: cases of error

Vaccine damage payments: decisions reversing earlier decisions

Vaccine damage payments: appeals to appeal tribunals

Payments treated as remuneration and earnings

Apportionment of payments etc. made for more than one earner

Recovery of primary Class 1 contributions by secondary contributors

Payments treated as remuneration and earnings

Class 1 contributions

Class 1A contributions

Class 1B contributions

Contributions paid in error

Recovery of primary Class 1 contributions by secondary contributors

Contributions returns

Collection of contributions by Secretary of State

Interest and penalties chargeable concurrently with Inland Revenue

Levy of Class 4 contributions with income tax

Breach of regulations

Offences and penalties relating to contributions

Recovery of contributions etc

Liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions

Class 1B contributions: supplemental

Payments of certain contributions out of the Consolidated Fund

Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents

Rates of short-term incapacity benefit

Validation of certain housing benefit determinations

Discretionary payments out of social fund

Budgeting loans: criteria for making awards

Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance

Provision of information

Overpayments out of social fund

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Pilot schemes

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Regulations and orders

Reports by Secretary of State

Financial provisions

Transitory provisions

Interpretation: general

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Short title, commencement and extent

Class 1B contributions

Contributions paid in error

Recovery of primary Class 1 contributions by secondary contributors

Contributions returns

Collection of contributions by Secretary of State

Levy of Class 4 contributions with income tax

Offences and penalties relating to contributions

Evidence of non-payment

Recovery of contributions etc

Liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions

Class 1B contributions: supplemental

Payments of certain contributions out of the Consolidated Fund

Daily rate of maternity allowance

Rates of short-term incapacity benefit

Validation of certain housing benefit determinations

Financial provisions

Budgeting loans: criteria for making awards

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance

Provision of information

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Provision for Northern Ireland

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Provision for Northern Ireland

Parliamentary control of regulations

Reports by Secretary of State

Financial provisions

Transitory provisions

Interpretation: general

Provision for Northern Ireland

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Short title, commencement and extent

Class 1B contributions

Contributions paid in error

Recovery of primary Class 1 contributions by secondary contributors

Contributions returns

Evidence of non-payment

Offences and penalties relating to contributions

Evidence of non-payment

Recovery of contributions etc

Class 1B contributions: supplemental

Payments of certain contributions out of the Consolidated Fund

Daily rate of maternity allowance

Rates of short-term incapacity benefit

Validation of certain housing benefit determinations

Discretionary payments out of social fund

Budgeting loans: criteria for making awards

Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents

Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance

Overpayments out of social fund

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Pilot schemes

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Regulations and orders

Parliamentary control of regulations

Reports by Secretary of State

Financial provisions

Transitory provisions

Interpretation: general

Provision for Northern Ireland

Short title, commencement and extent

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Regulations and orders

Parliamentary control of regulations

Reports by Secretary of State

Transitory provisions

Interpretation: general

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Short title, commencement and extent

State pension credit

8A

A decision whether to specify a period as an assessed income period under section 6 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002.

8B

If so, a decision as to the period to be so specified.

8C

A decision whether an assessed income period comes to an end by virtue of section 9(4) or (5) of that Act.

8D

If so, a decision as to when the assessed income period so ends.

Child support: decisions and appeals dependent on other cases

Child support: cases of error

Vaccine damage payments: decisions reversing earlier decisions

Vaccine damage payments: appeals to appeal tribunals

Vaccine damage payments: correction of errors etc

Apportionment of payments etc. made for more than one earner

Payments on account of directors' contributions

Contributions paid in error

Class 1A contributions

Class 1B contributions

Contributions paid in error

Contributions returns

Collection of contributions by Secretary of State

Breach of regulations

Levy of Class 4 contributions with income tax

Breach of regulations

Offences and penalties relating to contributions

Recovery of contributions etc

Liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions

Class 1B contributions: supplemental

Payments of certain contributions out of the Consolidated Fund

Daily rate of maternity allowance

Discretionary payments out of social fund

Budgeting loans: criteria for making awards

Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents

Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance

Overpayments out of social fund

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Pilot schemes

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Regulations and orders

Transitory provisions

Reports by Secretary of State

Financial provisions

Transitory provisions

Interpretation: general

Provision for Northern Ireland

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Short title, commencement and extent

Work-focused interviews

5A

A decision terminating or reducing the amount of a person’s benefit made in consequence of any decision made under regulations under section 2A or 2AA of the Administration Act (work-focused interviews).

Regulations and orders

Provision of information

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Pilot schemes

Financial provisions

Parliamentary control of regulations

Financial provisions

Interpretation: general

Interpretation: general

Short title, commencement and extent

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Short title, commencement and extent

Transfer of functions to Secretary of State

Use of computers

Decisions by Secretary of State

15A

• (1) The Senior President of Tribunals shall ensure that appropriate steps are taken by the First-tier Tribunal to secure the confidentiality, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, of any prescribed material, or any prescribed classes or categories of material.

• (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20A

• (1) The Lord Chancellor may pay to any person required under this Part (whether for the purposes of this Part or otherwise) to attend for or to submit to medical or other examination or treatment such travelling and other allowances as the Lord Chancellor may determine.

• (2) In subsection (1) the reference to travelling and other allowances includes compensation for loss of remunerative time but such compensation shall not be paid to any person in respect of any time during which the person is in receipt of remuneration under section 28 of, or paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (assessors and judges of First-Tier Tribunal).

39ZA

A document bearing a certificate which—

shall be conclusive evidence of the decision; and a certificate purporting to be so signed shall be deemed to be so signed unless the contrary is proved.

Child support: revision of decisions

Child support: decisions superseding earlier decisions

Child support: appeals to appeal tribunals

Child support: decisions and appeals dependent on other cases

Child support: cases of error

Vaccine damage payments: decisions reversing earlier decisions

Vaccine damage payments: appeals to appeal tribunals

Vaccine damage payments: correction of errors etc

Apportionment of payments etc. made for more than one earner

Payments treated as remuneration and earnings

Class 1A contributions

Class 1B contributions

Contributions paid in error

Contributions returns

Collection of contributions by Secretary of State

Recovery of contributions etc

Liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions

Rates of short-term incapacity benefit

Validation of certain housing benefit determinations

Discretionary payments out of social fund

Budgeting loans: criteria for making awards

Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance

Provision of information

Overpayments out of social fund

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Pilot schemes

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Reports by Secretary of State

Financial provisions

Transitory provisions

Provision for Northern Ireland

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Short title, commencement and extent

Child support: cases of error

Vaccine damage payments: appeals to appeal tribunals

Vaccine damage payments: correction of errors etc

Apportionment of payments etc. made for more than one earner

Payments on account of directors' contributions

Class 1 contributions

Class 1B contributions

Recovery of primary Class 1 contributions by secondary contributors

Contributions returns

Collection of contributions by Secretary of State

Interest and penalties chargeable concurrently with Inland Revenue

Liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions

Payments of certain contributions out of the Consolidated Fund

Validation of certain housing benefit determinations

Discretionary payments out of social fund

Budgeting loans: criteria for making awards

Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents

Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance

Provision of information

Transitory provisions

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Pilot schemes

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Regulations and orders

Parliamentary control of regulations

Reports by Secretary of State

Interpretation: general

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Vaccine damage payments: decisions reversing earlier decisions

Vaccine damage payments: appeals to appeal tribunals

Vaccine damage payments: correction of errors etc

Apportionment of payments etc. made for more than one earner

Payments on account of directors' contributions

Payments treated as remuneration and earnings

Class 1 contributions

Class 1A contributions

Class 1B contributions

Contributions paid in error

Recovery of primary Class 1 contributions by secondary contributors

Contributions returns

Collection of contributions by Secretary of State

Interest and penalties chargeable concurrently with Inland Revenue

Breach of regulations

Offences and penalties relating to contributions

Evidence of non-payment

Liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions

Class 1B contributions: supplemental

Payments of certain contributions out of the Consolidated Fund

Rates of short-term incapacity benefit

Validation of certain housing benefit determinations

Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents

Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance

Provision of information

Overpayments out of social fund

Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order

Pilot schemes

Expenditure for facilitating transfer of functions etc

Parliamentary control of regulations

Reports by Secretary of State

Interpretation: general

Provision for Northern Ireland

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

Reduction on application of benefit cap

8A

A decision to apply the benefit cap in accordance with regulations under section 96 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

3A

A decision as to the amount of a relevant benefit that is payable to a person by virtue of regulations under section 6B, 7, 8 or 9 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001.

6A

A decision as to whether payment of housing credit (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act 2002) is recoverable under section 71ZB of the Administration Act.

6B

A decision as to the amount of payment recoverable under section 71ZB, 71ZG or 71ZH of the Administration Act.

State pension: prisoners and overseas residents

6C

A decision that a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014 is not payable by reason of regulations under section 19 of that Act (prisoners).

6D

A decision that a person is not entitled to increases in the rate of a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014 by reason of regulations under section 20 of that Act (overseas residents).