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Social Security Administration Act 1992 (Chapter 5)

Country(ies)

United Kingdom

Subjects (Classification)

Social security (general standards); Administration and financing

Adopted on (Date of text)

1992-02-13

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Law, Act

Abstract/Citation

Consolidates numerous enactments relating to the administration of social security and related matters; it is comprised of 16 Parts which are divided into 192 sections. Part I concerns claims for and payments and general administration of benefit; Part II is about adjudication under the Act; Part II relates to overpayments and adjustments of benefit; Part IV provides for recovery from compensation payments; Part V concerns income support and the duty to maintain; Part VI deals with enforcement; Part VII concerns provision of information; Part VIII provides arrangements for housing benefit, community charge benefits and related subsidies; Part IX, X and XI deal with alteration of contributions, review and alteration of benefits, and computation of benefits; Parts XII, XIII, and XIV are about finance, advisory bodies and consultation, and social security systems outside Great Britain; and Parts XV and XVI contain miscellaneous and general provisions.

Implementing text(s)

1992-09-07 (GBR-1992-R-30354)
Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 2148 of 1992)

Implementing text(s)

1992-10-19 (GBR-1992-R-31272)
Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 2595 of 1992)

Implementing text(s)

1992-11-17 (GBR-1992-R-31761)
Social Security (Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 2869 of 1992)

Implementing text(s)

1992-12-15 (GBR-1992-R-31915)
Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 3194 of 1992)

Implementing text(s)

1992-12-10 (GBR-1992-R-31967)
Social Security Benefits (Amendments Consequential Upon the Introduction of Community Care) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 3147 of 1992)

Implementing text(s)

1993-02-22 (GBR-1993-R-32386)
Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 317 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-02-22 (GBR-1993-R-32872)
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1993 (S.I. No. 349 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-03-04 (GBR-1993-R-32883)
Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 478 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-03-04 (GBR-1993-R-32886)
Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit (Subsidy) Amendment Regulations (S.I. No. 485 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-03-11 (GBR-1993-R-32889)
Social Security (Payments on Account, Overpayments and Recovery) Amendment Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 650 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-03-08 (GBR-1993-R-32893)
Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 518 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-03-04 (GBR-1993-R-32894)
Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 484 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-03-04 (GBR-1993-R-33039)
Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit (Subsidy) Amendment Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 485 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-03-04 (GBR-1993-R-33040)
Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 484 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-04-26 (GBR-1993-R-33450)
Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 1993 (S.I. No. 1159 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-05-12 (GBR-1993-R-33453)
Income-related Benefits Schemes and Social Security (Recoupment) Amendment Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 1249 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-04-21 (GBR-1993-R-33762)
Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 1113 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-07-12 (GBR-1993-R-33791)
Social Security (Introduction of Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1993 (No. 1739 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-08-05 (GBR-1993-R-34134)
Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 1985 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-08-23 (GBR-1993-R-34135)
Social Security (Contributions) Amendment (No. 6) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 2094 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1993-10-29 (GBR-1993-R-35117)
Social Security (Introduction of Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 2704 of 1993)

Implementing text(s)

1994-03-03 (GBR-1994-R-36193)
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 523 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-03-03 (GBR-1994-R-36197)
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1994 (S.I. No. 542 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-03-07 (GBR-1994-R-36198)
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 578 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-03-09 (GBR-1994-M-36518)
Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) (Amendment) Scheme 1994 (S.I. No. 671 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-03-14 (GBR-1994-R-36520)
Statutory Sick Pay Act 1994 (Consequential) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 730 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-03-15 (GBR-1994-R-36522)
Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 776 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-03-15 (GBR-1994-R-36523)
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Subsidy) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 781 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-07-05 (GBR-1994-R-37281)
Social Security (Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 1779 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-07-18 (GBR-1994-R-37709)
Housing Benefit (Supply of Information) and Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 1925 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-08-12 (GBR-1994-R-37927)
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2137 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-08-12 (GBR-1994-R-37928)
Council Tax Benefit (Permitted Total) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 2138 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-08-12 (GBR-1994-R-37929)
Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2139 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-09-07 (GBR-1994-R-38321)
Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2343 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-09-06 (GBR-1994-R-38322)
Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2319 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-10-18 (GBR-1994-R-38386)
Social Security (Adjudication) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2686 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-11-02 (GBR-1994-R-39167)
Social Security (Jersey and Guernsey) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 2802 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-11-21 (GBR-1994-R-39170)
Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2943 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1994-12-13 (GBR-1994-R-39179)
Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 3196 of 1994)

Implementing text(s)

1995-02-10 (GBR-1995-R-40077)
Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 (No. 311 of 1995)

Implementing text(s)

1995-03-06 (GBR-1995-R-40092)
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1995 (No. 559 of 1995)

Implementing text(s)

1995-03-06 (GBR-1995-R-40093)
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995 (No. 560 of 1995)

Implementing text(s)

1995-03-06 (GBR-1995-R-40094)
Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Fund Payments) Order 1995 (No. 561 of 1995)

Implementing text(s)

1995-03-07 (GBR-1995-R-40096)
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 1995 (No. 580 of 1995)

Implementing text(s)

1995-03-08 (GBR-1995-R-40097)
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1995 (No. 626 of 1995)

Implementing text(s)

1995-04-12 (GBR-1995-R-40675)
Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 1995 (No. 1070 of 1995)

Implementing text(s)

1995-03-01 (GBR-1995-R-40678)
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (No. 511 of 1995)

Implementing text(s)

1995-07-25 (GBR-1995-R-41452)
The Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1995 (S.I. No. 1954 of 1995).

Implementing text(s)

1995-06-28 (GBR-1995-R-41458)
Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 1644 of 1995).

Implementing text(s)

1995-06-26 (GBR-1995-R-41460)
Social Security (Income Support and Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 1613 of 1995).

Implementing text(s)

1995-09-04 (GBR-1995-R-41472)
Income-related Benefits Schemes and Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 2303 of 1995).

Implementing text(s)

1995-10-04 (GBR-1995-R-41971)
Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 2606 of 1995).

Implementing text(s)

1995-10-27 (GBR-1995-R-42564)
Income-related Benefits Schemes Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1995 (No. 2792 of 1995).

Implementing text(s)

1995-12-04 (GBR-1995-R-42571)
Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1995 (No. 3055 of 1995).

Implementing text(s)

1995-11-21 (GBR-1995-R-42573)
Social Security (Income Support, Claims and Payments and Adjudication) Amendment Regulations 1995 (No. 2927 of 1995).

Implementing text(s)

1995-12-18 (GBR-1995-R-42887)
Income-related Benefits Schemes (Widows' etc. Pensions Disregards) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 3282 of 1995).

Implementing text(s)

1996-01-11 (GBR-1996-R-43122)
Social Security (Persons From Abroad) Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 30 of 1996).

Implementing text(s)

1996-02-01 (GBR-1996-R-43223)
Housing Benefit, Supply of Information and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (No. 194 of 1996).

Implementing text(s)

1996-01-31 (GBR-1996-R-43230)
Social Security (Adjudication) and Child Support Amendment Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 182 of 1996).

Implementing text(s)

1996-03-07 (GBR-1996-R-43387)
Social Security (Claims and Payments Etc.) Amendment Regulations 1996 (No. 672 of 1996).

Implementing text(s)

1996-03-07 (GBR-1996-R-43388)
Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1996 (No. 677 of 1996).

Implementing text(s)

1996-03-27 (GBR-1996-R-43397)
Social Security Benefits (Maintenance Payments and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 940 of 1996).

Implementing text(s)

1996-03-28 (GBR-1996-R-43398)
Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 965 of 1996).

Implementing text(s)

1996-03-07 (GBR-1996-R-43401)
Council Tax Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1996 (S.I. No. 678 of 1996).

Implementing text(s)

1996-03-12 (GBR-1996-R-43404)
Social Security Contributions, Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Sick Pay (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 777 of 1996).

Implementing text(s)

1996-02-28 (GBR-1996-R-43411)
Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 462 of 1996).

Implementing text(s)

2003-04-28 (GBR-2003-R-64405)
Statutory Paternity Pay (Adoption) and Statutory Adoption Pay (Adoption from Overseas) (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations, 2003 (S.I. No. 1193).

Implementing text(s)

2007-03-07 (GBR-2007-R-75700)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2007 (S.I. 2007 No. 688).

Implementing text(s)

2007-03-15 (GBR-2007-R-75705)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007 No. 775).

Implementing text(s)

2007-03-15 (GBR-2007-R-75706)
The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2007 (S.I. 2007 No. 781).

Amending text(s)

1992-03-16 (GBR-1992-L-28898)
Social Security (Mortgage Interest Payments) Act 1992 (Chapter 33)

Amending text(s)

1994-07-05 (GBR-1994-L-37665)
Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (Chapter 18)

Amending text(s)

1995-06-28 (GBR-1995-L-41474)
Jobseekers Act 1995 (Chapter 18).

Amending text(s)

1995-10-18 (GBR-1995-R-41983)
Social Security (Canada) Order 1995 (S.I. No. 2699 of 1995).

Amending text(s)

1997-03-19 (GBR-1997-L-50993)
Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (Chapter 27).

Amending text(s)

2002 (GBR-2002-L-63642)
Employment Act 2002 (c. 22).

Amending text(s)

2006-10-25 (GBR-2006-R-75387)
Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) (Consquential Provisions) Order 2006. Statutory Instruments No. 2839 of 2006.

Amending text(s)

2007-03-06 (GBR-2007-R-75698)
The Social Security (Netherlands) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007 No. 631).

Amending text(s)

2007-05-03 (GBR-2007-L-76134)
Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5).

Amending text(s)

2008-11-26 (GBR-2008-L-80585)
Education and Skills Act 2008 (c.25).

Amending text(s)

2009-11-12 (GBR-2009-L-83083)
Welfare Reform Act 2009 c.24.

Amending text(s)

2011-03-22 (GBR-2011-L-88226)
National Insurance Contributions Act 2011 (c. 3).

Amending text(s)

2011-11-03 (GBR-2011-L-88461)
Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19).

Amending text(s)

2012-03-08 (GBR-2012-L-92507)
Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5).

Amending text(s)

2016-03-16 (GBR-2016-L-101869)
Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (2016 c. 7).

Related text(s)

1986-07-25 (GBR-1986-L-2623)
Social Security Act 1986 (Chapter 50)

Related text(s)

1982-06-28 (GBR-1982-L-10492)
Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 (Chapter 24)

Related text(s)

1974-05-13 (GBR-1974-L-15175)
National Insurance Act 1974 (Chapter 14)

Related text(s)

1975-03-20 (GBR-1975-L-18659)
Social Security Act 1975 (Chapter 14)

Related text(s)

1975-08-07 (GBR-1975-L-18674)
Child Benefit Act 1975 (Chapter 61)

Related text(s)

1990-07-13 (GBR-1990-L-22106)
Social Security Act 1990 (Chapter 27)

Related text(s)

1991-02-12 (GBR-1991-L-22465)
Statutory Sick Pay Act 1991 (Chapter 3)

Related text(s)

1992-02-13 (GBR-1992-L-27744)
Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (1992 Ch. 8)

Related text(s)

2004-07-01 (GBR-2004-L-70105)
Gender Recognition Act, 2004 (c.7)

Related text(s)

2013-03-26 (GBR-2013-L-107907)
Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013, c. 16.

Electronic source title

Legislation on-line

Author

The National Archives

Country

United Kingdom

URL

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/5

File

GBR27937 2018.pdf (PDF of Act as revised to 30/11/2018)

Serial title

Printed separately

Page range

187 p.