2015 No. 139
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Made
Coming into operation
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 90, 113(1)(a) and 171(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 F1 and sections 5(1)(q), 135(3) and 165(1) and (4) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 F2 and now vested in it F3.
These Regulations contain only provisions in consequence of an order F4 under sections 132 and 132A of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 F5.
1992 c. 8; section 165(1) was amended by paragraph 49(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) and section 18(5) of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2014 (c. 7)
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
S.R. 2015 No. 124
Section 132 was amended by paragraph 41 of Schedule 7 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49), paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002, section 3 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012 (c. 3 (N.I.)) and regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2012 No. 120 and section 132A was inserted by section 5(1) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1 (N.I.))
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2015.
2
In these Regulations “the Up-rating Order” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2015(d).
Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit by virtue of the Up-rating OrderF92
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Persons not ordinarily resident in Northern IrelandF93
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Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations4
In paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977 F6 (prescribed circumstances for increase of a carer's allowance) for “£225”, in both places, substitute “
£230
”
.
Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations5
In paragraph 4(2A) of Schedule 8A to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 F7 (deductions from benefits and direct payment to third parties) for “£23∙75”, in each place, substitute “
£24∙00
”
.
Revocations6
Regulations 2, 3, 4(a), 5 and 6 of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 F8 are revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 6th March 2015
1992 c. 7; section 90 was amended by paragraph 25 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)), Article 2(2) of S.R. 2002 No. 321 and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) (see also Article 2 of S.R. 2003 No. 212) and was repealed by Schedule 4 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13 (N.I.)) subject to saving in section 14(2) of that Act, section 113(1) was amended by paragraph 92 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002