The Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2024

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2024.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), this Order comes into force on 1 April 2024(1).

(3) Articles 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8 come into force on 8 April 2024.

(4) Articles 3 and 5 come into force on 11 April 2024.

(5) In this Order “the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2).

Rate of attendance allowance and date on which changes take effect

2.—(1) In the table in Part III (non-contributory periodical benefits) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act(3)—

(a) in paragraph (a) of entry 1 (higher weekly rate of attendance allowance), for “£101.75” substitute “£108.55”,

(b) in paragraph (b) of entry 1 (lower weekly rate of attendance allowance), for “£68.10” substitute “£72.65”.

(2) The increases made by paragraph (1) take effect on 8 April 2024.

Rate of severe disablement allowance and age related addition and date on which changes take effect

3.—(1) In the table in Part III (non-contributory periodical benefits) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act(4)—

(a) in entry 2 (weekly rate of severe disablement allowance), for “£92.20” substitute “£98.40”,

(b) in entry 3—

(i) in paragraph (a) (higher weekly rate of the age related addition), for “£13.80” substitute “£14.70”,

(ii) in paragraph (b) (middle weekly rate of the age related addition), for “£7.65” substitute “£8.15”,

(iii) in paragraph (c) (lower weekly rate of the age related addition), for “£7.65” substitute “£8.15”.

(2) The increases made by paragraph (1) take effect on 11 April 2024.

Rate of carer’s allowance and date on which changes take effect

4.—(1) In entry 4 (weekly rate of carer’s allowance) of the table in Part III (non-contributory periodical benefits) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act(5) for “£76.75” substitute “£81.90”.

(2) The increase made by paragraph (1) takes effect on 8 April 2024, subject to paragraph (3).

(3) Where arrangements have been made by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers for carer’s allowance to be paid on a Wednesday, the increase takes effect on 10 April 2024.

Rate for adult dependants payable with severe disablement allowance and date on which changes take effect

5.—(1) In entry 8 (severe disablement allowance) of the table in Part IV (increases for dependants) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act(6) for “45.35” substitute “48.40”.

(2) The increase made by paragraph (1) takes effect on 11 April 2024.

Rates of industrial injuries benefit and date on which changes take effect

6.—(1) The sums specified in Part V (rates of industrial injuries benefit) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act(7) are amended so that Part V has effect as set out in the schedule of this Order.

(2) The increases made by paragraph (1) take effect on 8 April 2024 except those set out in the following entries in the schedule which take effect on 10 April 2024—

(a) entry 1 (the weekly rates of disablement pension),

(b) entry 4 (the maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents under section 107(1) of the 1992 Act),

(c) entries 7, 8 and 12 (increases in disablement pension and industrial death benefit in respect of dependants),

(d) entry 9 (the maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9(2) of schedule 7 of the 1992 Act),

(e) entries 10 and 11 (the weekly rates of industrial death benefit by way of widow’s and widower’s pension).

Rate of disability living allowance

7.  In regulation 4 (rate of benefit) of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991(8)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£101.75” substitute “£108.55”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£68.10” substitute “£72.65”,

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), for “£26.90” substitute “£28.70”,

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£71.00” substitute “£75.75”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£26.90” substitute “£28.70”.

Rate of personal independence payment

8.  In regulation 24 (rate of personal independence payment) of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013(9)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£68.10” substitute “£72.65”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£101.75” substitute “£108.55”,

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£26.90” substitute “£28.70”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£71.00” substitute “£75.75”.

SHIRLEY-ANNE SOMERVILLE

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

27th March 2024