Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

[F1 PART V N.I. RATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 4 sums amended and confirmed (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2)(3)(a), 7 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/40), 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, 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			182∙00
								90		163∙80
								80		145∙60
								70		127∙40
								60		109∙20
								50			91∙00
								40			72∙80
								30			54∙60
								20			36∙40
2.	Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.		(a)			except in cases of exceptionally severe
						disablement										£72∙80
			(b)			in any case of exceptionally severe
						disablement									£145∙60
3.	Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).		£72∙80
4.	Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.
			£182∙00
5.	Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.		£112∙55
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										£23∙30
			(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										£23∙30
			(c)			if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was
						under the age of 45										£14∙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										£14∙90
			(e)			in any other case											£7∙45
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.		£67∙25
9.	Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.		£12,080∙00
10.	Widow’s pension (weekly rates).		(b)			higher permanent rate										£134∙25
			(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).		£134∙25
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.]