Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 135 — The applicable amount.
The applicable amount. 135 1 The applicable amount, in relation to any income-related benefit, shall be such amount or the aggregate of such amounts as may be prescribed in relation to that benefit.…
Section 136 — Income and capital.
Income and capital. 136 1 Where a person claiming an income-related benefit is a member of a family, the income and capital of any member of that family shall, except in prescribed circumstances, be…
Section 136A — Effect of attaining qualifying age for state pension credit
Effect of attaining qualifying age for state pension credit 136A 1 Subsections (2) and (3) below apply in relation to housing benefit and council tax benefit in the case of any person who has…
Section 137 — Interpretation of Part VII and supplementary provisions.
Interpretation of Part VII and supplementary provisions. 137 1 In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “ billing authority ” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Local…
Section 138 — Payments out of the social fund.
Payments out of the social fund. 138 1 There may be made out of the social fund, in accordance with this Part of this Act— a payments of prescribed amounts, whether in respect of prescribed items or…
Section 139 — Awards by social fund officers.
Awards by social fund officers. 139 1 Whether a payment mentioned in section 138(1)(b) above is to be awarded, and how much it is to be, shall be determined by an appropriate officer, that is to say,…
Section 140 — Principles of determination.
Principles of determination. 140 1 In determining whether to make an award of a community care grant or a crisis loan to the applicant or the amount or value to be awarded an appropriate officer…
Section 140A — Entitlement
Entitlement 140A 1 A woman who satisfies prescribed conditions in relation to a pregnancy of hers is entitled to payment of a lump sum (to be known as “ health in pregnancy grant ”). 2 A woman is not…
Section 140B — Amount
Amount 140B 1 Health in pregnancy grant is to be of an amount prescribed by regulations made by the Treasury. 2 Different amounts may be prescribed in relation to different cases.
Section 141 — Child benefit.
Child benefit. 141 A person who is responsible for one or more children or qualifying young persons in any week shall be entitled, subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, to a benefit (to…
Section 142 — “Child” and “qualifying young person”
“Child” and “qualifying young person” 142 1 For the purposes of this Part of this Act a person is a child if he has not attained the age of 16. 2 In this Part of this Act “ qualifying young person ”…
Section 143 — Meaning of “person responsible for child or qualifying young person ".
Meaning of “person responsible for child or qualifying young person ". 143 1 For the purposes of this Part of this Act a person shall be treated as responsible for a child or qualifying young person…
Section 144 — Exclusions and priority.
Exclusions and priority. 144 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Schedule 9 to this Act shall have effect for excluding entitlement to child benefit .... 3 Where,…
Section 145 — Rate of child benefit.
Rate of child benefit. 145 1 Child benefit shall be payable at such weekly rate as may be prescribed. 2 Different rates may be prescribed in relation to different cases, whether by reference to the…
Section 145A — Entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person
Entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person 145A 1 If a child or qualifying young person dies and a person is entitled to child benefit in respect of him for the week in which his…
Section 146 — Presence in Great Britain
Presence in Great Britain 146 1 No child benefit shall be payable in respect of a child or qualifying young person for a week unless he is in Great Britain in that week. 2 No person shall be entitled…
Section 146A — Persons subject to immigration control
Persons subject to immigration control 146A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 147 — Interpretation of Part IX and supplementary provisions.
Interpretation of Part IX and supplementary provisions. 147 1 In this Part of this Act— “ prescribed ” means prescribed by regulations; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…
Section 148 — Entitlement of pensioners to Christmas bonus.
Entitlement of pensioners to Christmas bonus. 148 1 Any person who in any year— a is present or ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom , an EEA state or Switzerland at any time during the relevant…
Section 149 — Provisions supplementary to section 148.
Provisions supplementary to section 148. 149 1 For the purposes of section 148 above the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Gibraltar shall be treated as though they were part of the United…
Section 150 — Interpretation of Part X.
Interpretation of Part X. 150 1 In this Part of this Act “ qualifying benefit ” means— a a retirement pension; b long-term incapacity benefit; ba a qualifying employment and support allowance; bb…
Section 151 — Employer’s liability.
Employer’s liability. 151 1 Where an employee has a day of incapacity for work in relation to his contract of service with an employer, that employer shall, if the conditions set out in sections 153…
Section 152 — Period of incapacity for work.
Period of incapacity for work. 152 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 In this Part of this Act “ period of incapacity for work ” means a period of one day which is,…
Section 153 — Period of entitlement.
Period of entitlement. 153 1 The first condition is that the day in question falls within a period which is, as between the employee and his employer, a period of entitlement. 2 For the purposes of…
Section 154 — Qualifying days.
Qualifying days. 154 1 The second condition is that the day in question is a qualifying day. 2 The days which are for the purposes of this Part of this Act to be qualifying days as between an…
Section 155 — Limitations on entitlement.
Limitations on entitlement. 155 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 An employee shall not be entitled, as against any one employer, to an aggregate amount of statutory…
Section 156 — Notification of incapacity for work.
Notification of incapacity for work. 156 1 Regulations shall prescribe the manner in which, and the time within which, notice of any day of incapacity for work is to be given by or on behalf of an…
Section 157 — Rates of payment.
Rates of payment. 157 1 The weekly rate of statutory sick pay that an employer must pay to an employee is the lower of— a £123.25 , and b 80% of the employee’s normal weekly earnings. 2 The Secretary…
Section 158 — Recovery by employers of amounts paid by way of statutory sick pay.
Recovery by employers of amounts paid by way of statutory sick pay. 158 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 159 — Power to substitute provisions for s. 158(2).
Power to substitute provisions for s. 158(2). 159 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 159A — Power to provide for recovery by employers of sums paid by way of statutory sick pay.
Power to provide for recovery by employers of sums paid by way of statutory sick pay. 159A 1 The Secretary of State may by order provide for the recovery by employers, in accordance with the order,…
Section 159B — Funding of employers' statutory sick pay liabilities in relation to coronavirus
Funding of employers' statutory sick pay liabilities in relation to coronavirus 159B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 160 — Relationship with benefits and other payments, etc.
Relationship with benefits and other payments, etc. 160 Schedule 12 to this Act has effect with respect to the relationship between statutory sick pay and certain benefits and payments.
Section 161 — Crown employment - Part XI.
Crown employment - Part XI. 161 1 Subject to subsection (2) below, the provisions of this Part of this Act apply in relation to persons employed by or under the Crown as they apply in relation to…
Section 162 — Special classes of persons.
Special classes of persons. 162 1 The Secretary of State may with the concurrence of the Treasury make regulations modifying this Part of this Act in such manner as he thinks proper in their…
Section 163 — Interpretation of Part XI and supplementary provisions.
Interpretation of Part XI and supplementary provisions. 163 1 In this Part of this Act— “ contract of service ” (except in paragraph (a) of the definition below of “ employee ”) includes any…
Section 164 — Statutory maternity pay - entitlement and liability to pay.
Statutory maternity pay - entitlement and liability to pay. 164 1 Where a woman who is or has been an employee satisfies the conditions set out in this section, she shall be entitled, in accordance…
Section 165 — The maternity pay period.
The maternity pay period. 165 1 Statutory maternity pay shall be payable, subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, in respect of each week during a prescribed period (“ the maternity pay…
Section 166 — Rate of statutory maternity pay
Rate of statutory maternity pay 166 1 Statutory maternity pay shall be payable to a woman— a at the earnings-related rate, in respect of the first 6 weeks in respect of which it is payable; and b at…
Section 167 — Funding of employers’ liabilities in respect of statutory maternity pay
Funding of employers’ liabilities in respect of statutory maternity pay 167 1 Regulations shall make provision for the payment by employers of statutory maternity pay to be funded by the…
Section 168 — Relationship with benefits and other payments etc.
Relationship with benefits and other payments etc. 168 Schedule 13 to this Act has effect with respect to the relationship between statutory maternity pay and certain benefits and payments.
Section 169 — Crown employment - Part XII.
Crown employment - Part XII. 169 The provisions of this Part of this Act apply in relation to women employed by or under the Crown as they apply in relation to women employed otherwise than by or…
Section 170 — Special classes of persons.
Special classes of persons. 170 1 The Secretary of State may with the concurrence of the Treasury make regulations modifying this Part of this Act in such manner as he thinks proper in their…
Section 171 — Interpretation of Part XII and supplementary provisions.
Interpretation of Part XII and supplementary provisions. 171 1 In this Part of this Act— “ confinement ” means— labour resulting in the issue of a living child, or labour after 24 weeks of pregnancy…
Section 171ZZ1 — Relationship with contractual remuneration
Relationship with contractual remuneration 171ZZ1 1 Subject to subsections (2) and (3), any entitlement to statutory shared parental pay is not to affect any right of a person in relation to…
Section 171ZZ2 — Crown employment
Crown employment 171ZZ2 The provisions of this Part apply in relation to persons employed by or under the Crown as they apply in relation to persons employed otherwise than by or under the Crown.
Section 171ZZ3 — Special classes of person
Special classes of person 171ZZ3 1 The Secretary of State may with the concurrence of the Treasury make regulations modifying any provision of this Part in such manner as the Secretary of State…
Section 171ZZ4 — Part 12ZC: supplementary
Part 12ZC: supplementary 171ZZ4 1 In this Part— “ adoption pay period ” has the meaning given in section 171ZN(2); “ employer ”, in relation to a person who is an employee, means a person who— under…
Section 171ZZ5 — Power to apply Part 12ZC
Power to apply Part 12ZC 171ZZ5 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for this Part to have effect in relation to cases which involve adoption, but not the placement of a child for…
Section 171ZZ6 — Entitlement
Entitlement 171ZZ6 1 A person who satisfies the conditions in subsection (2) is entitled in accordance with the following provisions of this Part to payments to be known as “ statutory parental…