Social Security Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2025. 2 Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), this Order comes into force on 1 April 2025 . 3 Articles 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 come into force on 7 April 2025. 4 Article 5 comes into force on 10 April 2025. 5 In this Order “ the 1992 Act ” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 . Rate of attendance allowance and date on which changes take effect 2 1 In the table in Part III (non-contributory periodical benefits) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act — a in paragraph (a) of entry 1 (higher weekly rate of attendance allowance), for “£108.55” substitute “£110.40” , b in paragraph (b) of entry 1 (lower weekly rate of attendance allowance), for “£72.65” substitute “£73.90” . 2 The increases made by paragraph (1) take effect on 7 April 2025. Rate of severe disablement allowance and age related addition and date on which changes take effect 3 1 In the table in Part III (non-contributory periodical benefits) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act — a in entry 2 (weekly rate of severe disablement allowance), for “£98.40” substitute “£100.05” , b in entry 3— i in paragraph (a) (higher weekly rate of the age related addition), for “£14.70” substitute “£14.95” , ii in paragraph (b) (middle weekly rate of the age related addition), for “£8.15” substitute “£8.30” , iii in paragraph (c) (lower weekly rate of the age related addition), for “£8.15” substitute “£8.30.” . 2 The increases made by paragraph (1) take effect on 7 April 2025. Rate of carer’s allowance and date on which changes take effect 4 1 In entry 4 (weekly rate of carer’s allowance) of the table in Part III (non-contributory periodical benefits) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act for “£81.90” substitute “£83.30” . 2 The increase made by paragraph (1) takes effect on 7 April 2025, subject to paragraph (3). 3 Where arrangements have been made by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers for carer’s allowance to be paid on a Wednesday, the increase takes effect on 9 April 2025. Rate for adult dependants payable with severe disablement allowance and date on which changes take effect 5 1 In entry 8 (severe disablement allowance) of the table in Part IV (increases for dependants) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act for “48.40” substitute “49.20” . 2 The increase made by paragraph (1) takes effect on 10 April 2025. Rates of industrial injuries benefit and date on which changes take effect 6 1 The sums specified in Part V (rates of industrial injuries benefit) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act are amended so that Part V has effect as set out in the schedule of this Order. 2 The increases made by paragraph (1) take effect on 7 April 2025 except those set out in the following entries in the schedule which take effect on 9 April 2025— a entry 1 (the weekly rates of disablement pension), b entry 4 (the maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents under section 107(1) of the 1992 Act), c entries 7, 8 and 12 (increases in disablement pension and industrial death benefit in respect of dependants), d entry 9 (the maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9(2) of schedule 7 of the 1992 Act), e entries 10 and 11 (the weekly rates of industrial death benefit by way of widow’s and widower’s pension). Rate of disability living allowance 7 In regulation 4 (rate of benefit) of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 — a in paragraph (1)— i in sub-paragraph (a), for “£108.55” substitute “£110.40” , ii in sub-paragraph (b), for “£72.65” substitute “£73.90” , iii in sub-paragraph (c), for “£28.70” substitute “£29.20” , b in paragraph (2)— i in sub-paragraph (a) for “£75.75” substitute “£77.05” , ii in sub-paragraph (b), for “£28.70” substitute “£29.20” . Rate of personal independence payment 8 In regulation 24 (rate of personal independence payment) of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013 — a in paragraph (1)— i in sub-paragraph (a), for “£72.65” substitute “£73.90” , ii in sub-paragraph (b), for “£108.55” substitute “£110.40” , b in paragraph (2)— i in sub-paragraph (a), for “£28.70” substitute “£29.20” , ii in sub-paragraph (b), for “£75.75” substitute “£77.05” . SHIRLEY-ANNE SOMERVILLE A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 27th March 2025