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2025 No. 337
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2025
Made
11th March 2025
Laid before Parliament
13th March 2025
Coming into force
7th April 2025
The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 113(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, sections 155(3) and 189(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, sections 113(1) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, and sections 135(3) and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now vested in them.
These Regulations contain only provisions made in consequence of an instrument made under section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and section 132(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2025 and come into force on 7th April 2025.
(2) In these Regulations “the Up-rating Order” means the Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2025.
Propose a change2 Exceptions relating to payments of additional guardian’s allowance by virtue of the Up-rating Order
Neither section 155(3) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 nor section 135(3) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 are to apply if a question arises as to either—
(a) the weekly rate at which guardian’s allowance is payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order, or
(b) whether the conditions for receipt of guardian’s allowance at the altered rate are satisfied,
until that question has been determined in accordance with the provisions of section 8 of the Social Security Act 1998 or article 9 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
Propose a change3 Persons not ordinarily resident in either Great Britain or Northern Ireland
Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975 and regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978 (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit) is to apply to any additional benefit payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order.
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