Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

Parts II to V.

SCHEDULE 4 N.I. Rates of Benefits, etc.

[F1 PART I N.I. CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 4 sums amended and confirmed (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2), 6 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/124), arts. 1(1)(b), 3, Sch. 1, so that Sch. 4 (except Pt. III para. 5) has effect as set out in Sch. 1 to that Rule

Description of benefit		Weekly rate
2.	Short-term incapacity benefit.	(a) lower rate	£79∙45
		(b) higher rate	£94∙05.
2A.	Long-term incapacity benefit.	£105∙35.
[F2 5.	Category B retirement pension where section 48A(4) or 48AA(4) applies.	£71∙50]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sum in Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 5 amended (11.4.2016) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/92), arts. 1(b), 3(a), Sch.

PART II N.I. BEREAVEMENT PAYMENT

Bereavement payment.

£2,000∙00

PART III N.I. NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefit			Weekly rate
1.	Attendance allowance.		(a) higher rate	£82∙30
			(b) lower rate	£55∙10
			(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).
2.		Severe disablement allowance.	£74∙65.
3.		Age related addition.	(a) higher rate	£11∙15
			(b) middle rate	£6∙20
			(c) lower rate	£6∙20
			(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).
4.		Carer’s allowance.	£62∙10.
5.		Guardian's allowance.	[F3 £16.55 ]
6.		F4 . . .
[F5 7.		Category D retirement pension.	£71∙50]
8.		Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79).	£0∙25.

Textual Amendments

F3 Sum in Sch. 4 Pt. 3 para. 5 substituted (6.4.2015) by The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/440), arts. 1, 2

F4 Sch. 4 Pt. 3 para. 6 omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 12 para. 68(a)

F5 Sum in Sch. 4 Pt. 3 para. 7 amended (11.4.2016) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/92), arts. 1(b), 3(b), Sch.

PART IV N.I. INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

Benefit to which increase applies				Increase for qualifying child	Increase for adult dependant
			(1)	(2)	(3)
				£	£
1A.	Short-term incapacity benefit—
	(a)	where the beneficiary is under pensionable age;		11∙35	47∙65
	(b)	where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.		11∙35	58∙90
2.	Long-term incapacity benefit.			11∙35	61∙20
4.	Widowed mother’s allowance.			11∙35	—
4A.	Widowed parent’s allowance.			11∙35	—
5.	Category A or B retirement pension.			11∙35	65∙70
6.	Category C retirement pension.			11∙35	39∙30
8.	Severe disablement allowance.			11∙35	36∙75
9.	Carer’s allowance.			11∙35	36∙55

PART V N.I. RATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

Description of benefit, etc.			Rate
1.		Disablement pension (weekly rates).	For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts [F6 in column (2) of that Table.]
									TABLE
				Degree of disablement										Amount
								(1)				(2)								F7 ...
					Per cent.								£								F7 ...
							100			168∙00									F7 ...
								90		151∙20									F7 ...
								80		134∙40									F7 ...
								70		117∙60									F7 ...
								60		100∙80									F7 ...
								50			84∙00								F7 ...
								40			67∙20								F7 ...
								30			50∙40								F7 ...
								20			33∙60								F7 ...
2.	Maximum increase of weekly rate of		(a)			except in cases of exceptionally severe
	disablement pension where constant					disablement												£67∙20
	attendance needed.		(b)			in any case of exceptionally severe
						disablement											£134∙40
3.	Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).		£67∙20
4.	Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.		(a)			F8 ...											£168∙00
			(b)			F9 ...
5.	Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.		£103∙85
6.	Increase under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of		(a)			if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell
	unemployability supplement.					before 5th July 1948												£21∙50
			(b)			if head (a) above does not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 40 and he had not attained pensionable age before
						6th April 1979												£21∙50
			(c)			if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was
						under the age of 45												£13∙90
			(d)			if heads (a), (b) and (c) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 50 and had not attained pensionable age before
						6th April 1979												£13∙90
			(e)			in any other case													£6∙95
7.	Increase under paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.		£11∙35
8.	Increase under paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.		£62∙10
9.	Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.		£11,150∙00
[F10 10.	Widow’s pension (weekly rates).		(b)			higher permanent rate												£119∙30
			(c)			lower permanent rate										30 per cent.
						of the first sum specified in section 44(4) (Category A basic retirement pension)
			(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 7)]
[F10 11.	Widower’s pension (weekly rate).		£119∙30]
12.	Weekly rate of allowance in respect		In respect of each child or qualifying young
	of children and qualifying young persons under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7.		person															£11∙35.]

Textual Amendments

F6 Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 5 substituted (31.10.2016) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), arts. 2(2), 71(2)(a); S.R. 2016/234, art. 3(2)(b)

F7 Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 5 repealed (31.10.2016) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), arts. 2(2), 71(2)(b); S.R. 2016/234, art. 3(2)(b)

F8 Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 5 repealed (31.10.2016) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), arts. 2(2), 71(3)(a); S.R. 2016/234, art. 3(2)(b)

F9 Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 5 repealed (31.10.2016) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), arts. 2(2), 71(3)(b); S.R. 2016/234, art. 3(2)(b)

F10 Sums in Sch. 4 Pt. 5 amended (6.4.2016) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/92), arts. 1(a), 3(c), Sch.