The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1996

PART IINTRODUCTION

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1996.

(2) This Order shall come into force for the purposes of—

(a)articles 1, 2, 22 and 24 on 1st April 1996;

(b)article 9 on 6th April 1996;

(c)article 10 on 7th April 1996;

(d)articles 3 to 8, 11, 12 and 13 on 8th April 1996;

(e)articles 14 and 15 on 11th April 1996;

(f)articles 16, 17 and 23 on 9th April 1996;

(g)articles 18, 19 and 20, in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 8th April 1996, and for the purpose of this and the next following sub-paragraph, “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Income Support Regulations;

(h)article 21(7), in so far as the sums specified are relevant for the purposes of paragraph 9(2)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations, on the first day of the benefit week to commence for the beneficiary on or after 8th April 1996;

(i)except in a case to which sub-paragraph (h) applies, article 21, on 1st April 1996.

(3) The increases made by this Order in the sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act shall take effect for each case on the date specified in relation to that case in article 6 of this Order.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1);

“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2);

“the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992(3);

“the Disability Working Allowance Regulations” means the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991(4);

“the Family Credit Regulations” means the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987(5);

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987(6);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(7); and

“the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993(8).