This provision allows the Minister to implement temporary regulations that can increase or adjust various benefit rates, with the explicit exception of child benefit and working family payment. Such regulatory authority is designed to provide flexibility in response to changing circumstances.

Importantly, any adjustments made under this subsection must ensure that the resultant benefit rates cannot fall below the amounts that were in effect prior to the introduction of these regulations. This safeguard prevents any potential reductions in financial support for beneficiaries at the onset of the regulatory changes.