Supplementary Benefits Act 1976

24 (1) In the case of a person who has preserved 1976 rights, paragraph 23 of this Schedule applies to—

(a) income consisting of any benefit under Chapters I to III of Part II of the Social Security Act 1975, or Part II of the [1975 c. 14.] Social Security Pensions Act 1975, to the extent of—

(i) £0.38 of—

(a) any increase of widow's allowance or widowed mother's allowance, being an increase in respect of an only, or the elder or eldest, qualifying child, or a second qualifying child ; or

(b) any child's special allowance or any increase thereof in respect of a second qualifying child;

(ii) £0.28 of—

(a) any increase of a widow's allowance or widowed mother's allowance, being an increase in respect of any additional qualifying child beyond the first two ; or

(b) any increase of a child's special allowance in respect of any additional qualifying child beyond the second ;

(b) income consisting of injury benefit under Part II of the [1975 c. 14.] Social Security Act 1975, or of industrial death benefit under that Part of that Act, to the extent of—

(i) £0.38 of any allowance under section 70 of that Act in respect of an only, or the elder or eldest, qualifying child, or a second qualifying child ;

(ii) £0.28 of any allowance under that section in respect of any additional qualifying child beyond the first two ;

(c) such income as is referred to in the case specified in paragraph 23(5) of this Schedule, to the extent of—

(i) £0.38 of any allowance in respect of an only, or the elder or eldest, child, or a second child;

(ii) £0.28 of any allowance in respect of any additional child beyond the fist two.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph a person has preserved 1976 rights if—

(a) at any time before 15th November 1976 he was entitled simultaneously to supplementary benefit and to any one or more of the allowances and increased allowances referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above ; and

(b) he has since that time continued so entitled without interruption for any period longer than 13 weeks, excepting any periods during which he has been an in-patient in a hospital.

(3) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2)(b) above, the question whether the person was entitled to supplementary benefit at any time is determined on the assumption that he then had preserved 1976 rights.

(4) Until 6th April 1979, in sub-paragraph (1)(a) above, the words " or Part II of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 " shall be omitted.