1Increase of family allowances and related amendments.
1
As regards allowances for periods after the 8th April 1968 the [1965 c. 53.] Family Allowances Act 1965 shall have effect—
a
with the substitution of the words " fifteen shillings " for the words "eight shillings" and of the words " seventeen shillings " for the words " ten shillings " in section 1 (where the first amount mentioned gives the weekly rate of the allowance for the first child of a family other than the elder or eldest, and the second that of the allowance for any other such child); and
b
with the substitution of the words " fifteen shillings " for the words " eight shillings " also in section 3(2) and paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule (where the amount mentioned gives the minimum weekly contribution required from a person towards the maintenance of a child not living with him, if the child is to be included in a family as being his issue or maintained by him).
2
The rates of benefit provided by Schedule 3 to the [1965 c. 51.] National Insurance Act 1965, as amended by the [1967 c. 73.] National Insurance Act 1967, shall be modified as follows:—
a
the rates specified in column 3 (increases for only, elder or eldest qualifying child), and the rates specified in column 2 in paragraphs 7 and 9 (weekly rate of guardian's allowance and of child's special allowance) shall each be increased by 3 s.;
b
the rates specified in column 4 (increases for second qualifying child) shall each be decreased by 4s.;
c
the rates specified in column 5 (increases for each additional qualifying child) shall each be decreased by 6s., except that those in paragraphs 4, 5 and 9 (widow's allowance, widowed mother's allowance, and child's special allowance) shall be decreased only by 4s.
Accordingly for the provisions of that Schedule as set out in Schedule 2 to the National Insurance Act 1967 there shall be substituted the provisions set out in Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act; and in the National Insurance Act 1967 section 1(1)(b) and Schedule 2 are hereby repealed.
3
In the provisions of Schedule 3 to the [1965 c. 52.] National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965, as set out in Schedule 6 to the National Insurance Act 1967, there shall be made in paragraphs 7 and 11 the amendments provided for by Part I of Schedule 2 to this Act (being amendments modifying certain rates of benefit payable in respect of children).
4
The provisions set out in Part II of Schedule 1 to this Act and those set out in Part II of Schedule 2 shall respectively be substituted—
a
for those of section 41(4)(b) of the National Insurance Act 1965 (which are to the like effect as the substituted provisions, except that they do not make provision for a special rate of benefit in respect of a second child); and
b
for those of paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 (which are also to the like effect as the substituted provisions, with the same exception).
5
Section 114(2)(c) of the National Insurance Act 1965 and section 86(2)(c) of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 (under which references to a person having a family which includes a child or children or to a child of a person's family are in those Acts to be construed by reference to the operation of the [1965 c. 53.] Family Allowances Act 1965) shall have effect by reference to the operation of the Family Allowances Act 1965 as modified by subsection (1)(b) above.
6
Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the commencement of subsections (2) to (5) above and with respect to the transitory matters dealt with in that Schedule.