The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2017

Transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases

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18.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in regulation 18(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(1) (rate of long-term incapacity benefit in transitional cases)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a) for “£21∙50” substitute “£21∙70”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for “£13∙90” substitute “£14∙00”; and

(c)in sub-paragraph (c) for “£6∙95” substitute “£7∙00”.

(2) In the case of a claimant entitled to long-term incapacity benefit the sums specified in regulation 18(2)(a), (b) and (c) of those Regulations shall be increased to £11∙25, £6∙25 and £6∙25 respectively.

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S.R. 1995 No. 35; regulation 18(2) was amended by Article 14 of S.R. 2015 No. 124