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 Sums in Sch. 4 (except Sch. 4 Pt. 3 para. 5) substituted and confirmed (1.4.2024 for specified purposes) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/73), arts. 1(1)(b), 3(1), Sch. 1

Description of benefit		Weekly rate
2.	Short-term incapacity benefit.	(a) lower rate	£104.85
		(b) higher rate	£124.00
2A.	Long-term incapacity benefit.		£138.90
5.	Category B retirement pension where section 48A(4) or 48AA(4) applies.		£101.55

PART II N.I. BEREAVEMENT PAYMENT

F2 . . .

F2 . . .

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 4 Pt. 2 omitted (6.4.2017) by virtue of Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(1), Sch. 16 para. 19; S.R. 2017/44, art. 2(2) (with arts. 3, 4)

PART III N.I. NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefit			Weekly rate
1.	Attendance allowance.		(a) higher rate	£108.55
			(b) lower rate	£72.65
			(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).
2.		Severe disablement allowance.		£98.40
3.		Age related addition.	(a) higher rate	£14.70
			(b) middle rate	£8.15
			(c) lower rate	£8.15
			(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).
4.		Carer’s allowance.		£81.90
5.		Guardian's allowance		[F3 £20.40]
7.		Category D retirement pension.		£101.55
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 (10.4.2023) by The Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/237), regs. 1(3), 7

PART IV N.I. INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

Benefit to which increase applies				Increase for adult dependant
			(1)	(3)
				£
1A.	Short-term incapacity benefit—
	(a)	where the beneficiary is under pensionable age;		62.85
	(b)	where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.		77.70
2.	Long-term incapacity benefit.			80.70
8.	Severe disablement allowance.			48.40

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 in column (2) of that Table.
					TABLE
				Degree of disablement						Amount
							(1)					(2)
					Per cent.								£
					100					221.25
							90			199.35
							80			177.20
							70			155.05
							60			132.90
							50			110.75
							40				88.60
							30				66.45
							20				44.30
2.	Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.		(a)						except in cases of exceptionally severe Disablement							£88.70
			(b)						in any case of exceptionally severe Disablement							£177.40
3.	Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).														£88.70
4.	Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.														£221.50
5.	Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.														£137.00
6.	Increase under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of unemployability supplement.		(a)						if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell before 5th July 1948						£28.40
				(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					£28.40
				(c)						if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45					£18.20
				(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					£18.20
				(e)						in any other case					£9.10
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.														£81.90
9.	Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.														£14,700.00
10.	Widow’s pension (weekly rates).		(b)			higher permanent rate									£169.50
			(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.
11.	Widower’s pension (weekly rate).														£169.50
12.	Weekly rate of allowance in respect of children and qualifying young persons under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7.		In respect of each child or qualifying young person												£11.35]