The Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2021
This Order provides for an increase in the various rates of carer’s allowance, attendance allowance, disability living allowance, industrial injuries disablement benefit, industrial death benefit, severe disablement allowance, and personal independence payment. The Order comes into force on 1 April 2021. Article 2 comes into force on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for a particular beneficiary on or after 1 April 2021. Articles 3, 4, 5, 6(1)(b), 7, 8 and 9 come into force on 12 April 2021. Articles 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 set out the dates on which the increases take effect.