Citation, commencement and interpretation1
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 20244.
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 19925.
Rate of attendance allowance and date on which changes take effect2
1
In the table in Part III (non-contributory periodical benefits) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act6—
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 effect3
1
In the table in Part III (non-contributory periodical benefits) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act7—
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 effect4
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 Act8 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 effect5
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 Act9 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 effect6
1
The sums specified in Part V (rates of industrial injuries benefit) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act10 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 allowance7
In regulation 4 (rate of benefit) of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 199111—
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 payment8
In regulation 24 (rate of personal independence payment) of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 201312—
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”
.