Social Security Benefits Act 1975

9 Increase of family allowances

(1) The [1965 c. 53.] Family Allowances Act 1965 shall be amended as follows—

(a) in section 1 (allowance to be at the rate of 90p a week in respect of the first child other than the elder or eldest and £1 a week in respect of each other such child) for the words from " an allowance " to the end there shall be substituted the words " an allowance in respect of each child in the family other than the elder or eldest at the rate of £1.50 a week ";

(b) in section 3(2) and paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule (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 issue or maintained by him) for the words " 90 new pence " there shall be substituted " £1.50 ".

(2) Section 99(8)(c) of the [1973 c. 38.] Social Security Act 1973 and section 86(2)(c) of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 (references in those Acts to a person having a family which includes a child or children or to a child of a person's family to be construed by reference to the operation of the Family Allowances Act 1965) shall have effect by reference to the operation of the [1965 c. 53.] Family Allowances Act 1965 as amended by this section.