These Regulations make provisions necessary to give full effect to the 2024 Up-rating and are consequential on the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (the “Up-rating Order”). These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5, to the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
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