Further information
- Rates of benefits
- Social security leaflets
- Technical guides
- The Acts, Regulations and the ‘Blue Volumes’
- Abbreviations key for legislation
- Useful addresses
Rates of benefits
Rates of benefits are published each year in the Social Security Benefits Uprating Order, which is debated by Parliament, usually towards the end of the year. Benefits are usually uprated from April, at the beginning of the financial year. Details of social security benefit rates are available in Social Security Benefit Rates (BRA5DWP).
Social security leaflets
You can get copies of the leaflets from
| your Jobcentre Plus or social security for your nearest office look for ‘Jobcentre Plus’ or ‘social security’ in the business numbers section of the phone book | for social security office leaflets and most others |
| Post offices, Jobcentres or Jobcentre Plus offices | for the main leaflets |
| Your local council | for leaflets on Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit |
- You can get more information from the DWP website.
- To contact us by email see the Contact Us section.
Community advisers who belong to an organisation that gives benefits information to the public can join the DWP Publicity Register, which gives advisers access to information from the Department for Work and Pensions and its agencies. To join call 0845 602 4444 (9am – 6pm, Monday to Friday).
Or fax us on 0870 241 2634. Calls are charged at local rate.
Technical guides
Technical guides, such as this one, give detailed information on particular benefits or benefit areas. They are intended for professional and voluntary advisers and for members of the public who want to know more about benefit procedures.
- HB5 ‘A guide to non-contributory benefits for disabled people and their carers’
- IS20 ‘A guide to Income Support’
- NI17A ‘A guide to Maternity Benefits’
- NP45 ‘A guide to Bereavement Benefits’
- RR2 ‘A guide to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit’
- SB16 ‘A guide to the Social Fund’
You can get copies of these from any Jobcentre Plus or social security office.
The Acts, Regulations and the ‘Blue Volumes’
The Acts and Regulations which set down the rules explained in this guide are included in a series of loose-leaf books, The Law relating to Social Security (also known as the Blue Volumes) which are published by the Stationery Office. The relevant Acts and Regulations are indexed and kept up to date by regular supplements. You can consult a copy at your Jobcentre Plus or social security office, and many libraries also have a copy. Copies can also be bought from the Stationery Office.
This technical guide is only a guide to Industrial Injuries Benefits. It has no status in law, but it refers you to the Acts and Regulations which cover particular rules. The Regulations may be changed or added to from time to time by Amendment Regulations. Also, each year a set of Uprating Regulations is published changing the benefit rates.
The main Acts and Regulations which govern Industrial Injuries Benefits are currently:
- Social Security Act 1998
- Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
- Social Security Administration Act 1992
- Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987
Abbreviations key for legislation
| PB&MDB Scheme 1983 | Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme 1983 |
| SS Act 1998 | Social Security Act 1998 |
| SS Contributions Regs 1979 | Social Security Contributions Regulations 1979 |
| SSB (PA) Regs 1975 | Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975 |
| SS (C&P) Regs 1987 | Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 |
| SS (II) (PD) Regs 1985 | Social Security (Industrial Injuries) Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985 |
| SS&CS (D&A) Regs 1999 | Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 |
| SS (WB and RP) Regs 1979 | Social Security (Widow’s Benefit & Retirement Pension) Regulations 1979 |
| SS (Hospital In-patients) Regs 1975 | Social Security (Hospital In-patients) Regulations 1975 |
| SS Administration Act 1992 | Social Security Administration Act 1992 |
| SSP (HR) Regs 1994 | Social Security Pensions (Home Responsibilities) Regulations 1994 |
| SS (Overlapping Benefits) Regs 1979 | Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979 |
| SS (II) (Regular Employment) Regs 1990 | Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Regular Employment) Regulations 1990 |
| WC(S) Scheme 1982 | Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Scheme 1982 |
| SS C&B Act 1992 | Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 |
| SS (Gen Ben) Regs 1982 | Social Security (General Benefits) Regulations 1982 |
Useful addresses
Attendance Allowance/Disability Living Allowance
Disability Benefits Unit
Warbreck House
Warbreck Hill Road
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY2 0UZ
Compensation Recovery
Compensation Recovery Unit
Durham House
Washington
Tyne and Wear
NE38 7SF
HM Revenue & Customs
HM Revenue & Customs
Contracted-out Employments Group
Longbenton
Newcastle
NE98 1YX
Pneumoconiosis etc (Worker’s Compensation) Act 1979 Section
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Unit
Phoenix House
Stephen Street
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 1ZA
Freephone: 0800 279 2322
Disablement Services Authority
For information about artificial limbs and wheelchairs contact the
Disablement Services Authority:
Government Buildings
Warbreck Hill Road
Blackpool
FY2 0YF
Industrial Death Benefit
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Unit
Phoenix House
Stephen Street
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 1ZA
Phone: 01229 842841
Pneumoconiosis and Workmen’s Compensation Section
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Unit
Phoenix House
Stephen Street
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 1ZA
Phone: 01229 842841
Carer’s Allowance Unit
DWP
Palatine House
Lancaster Road
Preston
PR1 1NS
Motability
Warwick House
Roydon Road
Harlow
Essex
CM19 5PX
International Pensions Centre 3 (IPC3)
General II enquiries
IPC (II)
Room TC013
Tyneview Park
Whitley Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE98 1BA
Contributions Enquiries
Inland Revenue
International Services
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE98 1ZZ
Service Personnel and Veterans Agency
Service Personnel and Veterans Agency
Tomlinson House
Norcross
Thornton-Cleveleys
Lancashire
FY5 3WP