The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1989

(The document as of February, 2008)

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HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES HOUSING, SCOTLAND

Made

10th January 1989

Coming into force

for the purposes of articles 1, 2, and 19

1st April 1989

for the purposes of article 18

1st or 3rd April 1989

for the purposes of article 10

2nd April 1989

for the purposes of articles 9 and 12

6th April 1989

for the purposes of articles 13 and 14

11th April 1989

for all other purposes

10th April 1989

ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES

PART I
Introduction
1.	Citation and commencement.
2.	Interpretation.
PART II
Social Security Benefits
3.	Alteration in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the 1975 Act.
4.	Increase in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pensions Act.
5.	Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the 1975 Act or the Pensions Act are increased by this Order.
6.	Increase in rates of certain benefits under the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975.
7.	Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefit and increments thereof.
8.	Sum specified for child benefit.
9.	Statutory Sick Pay.
10.	Statutory Maternity Pay.
11.	Earnings Limits.
12.	Statutory Sick Pay transitional provision.
PART III
Family Credit, Income Support and Housing Benefit
13.	Family Credit.
14.	Sum prescribed for the purpose of Family Credit.
15.	Applicable amounts for Income Support.
16.	Income Support Transitional Protection.
17.	The Relevant Sum for Income Support.
18.	Applicable amounts for Housing Benefit (Housing Costs).
19.	Applicable amounts for Housing Benefit (Community Charge Rebates).
20.	Transitional.
PART IV
Revocations
21.	Revocations.

SCHEDULES

	1.	Schedule 4 to the 1975 Act as amended by this Order.

	2.	Schedule 4 to the Family Credit Regulations as amended by this Order.

	3.	Part I of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations as amended by this Order.

	4.	Part IV of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations as amended by this Order.

	5.	Applicable amounts of persons in residential care and nursing homes.

	6.	Applicable amounts of persons in hostels.

	7.	Applicable amounts in special cases.

	8.	Other applicable amounts specified in the Income Support Regulations.

	9.	Part I of Schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit Regulations as amended by this Order.

	10.	Part IV of Schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit Regulations as amended by this Order.

	11.	Part II of Schedule 1 to the Community Charge Rebates Regulations as amended by this Order.

	12.	Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Community Charge Rebates Regulations as amended by this Order.

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