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

Part II Contributory Benefits

Preliminary

20 Descriptions of contributory benefits

(1) Contributory benefits under this Part of this Act are of the following descriptions, namely—

(a) unemployment benefit (with increase for adult and, where the beneficiary is over pensionable age, child dependants);

(b) sickness benefit (with increase for adult and, where the beneficiary is over pensionable age, child dependants);

(c) invalidity benefit, comprising—

(i) invalidity pension under section 33, 40 or 41 below (with increase for adult and child dependants);

(ii) invalidity allowance;

(d) maternity allowance (with increase for adult dependants);

(e) widow’s benefit, comprising—

(i) widow’s payment;

(ii) widowed mother’s allowance (with increase for child dependants);

(iii) widow’s pension;

(f) retirement pensions of the following categories—

(i) Category A, payable to a person by virtue of his own contributions (with increase for adult and child dependants); and

(ii) Category B, payable to a woman by virtue of her husband’s contributions or payable to a man by virtue of his late wife’s contributions (with increase for child dependants);

(g) for existing beneficiaries only, child’s special allowance.

(2) In this Act—

• “long-term benefit” means—

  (a)

  an invalidity pension under section 33, 40 or 41 below;

  (b)

  a widowed mother’s allowance;

  (c)

  a widow’s pension; and

  (d)

  a Category A or Category B retirement pension; and

• “short-term benefit” means—

  (a)

  unemployment benefit;

  (b)

  sickness benefit; and

  (c)

  maternity allowance.

(3) The provisions of this Part of this Act are subject to the provisions of Part IV of the Pensions Order (contracting-out - reduced rates of benefit).