2014 No. 80
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
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)
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
S.R. 2014 No. 78
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) 2014 and shall come into operation on 7th April 2014.
2
In these Regulations “the Up-rating Order” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2014(d).
Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit by virtue of the Up-rating OrderF72
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Persons not ordinarily resident in Northern IrelandF83
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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)—
F9a
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b
in sub-paragraph (b) for “£29” and “£220” substitute “
£30
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and “
£225
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respectively.
Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) RegulationsF105
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RevocationF116
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Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 14th March 2014
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), 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