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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2017, SCHEDULE 1.
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Valid from 10/04/2017
Article 3(1)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 Pt. I in operation at 1.4.2017 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(b)(i)
I2Sch. 1 Pt. I in operation at 10.4.2017 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(1)(b)(ii)
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 1 Pt. II in operation at 1.4.2017 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(b)(i)
I4Sch. 1 Pt. II in operation at 10.4.2017 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(1)(b)(ii)
Bereavement payment. | £2,000∙00 |
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 1 Pt. III in operation at 1.4.2017 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(b)(i)
I6Sch. 1 Pt. III in operation at 10.4.2017 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(1)(b)(ii)
Description of benefit | Weekly rate | |||
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1. | Attendance allowance. | (a) higher rate | £83∙10 | |
(b) lower rate | £55∙65 | |||
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)). | ||||
2. | Severe disablement allowance. | £75∙40. | ||
3. | Age related addition. | (a) higher rate | £11∙25 | |
(b) middle rate | £6∙25 | |||
(c) lower rate | £6∙25 | |||
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)). | ||||
4.(4) | Carer’s allowance. | £62∙70. | ||
7.(5) | Category D retirement pension. | £73∙30. | ||
8. | Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79). | £0∙25. |
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 1 Pt. IV in operation at 1.4.2017 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(b)(i)
I8Sch. 1 Pt. IV in operation at 10.4.2017 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(1)(b)(ii)
Benefit to which increase applies | Increase for qualifying child | Increase for adult dependant | |||
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(1) | (2) | (3) | |||
£ | £ | ||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | |||
£ | £ | ||||
1A.(6) | Short-term incapacity benefit— | ||||
(a) | where the beneficiary is under pensionable age; | 11∙35 | 48∙15 | ||
(b) | where the beneficiary is over pensionable age. | 11∙35 | 59∙50 | ||
2. | Long-term incapacity benefit. | 11∙35 | 61∙80 | ||
4. | Widowed mother’s allowance. | 11∙35 | — | ||
4A.(7) | Widowed parent’s allowance. | 11∙35 | — | ||
5.(8) | Category A or B retirement pension. | 11∙35 | 66∙35 | ||
6. | Category C retirement pension. | 11∙35 | 39∙70 | ||
8. | Severe disablement allowance. | 11∙35 | 37∙10 | ||
9.(9) | Carer’s allowance. | 11∙35 | 36∙90 |
Commencement Information
I9Sch. 1 Pt. V in operation at 1.4.2017 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(b)(i)
I10Sch. 1 Pt. V in operation at 10.4.2017 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(1)(b)(ii)
Description of benefit, etc. | Rate | ||||||||||||||||||
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1.(10) | Disablement pension (weekly rates). | For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in column (2) of that Table. | |||||||||||||||||
TABLE | |||||||||||||||||||
Degree of disablement | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Per cent. | £ | ||||||||||||||||||
100 | 169∙70 | ||||||||||||||||||
90 | 152∙73 | ||||||||||||||||||
80 | 135∙76 | ||||||||||||||||||
70 | 118∙79 | ||||||||||||||||||
60 | 101∙82 | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | 84∙85 | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | 67∙88 | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | 50∙91 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | 33∙94 | ||||||||||||||||||
2. | Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed. | (a) | except in cases of exceptionally severe | ||||||||||||||||
disablement | £67∙90 | ||||||||||||||||||
(b) | in any case of exceptionally severe | ||||||||||||||||||
disablement | £135∙80 | ||||||||||||||||||
3. | Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement). | £67∙90 | |||||||||||||||||
4. | Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents. | ||||||||||||||||||
£169∙70 | |||||||||||||||||||
5. | Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7. | £104∙90 | |||||||||||||||||
6. | Increase under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of unemployability supplement. | (a) | if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell | ||||||||||||||||
before 5th July 1948 | £21∙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 | £21∙70 | ||||||||||||||||||
(c) | if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was | ||||||||||||||||||
under the age of 45 | £14∙00 | ||||||||||||||||||
(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 | £14∙00 | ||||||||||||||||||
(e) | in any other case | £7∙00 | |||||||||||||||||
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∙70 | |||||||||||||||||
9. | Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7. | £11,260∙00 | |||||||||||||||||
10. | Widow’s pension (weekly rates). | (b) | higher permanent rate | £122∙30 | |||||||||||||||
(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). | £122∙30 | |||||||||||||||||
12. | Weekly rate of allowance in respect of children and qualifying young persons under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7. | In respect of each child or qualifying young | |||||||||||||||||
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 (S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12))
Paragraph 5 was amended by paragraph 18(11) of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)) and paragraph 59 of Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5 (N.I.))
Part II was substituted by Article 51(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/3147 (N.I. 11))
Paragraph 4 was amended by Article 2(2)(a)(vi) of S.R. 2002 No. 321
Paragraph 7 was amended by paragraph 68(b) of Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
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
Paragraphs 5 and 6 were amended by paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 to the Pensions act (Northern Ireland) 2008; see section 4 of that Act in relation to certain cases
Paragraph 9 was amended by Article 2(2)(a)(vii) of S.R. 2002 No. 321 and repealed by Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13); see section 14 of that Act in relation to certain cases
Part V was amended by paragraph 41 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6) and Article 71 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1)). Widow’s and widower’s pension are payable in relation only to deaths occurring before 11th April 1988 (paragraph 14(1) of Schedule 7 to the Contributions and Benefits Act)
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