C1Part IV Increases for dependants

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Adult dependants

F1182 Short-term benefit: increase for adult dependants.

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F983 Pension increase (wife).

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F884 Pension increase (husband).

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F1085 Pension increase (person with care of children or qualifying young persons).

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86AF2 Incapacity benefit: increase for adult dependants.

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The weekly rates of short-term and long-term incapacity benefit shall, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, be increased for adult dependants by the appropriate amount specified in relation to benefit of that description in Schedule 4, Part IV, column (3).

2

Regulations may provide that where the person in respect of whom an increase of benefit is claimed has earnings in excess of such amount as may be prescribed there shall be no increase of benefit under this section.

C287 Rate of increase where associated retirement pension is attributable to reduced contributions.

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Where a person—

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is entitled to short-term incapacity benefit under section 30A(2)(b) above; and

b

would have been entitled only by virtue of section 60(1) above to the retirement pension by reference to which the rate of that benefit F4. . . is determined,

F5the amount of any increase of the benefit attributable to sections 82 to 86A above shall be determined in accordance with regulations under this section.

2

The regulations shall not provide for any such increase in a case where the retirement pension by reference to which the rate of the said benefit F4. . . is determined—

a

would have been payable only by virtue of section 60 above; and

b

would, in consequence of a failure to satisfy a contribution condition, have contained no basic pension.

F688 Increases to be in respect of only one adult dependant.

A person shall not F7by virtue of section 86A above be entitled for the same period to an increase of benefit in respect of more than one person.