The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2017 No. 56

SCHEDULE 1 N.I. Provisions of Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act as amended by this Order

PART III N.I. NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 Pt. III in operation at 1.4.2017 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(b)(i)

I2 Sch. 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
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.(1)		Carer’s allowance.	£62∙70.
7.(2)		Category D retirement pension.	£73∙30.
8.		Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79).	£0∙25.

(1)

Paragraph 4 was amended by Article 2(2)(a)(vi) of S.R. 2002 No. 321

(2)

Paragraph 7 was amended by paragraph 68(b) of Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015