The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

PART V RATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

Description of benefit, etc.			Rate
1.(1)		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			168∙00									96∙90
								90		151∙20									87∙21
								80		134∙40									77·52
								70		117∙60									67·83
								60		100∙80									58·14
								50			84∙00								48·45
								40			67∙20								38·76
								30			50∙40								29·07
								20			33∙60								19·38
2.	Maximum increase of weekly rate of		(a)			except in cases of exceptionally severe
	disablement pension where constant					disablement												£67∙20
	attendance needed.		(b)			in any case of exceptionally severe
						disablement											£134∙40
3.	Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).		£67∙20
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											£168∙00
			(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.		£103∙85
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												£21∙50
			(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												£21∙50
			(c)			if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was
						under the age of 45												£13∙90
			(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∙90
			(e)			in any other case													£6∙95
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.		£62∙10
9.	Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.		£11,150∙00
10.	Widow’s pension (weekly rates).		(a)			initial rate												£57∙65
			(b)			higher permanent rate												£115∙95
			(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).		£115∙95
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.

(1)

Paragraphs 1, 4 and 12 were amended by paragraph 41 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005