The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019

Made: 11th March 2019

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(3) and (4)

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PART 1 — INTRODUCTION

Citation, extent, 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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Increase in rates or amounts of certain pensions under Part 1 of the Pensions Act

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Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefits in articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13 and 14 are changed by this Order

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Earnings Limits

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Statutory Sick Pay

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Statutory Maternity Pay

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Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay and Statutory Shared Parental Pay

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Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefit

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Increase in amount of Category C retirement pension under the Social Security (Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979

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Maximum additional pension

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Increase in rates of Disability Living Allowance

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Increase in rates of Personal Independence Payment

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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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Rates of bereavement support payment

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PART 3 — INCOME SUPPORT AND HOUSING BENEFIT

Applicable amounts for Income Support

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Income Support Transitional Protection

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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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PART 4 — JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE

Applicable amounts 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 the ESA Regulations 2008

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Prescribed amount for the ESA Regulations 2013

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PART 7 — UNIVERSAL CREDIT

Universal Credit

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PART 8 — 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	£84.65
		(b)higher rate	£100.20
2A.	Long-term incapacity benefit.		£112.25
5.	Category B retirement pension where section 48A(4) or 48AA(4) applies.		£77.45

PART III — NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefit	Description of benefit	Weekly rate	Weekly rate
1.	Attendance allowance.	(a)higher rate	£87.65
		(b)lower rate	£58.70
		(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.		£79.50
3.	Age related addition.	(a)higher rate	£11.90
		(b)middle rate	£6.60
		(c)lower rate	£6.60
		(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[^f00110].		£66.15
7.	Category D retirement pension[^f00111].		£77.45
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)[^f00112]	Benefit to which increase applies (1)[^f00112]	Benefit to which increase applies (1)[^f00112]	Increase for qualifying child (2)	Increase for adult dependant (3)
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1A.	Short-term incapacity benefit[^f00113]—	Short-term incapacity benefit[^f00113]—
	(a)	where the beneficiary is under pensionable age;	11.35	50.80
	(b)	where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.	11.35	62.75
2.	Long-term incapacity benefit.	Long-term incapacity benefit.	11.35	65.20
4.	Widowed mother’s allowance.	Widowed mother’s allowance.	11.35	—
4A.	Widowed parent’s allowance[^f00114].	Widowed parent’s allowance[^f00114].	11.35	—
5.	Category A or B retirement pension.	Category A or B retirement pension.	11.35	70.00
6.	Category C retirement pension.	Category C retirement pension.	11.35	41.90
8.	Severe disablement allowance.	Severe disablement allowance.	11.35	39.10
9.	Carer’s allowance.	Carer’s allowance.	11.35	38.90

PART V — RATES OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

Description of benefit, etc.	Description of benefit, etc.	Rate	Rate	Rate	Rate	Rate	Rate	Rate
1.	Disablement pension (weekly rates).	For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in column (2) of that Table[^f00115].	For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in column (2) of that Table[^f00115].	For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in column (2) of that Table[^f00115].	For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in column (2) of that Table[^f00115].	For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in column (2) of that Table[^f00115].	For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in column (2) of that Table[^f00115].	For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in column (2) of that Table[^f00115].
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		Degree of Disablement	Degree of Disablement	Degree of Disablement	Amount	Amount	Amount	Amount
		(1)	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
		Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.	£	£
		100	100	100	179.00	179.00
		90	90	90	161.10	161.10
		80	80	80	143.20	143.20
		70	70	70	125.30	125.30
		60	60	60	107.40	107.40
		50	50	50	89.50	89.50
		40	40	40	71.60	71.60
		30	30	30	53.70	53.70
		20	20	20	35.80	35.80
2.	Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.	(a)	except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement	except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement	except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement	except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement	£71.60;	£71.60;
		(b)	in any case	in any case	in any case	in any case	£143.20.	£143.20.
3.	Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).						£71.60.	£71.60.
4.	Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents[^f00116].						£179.00.	£179.00.
5.	Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.						£110.65.	£110.65.
6.	Increase under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of unemployability supplement.	(a)	if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell before 5th July 1948	if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell before 5th July 1948	if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell before 5th July 1948	if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell before 5th July 1948	£22.90	£22.90
		(b)	if head (a) above does not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 40 and he had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979	if head (a) above does not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 40 and he had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979	if head (a) above does not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 40 and he had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979	if head (a) above does not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 40 and he had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979	£22.90	£22.90
		(c)	if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45	if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45	if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45	if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45	£14.70;	£14.70;
		(d)	if heads (a), (b) and (c) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 50 and had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979	if heads (a), (b) and (c) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 50 and had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979	if heads (a), (b) and (c) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 50 and had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979	if heads (a), (b) and (c) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 50 and had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979	£14.70	£14.70
		(e)	in any other case	in any other case	in any other case	in any other case	£7.35.	£7.35.
7.	Increase under paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.						£11.35.	£11.35.
8.	Increase under paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.						£66.15.	£66.15.
9.	Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.						£11,880.00.	£11,880.00.
10.	Widow’s pension (weekly rates)[^f00117].	(b)	higher permanent rate	higher permanent rate	higher permanent rate	higher permanent rate	£129.20;	£129.20;
		(c)	lower permanent rate 30 per cent of the first sum specified in section 44(4) (Category A basic retirement pension) (the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 7)	lower permanent rate 30 per cent of the first sum specified in section 44(4) (Category A basic retirement pension) (the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 7)	lower permanent rate 30 per cent of the first sum specified in section 44(4) (Category A basic retirement pension) (the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 7)
11.	Widower’s pension (weekly rate).	£129.20.	£129.20.	£129.20.	£129.20.	£129.20.	£129.20.	£129.20.
12.	Weekly rate of allowance in respect of children and qualifying young persons[^f00118] under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7.	In respect of each child or qualifying young person	In respect of each child or qualifying young person	In respect of each child or qualifying young person	In respect of each child or qualifying young person	In respect of each child or qualifying young person	In respect of each child or qualifying young person	£11.35.

SCHEDULE 2 — PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

PART IV — WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III