2014 No. 78
Social Security
Statutory Maternity Pay; Statutory Sick Pay; Employment; Housing; Rates
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 (revoked)
Order revoked (13.4.2015) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/124), arts. 1(1)(m), 26
Approved by resolution of the Assembly on 9th June 2014
Made 13th March 2014
Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

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PART 1 INTRODUCTION

1 Citation, commencement and effect
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2 Interpretation
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PART 2 SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS

3 Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act
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4 Rates or amounts of certain pensions or allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act
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5 Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act
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6 Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are changed by this Order
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7 Earnings limits
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8 Statutory sick pay
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9 Statutory maternity pay
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10 Ordinary and additional statutory paternity pay and statutory adoption pay
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11 Graduated retirement benefit
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12 Disability living allowance
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13 Age addition to long-term incapacity benefit
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14 Transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases
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15 Bereavement benefits
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PART 3 INCOME SUPPORT AND HOUSING BENEFIT

16 Applicable amounts for income support
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17 Income support transitional protection
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18 Relevant sum for income support
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19 Housing benefit
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20 Housing benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for state pension credit
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PART 4 JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE

21 Age-related amounts of contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance
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22 Applicable amounts for jobseeker’s allowance
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23 Prescribed sum for jobseeker’s allowance
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PART 5 STATE PENSION CREDIT

24 State pension credit
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PART 6 EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE

25 Applicable amounts for employment and support allowance
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PART 7 REVOCATION

26 Revocation
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SCHEDULE 1 Provisions of Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act as amended by this Order
Article 3(1)

PART I CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS
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PART II BEREAVEMENT PAYMENT
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PART III NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS
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PART IV INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS
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PART V RATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT
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SCHEDULE 2 Part I of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 16(3)

PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
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SCHEDULE 3 Part IV of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 16(5)

PART IV WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III
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SCHEDULE 4 Applicable amounts specified in the Income Support Regulations
Article 16(7)
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SCHEDULE 5 Part I of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 19(5)

PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
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SCHEDULE 6 Part IV of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 19(7)

PART IV AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III
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SCHEDULE 7 Part I of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 20(5)

PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
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SCHEDULE 8 Part IV of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 20(7)

PART IV AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III
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SCHEDULE 9 Part I of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 22(3)

PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
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SCHEDULE 10 Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 22(5)

PART IV WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III
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SCHEDULE 11 Part IVB of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 22(6)

PART IVB WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART IVA
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SCHEDULE 12 Applicable amounts specified in the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
Article 22(8)
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SCHEDULE 13 Other amounts specified in the State Pension Credit Regulations
Article 24(6)
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SCHEDULE 14 Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 25(2)

PART 1 PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS
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SCHEDULE 15 Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 25(3)

PART 3 WEEKLY AMOUNT OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART 2
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SCHEDULE 16 Applicable amounts specified in the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations
Article 25(6)
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