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

PART I — CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefit	Description of benefit	Weekly rate	Weekly rate
2.	Short-term incapacity benefit.	(a)lower rate	£74.80
		(b)higher rate	£88.55
2A.	Long-term incapacity benefit.		£99.15
5.	Category B retirement pension where section 48A(3) applies.		£64.40

PART II — BEREAVEMENT PAYMENT

Bereavement payment[^f00093].		£2,000.00.

PART III — NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefit	Description of benefit	Weekly rate	Weekly rate
1.	Attendance allowance.	(a)higher rate	£77.45
		(b)lower rate	£51.85
		(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).	(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).
2.	Severe disablement allowance.		£69.00
3.	Age related addition[^f00094].	(a)higher rate	£11.70
		(b)middle rate	£5.90
		(c)lower rate	£5.90
		(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).	(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).
4.	Carer’s allowance[^f00095].		£58.45
6.	Category C retirement pension.	(a)lower rate	£38.50
		(b)higher rate	£64.40
		(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 78(5)).	(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 78(5)).
7.	Category D retirement pension.	The higher rate for Category C retirement pensions under paragraph 6 above.	The higher rate for Category C retirement pensions under paragraph 6 above.
8.	Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79).		£0.25.

PART IV — INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

Benefit to which increase applies (1)[^f00096]	Benefit to which increase applies (1)[^f00096]	Benefit to which increase applies (1)[^f00096]	Increase for qualifying child (2)	Increase for adult dependant (3)
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1A.	Short-term incapacity benefit[^f00097]—	Short-term incapacity benefit[^f00097]—
	(a)	where the beneficiary is under pensionable age;	11.35	44.85
	(b)	where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.	11.35	55.45
2.	Long-term incapacity benefit.	Long-term incapacity benefit.	11.35	57.60
4.	Widowed mother’s allowance.	Widowed mother’s allowance.	11.35	—
4A.	Widowed parent’s allowance[^f00098].	Widowed parent’s allowance[^f00098].	11.35	—
5.	Category A or B retirement pension.	Category A or B retirement pension.	11.35	61.85
6.	Category C retirement pension.	Category C retirement pension.	11.35	37.05
8.	Severe disablement allowance.	Severe disablement allowance.	11.35	34.60
9.	Carer’s allowance.	Carer’s allowance.	11.35	34.40

PART V — RATES OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT