43.—(1) The following benefits, pensions and allowances are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 4(1)(b) of Schedule 1—
(a)under the Contributions and Benefits Act—
(i)bereavement allowance,
(ii)category A retirement pension,
(iii)category B retirement pension,
(iv)category C and category D retirement pension,
(v)incapacity benefit,
(vi)carer’s allowance,
(vii)maternity allowance,
(viii)severe disablement allowance,
(ix)industrial injuries benefit,
(x)widowed mother’s allowance,
(xi)widowed parent’s allowance, and
(xii)widow’s pension;
(b)contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(1);
(c)a social security benefit paid by a country other than the United Kingdom;
(d)a training allowance (other than in respect of a relevant training scheme);
(e)a war disablement pension within the meaning of section 146(2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act(2) or a pension which is analogous to such a pension paid by the government of a country outside the United Kingdom;
(f)a war widow’s pension within the meaning of that section, or a war widower’s pension or surviving civil partner’s war pension;
(g)a payment under a scheme mentioned in section 1(2) of the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004(3); and
(h)contributory employment and support allowance.
(2) The following benefits are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 4(1)(c) of Schedule 1—
(a)income support;
(b)income-based jobseeker’s allowance;
(c)income-related employment and support allowance; and
(d)state pension credit.
(3) Where the conditions referred to in paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 1 are satisfied the flat rate of maintenance payable is half the flat rate that would otherwise apply.
(4) In paragraph (1)(d) “training allowance” means a payment under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950(4) which is paid to a person for that person’s maintenance while undergoing training.
The definition of “war disablement pension” was amended by paragraph 201(3) of Schedule 6 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 and the definition of “war widow’s pension” was amended by paragraph 201(4) of Schedule 6 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 and paragraph 102(2) of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004
1950 c. 29 (N.I.); section 1 was amended by Article 3 of the Employment and Training (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1087 (N.I. 10)) and Article 5 of the Industrial Training (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/1200 (N.I. 8))