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Made
11th March 2008
Laid before Parliament
17th March 2008
Coming into force
9th April 2008
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1).
1. This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 9th April 2008.
2. In paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7(2) to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992–
(a) in paragraph (a), for "£180" substitute "£185"; and
(b) in paragraph (b), for "£24" substitute "£25" and for "£180" substitute "£185".
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Mike O´Brien
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
11th March 2008
(This note is not part of the Order)
Where a disablement pension with unemployability supplement is increased in respect of one or more children or qualifying young persons and the beneficiary is one of two persons who are spouses or civil partners residing together or who are living together as husband and wife or civil partners, paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 provides that the increase shall not be payable in respect of the first child or qualifying young person if the other person´s earnings are £180 a week or more and in respect of further children or qualifying young persons for each complete £24 by which the earnings exceed £180. This Order increases the amounts of £180 and £24 to £185 and £25 respectively.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.
1992 c. 4. Paragraph 4 was amended by section 254(1) of, and Schedule 24 to, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), and section 1(3) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6). Back [1]
The figures in paragraph 4(4) were substituted by article 2 of S.I. 2007/769. Back [2]
