2007 No. 156

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made

Coming into operation

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921 and now vested in it2.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 11th April 2007.

Increase in earnings limits in respect of dependent children and qualifying young persons2

In paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992—

a

in paragraph (a) for “£175” substitute “£180”; and

b

in paragraph (b) for “£23” and “£175” substitute “£24” and “£180” respectively.

Revocation3

The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 20063 is revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 9th March 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Where a disablement pension with unemployability supplement is increased in respect of one or more children or qualifying young persons and the beneficiary is one of two persons who are spouses or civil partners residing together or who are living together as husband and wife or civil partners, paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 provides that the increase shall not be payable in respect of the first child or qualifying young person if the other person’s earnings are £175 a week or more and in respect of further children or qualifying young persons for each complete £23 by which the earnings exceed £175. This Order increases the amounts of £175 and £23 to £180 and £24 respectively.

Article 3 revokes the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006.