Independent report

Report to Parliament on the 2015 re-rating and up-rating orders

The Government Actuary’s annual report on the impact on the Great Britain National Insurance Fund of the year’s orders for benefit and contribution-related uprating.

From:
Government Actuary's Department
Published
19 January 2015

Documents

Report by the Government Actuary on: The draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2015; The Welfare Benefits Up-rating Order 2015; and The draft Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Funds Payments) Order 2015

Ref: ISBN 9781474113700, 12011511 01/15

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Details

This report has been prepared under sections 142(1), 150(8) and 150A(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (SSAA 92) and section 1(4) of the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013. It considers the potential effect on the NIF of:

  • the draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2015 (the Up-rating Order)
  • the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Funds Payments) Order 2015 (the Re-rating and National Insurance Funds Payments Order)
  • the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Order 2015.

This report also includes the potential effect on the Fund of:

  • the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Limits and Thresholds) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (the Limits and Thresholds Regulations) and

  • the proposed changes in the National Insurance Contributions Bill currently before the UK Parliament,

together with the effect of the introduction of Class 3A voluntary contributions under the Social Security Class 3A Contributions (Units of Additional Pension) Regulations 2014.

Published 19 January 2015

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