Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Act 2021
Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Act 2021
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Overview of the Act
Reproduced verbatim from the Explanatory Notes published with the Act on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Explanatory Notes are prepared by the responsible government department and are not part of the Act.
The Act has two sections: Section 1 provides for a review of the state pension and certain other benefits by reference to inflation and for the up-rating of the state pension and those other benefits by at least inflation or 2.5%, whichever is higher. This will apply only for the tax year 2022-23. Section 2 contains the technical provisions in the Act which cover the short title, extent and commencement.
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2021 c. 32
Royal Assent: 2021-11-17
Last ingested: 2026-06-12 from legislation.gov.uk. Acts commence section by section — check the official text for commencement orders.