Family Allowances and National Insurance Act 1967

1 Increase of family allowances and related amendments.

(1) As regards allowances for periods after the 8th April 1968 the [1965 c. 53.] Family Allowances Act 1965 shall have effect—

(a) with the substitution of the words " fifteen shillings " for the words "eight shillings" and of the words " seventeen shillings " for the words " ten shillings " in section 1 (where the first amount mentioned gives the weekly rate of the allowance for the first child of a family other than the elder or eldest, and the second that of the allowance for any other such child); and

(b) with the substitution of the words " fifteen shillings " for the words " eight shillings " also in section 3(2) and paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule (where the amount mentioned gives the minimum weekly contribution required from a person towards the maintenance of a child not living with him, if the child is to be included in a family as being his issue or maintained by him).

(2) The rates of benefit provided by Schedule 3 to the [1965 c. 51.] National Insurance Act 1965, as amended by the [1967 c. 73.] National Insurance Act 1967, shall be modified as follows:—

(a) the rates specified in column 3 (increases for only, elder or eldest qualifying child), and the rates specified in column 2 in paragraphs 7 and 9 (weekly rate of guardian's allowance and of child's special allowance) shall each be increased by 3 s.;

(b) the rates specified in column 4 (increases for second qualifying child) shall each be decreased by 4s.;

(c) the rates specified in column 5 (increases for each additional qualifying child) shall each be decreased by 6s., except that those in paragraphs 4, 5 and 9 (widow's allowance, widowed mother's allowance, and child's special allowance) shall be decreased only by 4s.

Accordingly for the provisions of that Schedule as set out in Schedule 2 to the National Insurance Act 1967 there shall be substituted the provisions set out in Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act; and in the National Insurance Act 1967 section 1(1)(b) and Schedule 2 are hereby repealed.

(3) In the provisions of Schedule 3 to the [1965 c. 52.] National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965, as set out in Schedule 6 to the National Insurance Act 1967, there shall be made in paragraphs 7 and 11 the amendments provided for by Part I of Schedule 2 to this Act (being amendments modifying certain rates of benefit payable in respect of children).

(4) The provisions set out in Part II of Schedule 1 to this Act and those set out in Part II of Schedule 2 shall respectively be substituted—

(a) for those of section 41(4)(b) of the National Insurance Act 1965 (which are to the like effect as the substituted provisions, except that they do not make provision for a special rate of benefit in respect of a second child); and

(b) for those of paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 (which are also to the like effect as the substituted provisions, with the same exception).

(5) Section 114(2)(c) of the National Insurance Act 1965 and section 86(2)(c) of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 (under which references to a person having a family which includes a child or children or to a child of a person's family are in those Acts to be construed by reference to the operation of the [1965 c. 53.] Family Allowances Act 1965) shall have effect by reference to the operation of the Family Allowances Act 1965 as modified by subsection (1)(b) above.

(6) Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the commencement of subsections (2) to (5) above and with respect to the transitory matters dealt with in that Schedule.