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The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2019

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PART 5STATE PENSION CREDIT

State pension credit

26.—(1) The sums specified in the State Pension Credit Regulations shall be the sums set out in this Article and for this purpose a reference in this Article to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation of, or Schedule to, the State Pension Credit Regulations bearing that number.

(2) In regulation 6(1) (amount of the guarantee credit)—

(a)in paragraph (1) for “£248∙80” and “£163∙00” substitute “£255∙25” and “£167∙25” respectively;

(b)in paragraph (5) for “£64∙30” and “£128∙60” substitute “£65∙85” and “£131∙70” respectively; and

(c)in paragraph (8) for “£36∙00” substitute “£36∙85”.

(3) In regulation 7(2)(2) (savings credit) for “£140∙67” and “£223∙82” substitute “£144∙38” and “£229∙67” respectively.

(4) In paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 2(3) (general provisions applying to housing costs) as it has effect in a case falling within regulation 19, 19A or 20 of the Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations the sum of £100,000 remains the same.

(5) In paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 (housing costs: persons residing with the claimant)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(4) for “£98∙30” and “£15∙25” substitute “£100∙65” and “£15∙60” respectively; and

(b)in sub-paragraph (2)(5)—

(i)in head (a) for “£139∙00” substitute “£143∙00”,

(ii)in head (b) for “£139∙00”, “£204∙00” and “£35∙00” substitute “£143∙00”, “£209∙00” and “£35∙85” respectively,

(iii)in head (c) for “£204∙00”, “£265∙00” and “£48∙05” substitute “£209∙00”, “£272∙00” and “£49∙20” respectively,

(iv)in head (d) for “£265∙00”, “£354∙00” and “£78∙65” substitute “£272∙00”, “£363∙00” and “£80∙55” respectively, and

(v)in head (e) for “£354∙00”, “£439∙00” and “£89∙55” substitute “£363∙00”, “£451∙00” and “£91∙70” respectively.

(6) In paragraph 9 of Schedule 2A(6) (additional amount applicable for claimants responsible for a child or qualifying young person: amount of additional payment)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(a) “£53∙34” remains the same;

(b)in sub-paragraph (1)(b)—

(i)“£29∙02” remains the same,

(ii)for “£88∙34” substitute “£90∙23”.

(7) In paragraph 10 of Schedule 2A (additional amount applicable for claimants responsible for a child or qualifying young person: amount for the eldest child or qualifying young person born before 6th April 2017) “£63∙84” remains the same.

(8) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3(7) (special groups: polygamous marriages)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (5), in the substituted regulation 6(1), for “£248∙80” and “£85∙80” substitute “£255∙25” and “£88∙00” respectively; and

(b)in sub-paragraph (7), in the substituted regulation 7(2), for “£223∙82” substitute “£229∙67”.

(1)

Regulation 6 was amended by regulation 31(3) of S.R. 2016 No. 236, regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2018 No. 135 and Article 25(2) of S.R. 2019 No. 46

(2)

Regulation 7 was amended by Article 25(3) of S.R. 2019 No. 46

(3)

See S.R. 2008 No. 503; which modifies paragraph 8(2) so that it applies as if the reference to “£100,000” were to “£200,000” in relation to certain persons

(4)

Sub-paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 6(5)(b)(i) of S.R. 2004 No. 394 and Article 25(5)(a) of S.R. 2019 No. 46

(5)

Sub-paragraph (2) was amended by regulation 14(5)(a) of S.R. 2006 No. 359 and Article 25(5)(b) of S.R. 2019 No. 46

(6)

Schedule 2A was inserted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2018 No. 135

(7)

Paragraph 1(5) and (7) was amended by Article 25(6) of S.R. 2019 No. 46

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