PART 2 N.I.SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS

Age addition to long-term incapacity benefit N.I.

17.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in regulation 9(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994(1) (increase in rate of incapacity benefit where beneficiary is under prescribed age on the qualifying date)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£23∙30” substitute “£23∙40”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£11∙70” substitute “£11∙75”.

(2) In so far as a claimant entitled to long-term incapacity benefit corresponds to a claimant under Article 17(2) of the Great Britain Up-rating Order, the sums specified in regulation 9(2)(a) and (b) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 shall be increased to £12∙15 and £6∙75 respectively.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 17 in operation at 12.4.2021 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(1)(h)(2)

I2 Art. 17 in operation at 15.4.2021 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(h)(2)

(1)

S.R. 1994 No. 461; regulation 9(2) was amended by Article 17 of S.R. 2020 No. 40