The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act

3.—(1) The sums specified in paragraph (2) shall be increased from and including the respective dates specified in Article 6 so that Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act (rates of benefit, etc.), except paragraph 5 of Part III of that Schedule (guardian’s allowance), has effect as set out in Schedule 1.

(2) The sums mentioned in paragraph (1) are the sums specified in Parts I, III, IV and V of Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act except, in –

(a) Part I, the sum specified for child’s special allowance;

(b) Part III, the sum specified for –

(i) guardian’s allowance, and

(ii) age addition to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79 of that Act;

(c) Part IV, the sums specified in column (2) (increase for qualifying child); and

(d) Part V, the sums specified for the increase in disablement pension for dependent children, widow’s pension (initial rate) and death benefit allowance in respect of children.