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The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2020

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Article 3(1)

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

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PART ICONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefitWeekly rate
2.(1)Short-term incapacity benefit.(a) lower rate£86∙10
(b) higher rate£101∙90.
2A.Long-term incapacity benefit.£114∙15.
5.(2)Category B retirement pension where section 48A(4) or 48AA(4) applies.£80∙45.

PART IIINON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefitWeekly rate
1.Attendance allowance.(a) higher rate£89∙15
(b) lower rate£59∙70
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).
2.Severe disablement allowance.£80∙85.
3.Age related addition.(a) higher rate£12∙10
(b) middle rate£6∙70
(c) lower rate£6∙70
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).
4.(3)Carer’s allowance.£67∙25.
7.(4)Category D retirement pension.£80∙45.
8.Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79).£0∙25.

PART IVINCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

Benefit to which increase appliesIncrease for qualifying childIncrease for adult dependant
(1)(2)(3)
££
1A.(5)Short-term incapacity benefit—
(a)where the beneficiary is under pensionable age;11∙3551∙65
(b)where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.11∙3563∙80
2.Long-term incapacity benefit.11∙3566∙30
4.Widowed mother’s allowance.11∙35
4A.(6)Widowed parent’s allowance.11∙35
5.(7)Category A or B retirement pension.11∙35
6.Category C retirement pension.11∙35
8.Severe disablement allowance.11∙3539∙75
9.(8)Carer’s allowance.11∙35

PART VRATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

Description of benefit, etc.Rate
1.(9)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 disablementAmount
(1)(2)
Per cent.£
100182∙00
90163∙80
80145∙60
70127∙40
60109∙20
5091∙00
4072∙80
3054∙60
2036∙40
2.

Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where

constant attendance needed.

(a)except in cases of exceptionally severe
disablement£72∙80
(b)in any case of exceptionally severe
disablement£145∙60
3.Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).£72∙80
4.Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.
£182∙00
5.Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.£112∙55
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£23∙30
(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£23∙30
(c)if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was
under the age of 45£14∙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£14∙90
(e)in any other case£7∙45
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.£67∙25
9.Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.£12,080∙00
10.Widow’s pension (weekly rates).(b)higher permanent rate£134∙25
(c)lower permanent rate30 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).£134∙25
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.
(1)

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))

(2)

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.))

(3)

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

(4)

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

(5)

Paragraph 1A was inserted and paragraph 2 substituted by Article 4(5) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994

(6)

Paragraph 4A was inserted by paragraph 13 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999; paragraphs 4 and 4A were repealed by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) and saved in certain circumstances by Article 2 of S.R. 2003 No. 212

(7)

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

(8)

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 (N.I.)); see section 14 of that Act in relation to certain cases

(9)

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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