National Insurance Act 1974

Section 1(1).

SCHEDULE 1 Provisions to be substituted in Schedule 3 to the [1965 c. 51.] National Insurance Act 1965

Weekly Rates of Periodical Benefits and of Increases for Dependants

PART I Periodical Benefits

Description of benefit	Weekly rate
1. Unemployment or sickness benefit under section 19(2).	(a) higher rate £8.60
	(b) middle rate £6.05
	(c) lower rate £4.75
	(the appropriate rate being chosen in accordance with National Insurance Act 1972 section 1(2)).
2. Invalidity pension.	£10.00
3. Invalidity allowance	(a) higher rate £2.05
	(b) middle rate £1.30
	(c) lower rate £0.65
	(the appropriate rate being chosen in accordance with National Insurance Act 1972 section 1(4)).
4. Attendance allowance	(a) higher rate £8 00
	(b) lower rate £5.35
	(the appropriate rate being chosen in accordance with National Insurance Act 1972 section 2(2)).
5. Maternity allowance	£8.60
6. Widow's allowance	£14.00
7. Widowed mother's allowance	£10.00
8. Widow's pension.	£10.00
9. Guardian's allowance	£4.90
10. Retirement pension payable by virtue of this Act and not by virtue of any enactment directed to be construed as one with this Act.	(a) where the pension is payable to a woman by virtue of her husband's insurance and he is alive £6.00
	(b) in any other case £10 00
11. Retirement pension payable by virtue of paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of section 1(1) of the National Insurance Act 1970 or by virtue of section 5 of the National Insurance Act 1971.	(a) except where head (b) below applies £6.00
	(b) where the pension is payable to a married woman who has not, at any time since she first became entitled to the pension, ceased to be a married woman £3.70
12. Age addition	£0.25
13. Child's special allowance	£4.90

PART II Increases for Dependants

Benefit to which increase applies	Increase for only, elder or eldest qualifying child	Increase for second qualifying child	Increase for each additional qualifying child	Increase for adult dependant (where payable)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
Where any unemployment or sickness benefit is payable at a weekly rate determined under section 19(3) of this Act, column (5) of this Part of this Schedule shall have effect subject to section 43(3)(b) of this Act, and where an invalidity pension is payable at a weekly rate determined under section 3(4) of the National Insurance Act 1971, the said column (5) shall have effect subject to section 43A(8)(b) of this Act.
	£	£	£	£
1. Unemployment or sickness benefit under—
(a) section 19(2)	2.70	1.80	1.70	5.30
(b) section 19(3)	4.90	4.00	3.90	6.00
2. Invalidity pension	4.90	4.00	3.90	6.00
3. Maternity allowance	2.70	1.80	1.70	5.30
4. Widow's allowance	4.90	4.00	3.90	—
5. Widowed mother's allowance	4.90	4.00	3.90	—
6. Retirement pension payable by virtue of this Act and not by virtue of any enactment directed to be construed as one with this Act	4.90	4.00	3.90	6.00
7. Retirement pension payable by virtue of paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of section 1(1) of the National Insurance Act 1970	4.90	4.00	3.90	3.70
8. Child's special allowance	—	4.00	3.90	—