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).

Miscellaneous N.I.

93 Dependency increases on termination of employment after period of entitlement to disability working allowance. N.I.

Where—

(a) a person becomes entitled to an invalidity pension or a severe disablement allowance by virtue of section 33(7), 42 or 68(10) above; and

(b) when he was last entitled to that pension or allowance, it was increased in respect of a dependant by virtue of—

(i) regulation 8(6) of the M1 Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977;

(ii) regulation 3 of the M2 Social Security Benefit (Dependency) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984;

(iii) regulation 2 of the M3 Social Security (Savings for Existing Beneficiaries) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984; or

(iv) regulation 4 of the M4 Social Security Benefit (Dependency and Computation of Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989,

for the purpose of determining whether his pension or allowance should be increased by virtue of that regulation for any period beginning with the day on which he again becomes entitled to his pension or allowance, the increase in respect of that dependant shall be treated as having been payable to him on each day between the last day on which his pension or allowance was previously payable and the day on which he again becomes entitled to it.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.R. (N.I.) 1977 No. 74.

M2 S.R. (N.I.) 1984 No. 373.

M3 S.R. (N.I.) 1984 No. 381.

M4 S.R. (N.I.) 1989 No. 381.