Article 3(1)
SCHEDULE 1Provisions of Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act as amended by this Order
PART ICONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS
PART II(3)BEREAVEMENT PAYMENT
Bereavement payment. | £2,000∙00 |
PART IIINON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS
Description of benefit | Weekly rate | |||
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1. | Attendance allowance. | (a) higher rate | £79∙15 | |
(b) lower rate | £53∙00 | |||
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)). | ||||
2. | Severe disablement allowance. | £71∙80. | ||
3. | Age related addition. | (a) higher rate | £10∙70 | |
(b) middle rate | £6∙00 | |||
(c) lower rate | £6∙00 | |||
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)). | ||||
4.(4) | Carer’s allowance. | £59∙75. | ||
6. | Category C retirement pension. | (a) lower rate | £39∙45 | |
(b) higher rate | £66∙00 | |||
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 78(5)). | ||||
7. | Category D retirement pension. | The higher rate for Category C retirement pensions under paragraph 6 above. | ||
8. | Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79). | £0∙25. |
PART IVINCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS
Benefit to which increase applies | Increase for qualifying child | Increase for adult dependant | |||
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(1) | (2) | (3) | |||
£ | £ | ||||
1A.(5) | Short-term incapacity benefit— | ||||
(a) | where the beneficiary is under pensionable age; | 11∙35 | 45∙85 | ||
(b) | where the beneficiary is over pensionable age. | 11∙35 | 56∙65 | ||
2. | Long-term incapacity benefit. | 11∙35 | 58∙85 | ||
4. | Widowed mother’s allowance. | 11∙35 | — | ||
4A.(6) | Widowed parent’s allowance. | 11∙35 | — | ||
5. | Category A or B retirement pension. | 11∙35 | 63∙20 | ||
6. | Category C retirement pension. | 11∙35 | 37∙85 | ||
8. | Severe disablement allowance. | 11∙35 | 35∙35 | ||
9.(7) | Carer’s allowance. | 11∙35 | 35∙15 |
PART VRATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT
Description of benefit, etc. | Rate | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1.(8) | Disablement pension (weekly rates). | For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in that Table, using— | ||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | column (2) for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase of benefit in respect of a dependant; | |||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | column (3) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled; | |||||||||||||||||||||
TABLE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Degree of disablement | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Per cent. | £ | £ | ||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 161∙60 | 96∙90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 145∙44 | 87∙21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 129∙28 | 77·52 | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 113∙12 | 67·83 | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 96∙96 | 58·14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 80∙80 | 48·45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 64∙64 | 38·76 | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 48∙48 | 29·07 | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 32∙32 | 19·38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2. | Maximum increase of weekly rate of | (a) | except in cases of exceptionally severe | |||||||||||||||||||
disablement pension where constant | disablement | £64∙70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
attendance needed. | (b) | in any case of exceptionally severe | ||||||||||||||||||||
disablement | £129∙40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3. | Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement). | £64∙70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4. | Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents. | (a) | for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase in benefit in respect of a | |||||||||||||||||||
dependant | £161∙60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so | |||||||||||||||||||||
entitled | £96∙90 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5. | Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7. | £99∙90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6. | Increase under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of | (a) | if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell | |||||||||||||||||||
unemployability supplement. | before 5th July 1948 | £20∙70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | if head (a) above does not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 40 and he had not attained pensionable age before | |||||||||||||||||||||
6th April 1979 | £20∙70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(c) | if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was | |||||||||||||||||||||
under the age of 45 | £13∙30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(d) | if heads (a), (b) and (c) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 50 and had not attained pensionable age before | |||||||||||||||||||||
6th April 1979 | £13∙30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(e) | in any other case | £6∙65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7. | Increase under paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension. | £11∙35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8. | Increase under paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension. | £59∙75 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9. | Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7. | £10,730∙00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10. | Widow’s pension (weekly rates). | (a) | initial rate | £57∙65 | ||||||||||||||||||
(b) | higher permanent rate | £110∙15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(c) | lower permanent rate | 30 per cent. | ||||||||||||||||||||
of the first sum specified in section 44(4) (Category A basic retirement pension) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11. | Widower’s pension (weekly rate). | £110∙15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12. | Weekly rate of allowance in respect | In respect of each child or qualifying young | ||||||||||||||||||||
of children and qualifying young persons under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7. | person | £11∙35. |
Paragraphs 2 and 2A were substituted for paragraph 2 by Article 4(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994
Paragraph 5 was amended by paragraph 18(11) of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995
Part II was substituted by Article 51(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999
Paragraph 4 was amended by Article 2(2)(a)(vi) of S.R. 2002 No. 321
Paragraph 1A was inserted and paragraph 2 substituted by Article 4(5) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994
Paragraph 4A was inserted by paragraph 13 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999
Paragraph 9 was amended by Article 2(2)(a)(vii) of S.R. 2002 No. 321
Paragraphs 1, 4 and 12 were amended by paragraph 41 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005