The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order 2000

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I INTRODUCTION

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS

   1. 3. Increase in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act

   2. 4. Increase in rates or amounts of certain pensions or allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act

   3. 5. Increase in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act

   4. 6. Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are increased by this Order

   5. 7. Increase in rates of certain workmen’s compensation and industrial diseases benefits in respect of employment before 5th July 1948

   6. 8. Earnings Limits

   7. 9. Statutory Sick Pay

   8. 10. Statutory Maternity Pay

   9. 11. Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefit

   10. Increase in rates of Disability Living Allowance

   11. 13. Sums specified for child benefit

   12. 14. Increase in rates of age addition to long-term incapacity benefit

   13. 15. Increase in rates of transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases

4. PART III INCOME SUPPORT, HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT

   1. 16. Applicable amounts for Income Support

   2. 17. Income Support Transitional Protection

   3. 18. The Relevant Sum for Income Support

   4. 19. Housing Benefit

   5. 20. Council Tax Benefit

5. PART IV JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE

   1. 21. Increase in age-related amounts of contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

   2. 22. Applicable amounts for Jobseeker’s Allowance

   3. 23. The Prescribed Sum for Jobseeker’s Allowance

6. PART V REVOCATION

   1. 24. Revocation

7. Signature

8. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS ASAMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF PERSONS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND NURSING HOMES

      1. PART I PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

         1. 6. Residential care homes

         2. 7. Nursing homes

         3. 11. (1) Where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a...

         4. 13. Personal allowances

      2. PART II OTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES

      1. PART I PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

      2. PART II OTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

   7. SCHEDULE 7

      PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   8. SCHEDULE 8

      PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   9. SCHEDULE 9

      PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   10. SCHEDULE 10

       PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   11. SCHEDULE 11

       PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   12. SCHEDULE 12

       PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   13. SCHEDULE 13

       PART IVB OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

   14. SCHEDULE 14

       JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF PERSONS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND NURSING HOMES

       1. PART I PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

          1. 5. Residential care homes

          2. 6. Nursing homes

          3. 9. (1) Where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a...

          4. 11. Personal allowances

       2. PART II OTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

   15. SCHEDULE 15

       JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES WHERE A MEMBER IS IN A RESIDENTIAL CARE OR NURSING HOME

       1. PART I SCHEDULE 4A

          1. APPLICABLE AMOUNT OF A JOINT CLAIM COUPLE WHERE A MEMBER IS IN A RESIDENTIAL CARE OR NURSING HOME

             1. 6. Residential care homes

             2. 7. Nursing Homes

             3. 10. (1) Where the accommodation provided for the relevant member is...

             4. 12. Personal Allowances

       2. PART II OTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4A TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

   16. SCHEDULE 16

       JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES

       1. PART I PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

       2. PART II OTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

   17. SCHEDULE 17

       JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF JOINT-CLAIMS COUPLES IN SPECIAL CASES

   18. SCHEDULE 18

       OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

9. Explanatory Note