Social Security Administration Act 1992
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 124 — Provisions relating to age, death and marriage
Provisions relating to age, death and marriage 124 1 Regulations made by the Registrar General under section 20 of the Registration Service Act 1953 or section 54 of the Registration of Births,…
Section 124A — Provisions relating to civil partnership: England and Wales
Provisions relating to civil partnership: England and Wales 124A 1 Regulations made by the Registrar General under section 36 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 may provide for the furnishing by…
Section 124B — Provisions relating to civil partnership: Scotland
Provisions relating to civil partnership: Scotland 124B 1 Where the civil partnership of a person is required to be ascertained or proved for the purposes mentioned in section 124(1) above, any…
Section 125 — Regulations as to notification of deaths
Regulations as to notification of deaths 125 1 Regulations made with the concurrence of the Inland Revenue may provide that it shall be the duty of any of the following persons— a the Registrar…
Section 126 — Personal representatives to give information about the estate of a deceased person who was in receipt of income support or supplementary benefit
Personal representatives to give information about the estate of a deceased person who was in receipt of income support or supplementary benefit 126 1 The personal representatives of a person who was…
Section 126A — Power to require information from landlords and agents
Power to require information from landlords and agents 126A 1 Regulations shall provide that where a claim for housing benefit in respect of a dwelling is made to an authority and the circumstances…
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Section 128A — Disclosure of information by authorities
Disclosure of information by authorities 128A 1 Regulations may make provision requiring the disclosure by one authority (“the disclosing authority”) to another authority (“the receiving authority”),…
Section 129 — Disclosure by Secretary of State for purpose of determination of period of entitlement to statutory sick pay
Disclosure by Secretary of State for purpose of determination of period of entitlement to statutory sick pay 129 Where the Secretary of State considers that it is reasonable for information held by…
Section 130 — Duties of employers—statutory sick pay and claims for other benefits
Duties of employers—statutory sick pay and claims for other benefits 130 1 Regulations may make provision requiring an employer, in a case falling within subsection (3) below to furnish information…
Section 131 — Disclosure by Secretary of State for purpose of determination of period of entitlement to statutory maternity pay
Disclosure by Secretary of State for purpose of determination of period of entitlement to statutory maternity pay 131 Where the Secretary of State considers that it is reasonable for information held…
Section 132 — Duties of employers—statutory maternity pay and claims for other benefits
Duties of employers—statutory maternity pay and claims for other benefits 132 1 Regulations may make provision requiring an employer in prescribed circumstances to furnish information in connection…
Section 132A — Disclosure of contributions avoidance arrangements
Disclosure of contributions avoidance arrangements 132A 1 The Treasury may by regulations make provision requiring, or relating to, the disclosure of information in relation to — a any notifiable…
Section 133 — Furnishing of addresses for maintenance proceedings, etc
Furnishing of addresses for maintenance proceedings, etc 133 The Secretary of State may incur expenses for the purpose of furnishing the address at which a person is recorded by him as residing,…
Section 133A — Supply of universal credit information
Supply of universal credit information 133A 1 This section applies to information that is held by— a the Secretary of State; or b a person providing services to the Secretary of State, in connection…
Section 134 — Arrangements for housing benefit
Arrangements for housing benefit 134 1 Housing benefit provided by virtue of a scheme under section 123 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (in this Part referred to as “ the…
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Section 138 — Nature of benefits
Nature of benefits 138 1 Regulations shall provide that where a person is entitled to council tax benefit in respect of council tax payable to a billing authority or local authority in Scotland the…
Section 139 — Arrangements for community charge benefits
Arrangements for community charge benefits 139 1 Council tax benefit provided for by virtue of a scheme under section 123 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (in this Act referred to as a council…
Section 139A — Persons to report on administration
Persons to report on administration 139A 1 The Secretary of State may authorise persons to consider and report to him on the administration by authorities of housing benefit and council tax benefit.…
Section 139BA — Interaction with Audit Commission
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Section 139DA — Directions: variation and revocation
Directions: variation and revocation 139DA 1 The Secretary of State may at any time in accordance with this section vary or revoke a direction under section 139D above. 2 A direction may be varied or…
Section 139B — Powers of investigation
Powers of investigation 139B 1 A person authorised under section 139A(1) above— a has a right of access at all reasonable times to any document relating to the administration of benefit; b is…
Section 139C — Reports
Reports 139C 1 A report about an authority by a person authorised under section 139A(1) above may include recommendations about improvements which could be made by that authority in its…
Section 139D — Directions
Directions 139D 1 This section applies where— a a copy of a report has been sent to an authority under section 139C(2) above; b a copy of a report has been sent to the Secretary of State under…
Section 139E — Information about attainment of standards
Information about attainment of standards 139E 1 Where directions have been given to an authority under section 139D(3A) or (3B) above, the Secretary of State may require the authority to supply to…
Section 139F — Enforcement notices
Enforcement notices 139F 1 Where directions have been given to an authority under section 139D(3A) or (3B) above and the Secretary of State— a is not satisfied that the authority has attained the…
Section 139G — Enforcement determinations
Enforcement determinations 139G 1 Where, after the time specified in the notice under section 139F above has expired, the Secretary of State— a is not satisfied that the authority has attained the…
Section 139H — Enforcement determinations: supplementary
Enforcement determinations: supplementary 139H 1 The provisions included in a determination under section 139G above shall take effect from a date specified in the determination; and different dates…
Section 140 — Community charge benefit finance
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Section 140A — Subsidy
Subsidy 140A 1 For each year the Secretary of State shall pay a subsidy to each authority administering housing benefit or council tax benefit. 2 He shall pay— a rent rebate subsidy to each housing…
Section 140B — Calculation of amount of subsidy
Calculation of amount of subsidy 140B 1 The amount of subsidy to be paid to an authority shall be determined in accordance with an order made by the Secretary of State. 2 Subject as follows, the…
Section 140C — Payment of subsidy
Payment of subsidy 140C 1 Subsidy shall be paid by the Secretary of State in such instalments, at such times, in such manner and subject to such conditions as to claims, records, certificates, audit…
Section 140D — Rent rebate subsidy: accounting provisions
Rent rebate subsidy: accounting provisions 140D 1 Rent rebate subsidy is payable— a in the case of a local authority in England and Wales, for the credit of a revenue account of theirs other than…
Section 140E — Financing of joint arrangements
Financing of joint arrangements 140E 1 Where two or more authorities make arrangements for the discharge of any of their functions relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit— a by one…
Section 140EE — Financing of other expenditure
Financing of other expenditure 140EE 1 The Secretary of State may make to a local authority such payments as he thinks fit in respect of expenses incurred by the authority in connection with the…
Section 140F — No requirement for annual orders
No requirement for annual orders 140F 1 Any power under this Part to make provision by order for or in relation to a year does not require the making of a new order each year. 2 Any order made under…
Section 140G — Interpretation: Part VIII
Interpretation: Part VIII 140G In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires— “Housing Repairs Account” means an account kept under section 77 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;…
Section 141 — Annual reviews of contributions
Annual reviews of contributions 141 1 In each tax year the Treasury shall carry out a review of the general level of earnings in Great Britain taking into account changes in that level which have…
Section 142 — Orders under s.141—supplementary
Orders under s.141—supplementary 142 1 Where the Treasury lay before Parliament a draft of an order under section 141 above, they shall lay with it a copy of a report by the Government Actuary or the…
Section 143 — Power to alter contributions with a view to adjusting level of National Insurance Fund
Power to alter contributions with a view to adjusting level of National Insurance Fund 143 1 Without prejudice to section 141 above, the Treasury may at any time, if they think it expedient to do so…
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Section 144 — Orders under s. 143 ... —supplementary
Orders under s. 143 ... —supplementary 144 1 Where (in accordance with section 190 below) the Treasury lay before Parliament a draft of an order under section 143 ... above, they shall lay with it a…
Section 145 — Power to alter primary and secondary contributions
Power to alter primary and secondary contributions 145 1 For the purpose of adjusting amounts payable by way of primary Class 1 contributions, the Treasury may at any time make an order altering the…
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Section 147 — Orders under ss. 145 and 146—supplementary
Orders under ss. 145 and 146—supplementary 147 1 An order under section 145 ... above may make such amendments of any enactment as appear to the Treasury to be necessary or expedient in consequence…
Section 148 — Revaluation of earnings factors
Revaluation of earnings factors 148 1 This section shall have effect for the purpose of securing that earnings factors which are relevant— a to the calculation— i of the additional pension in the…