Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)

Part IV N.I. Increases for dependants

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. IV (ss. 80-93): power to apply conferred (1.7.1992) by Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8), ss. 161, 168(4), Sch. 6 para. 1(3)(a).

Adult dependants N.I.

F1 82 Short-term benefit: increase for adult dependants. N.I.

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 82 repealed (with effect from 14.8.2010) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), ss. 14(1)(a), 36(1)(d)(p), Sch. 4 Pt. 2 (with ss. 14(2), 34(2)(a))

F2 83 Pension increase (wife). N.I.

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Textual Amendments

F2 S. 83 repealed (6.4.2010 with savings until 6.4.2020) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1), s. 4(1)(a), Sch. 6 Pt. 2 (with s. 4(5)-(8))

F3 84 Pension increase (husband). N.I.

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Textual Amendments

F3 S. 84 repealed (6.4.2010 with savings until 6.4.2020) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1), s. 4(1)(b), Sch. 6 Pt. 2 (with s. 4(5)-(8))

F4 85 Pension increase (person with care of children or qualifying young persons). N.I.

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Textual Amendments

F4 S. 85 repealed (6.4.2010 with savings until 6.4.2020) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1), s. 4(1)(c), Sch. 6 Pt. 2 (with s. 4(5)-(8))

F5 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.I.

Textual Amendments

F5 S. 86 repealed (13.4.1995) by S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12), art. 13(1)(2), Sch. 1, Pt. I para. 23, Sch. 2 (with art. 15(1)); S.R. 1994/450, art. 2, Sch. Pt. IV

[F6 86A Incapacity benefit: increase for adult dependants. N.I.

(1) The weekly rates of short-term and long-term incapacity benefit shall, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, be increased for adult dependants by the appropriate amount specified in relation to benefit of that description in Schedule 4, Part IV, column (3).

(2) Regulations may provide that where the person in respect of whom an increase of benefit is claimed has earnings in excess of such amount as may be prescribed there shall be no increase of benefit under this section.]

Textual Amendments

F6 S. 86A inserted (21.11.1994 for the purpose of making regulations and 13.4.1995 otherwise) by S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12), art. 4(4) (with art. 15(1)); S.R. 1994/450, art. 2, Sch. Pt. II

87 Rate of increase where associated retirement pension is attributable to reduced contributions. N.I.

(1) Where a person—

[F7 (a) is entitled to short-term incapacity benefit under section 30A(2)(b) above; and]

(b) would have been entitled only by virtue of section 60(1) above to the retirement pension by reference to which the rate of that benefit F8 . . . is determined,

[F9 the amount of any increase of the benefit attributable to sections 82 to 86A above shall be determined in accordance with regulations under this section.]

(2) The regulations shall not provide for any such increase in a case where the retirement pension by reference to which the rate of the said benefit F8 . . . is determined—

(a) would have been payable only by virtue of section 60 above; and

(b) would, in consequence of a failure to satisfy a contribution condition, have contained no basic pension.

Textual Amendments

F7 S. 87(1)(a) substituted (7.10.1996) by S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15), art. 40(1), Sch. 2 para. 9; S.R. 1996/401, art. 2

F8 Words in s. 87(1)(b)(2) repealed (13.4.1995) by S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12), art. 13(1)(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 24(4), Sch. 2 (with art. 15(1)); S.R. 1994/450, art. 2, Sch. Pt. IV

F9 Words following s. 87(1)(b) substituted (13.4.1995) by S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12), art. 13(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 24(3) (with art. 15(1)); S.R. 1994/450, art. 2, Sch. Pt. IV

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 87 modified (13.4.1995) by S.R. 1994/485, regs. 1, 13

[F10 88 Increases to be in respect of only one adult dependant. N.I.

A person shall not [F11 by virtue of section 86A] above be entitled for the same period to an increase of benefit in respect of more than one person.]

Textual Amendments

F10 S. 88 substituted (13.4.1995) by S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12), art. 13(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 25 (with art. 15(1)); S.R. 1994/450, art. 2, Sch. Pt. IV

F11 Words in s. 88 substituted (6.4.2010 with savings until 6.4.2020) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1), s. 4(4), Sch. 1 para. 14 (with s. 4(5)-(8))