SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4 Rates of Benefits, etc.
F1PART ICONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS
Description of benefit | Weekly rate | ||
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2. | Short-term incapacity benefit. | (a) lower rate | £71∙10 |
(b) higher rate | £84∙15. | ||
2A. | Long-term incapacity benefit. | £94∙25. | |
5. | Category B retirement pension where section 48A(3) applies. | £61∙20. |
PART IIBEREAVEMENT PAYMENT
Bereavement payment. | £2,000∙00 |
PART IIINON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS
Sum in Sch. 4 Pt. 3 para. 5 substituted (11.4.2011) by The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1030), arts. 1, 2
Description of benefit | Weekly rate | |||
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1. | Attendance allowance. | (a) higher rate | £73∙60 | |
(b) lower rate | £49∙30 | |||
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)). | ||||
2. | Severe disablement allowance. | £62∙95. | ||
3. | Age related addition. | (a) higher rate | £13∙80 | |
(b) middle rate | £7∙10 | |||
(c) lower rate | £5∙60 | |||
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)). | ||||
5. | Guardian's allowance. | F2£14.75 | ||
4. | Carer’s allowance. | £55∙55. | ||
6. | Category C retirement pension. | (a) lower rate | £36∙60 | |
(b) higher rate | £61∙20 | |||
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 78(5)). | ||||
7. | Category D retirement pension. | The higher rate for Category C retirement pensions under paragraph 6 above. | ||
8. | Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79). | £0∙25. |
PART IVINCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS
Benefit to which increase applies | Increase for qualifying child | Increase for adult dependant | |||||||||
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(1) | (2) | (3) | |||||||||
£ | £ | ||||||||||
1A. | Short-term incapacity benefit— | ||||||||||
(a) | where the beneficiary is under pensionable age; | 11∙35 | 42∙65 | ||||||||
(b) | where the beneficiary is over pensionable age. | 11∙35 | 52∙70 | ||||||||
2. | Long-term incapacity benefit. | 11∙35 | 54∙75 | ||||||||
4. | Widowed mother’s allowance. | 11∙35 | — | ||||||||
4A. | Widowed parent’s allowance. | 11∙35 | — | ||||||||
5. | Category A or B retirement pension. | 11∙35 | 58∙80 | ||||||||
6. | Category C retirement pension. | 11∙35 | 35∙20 | ||||||||
8. | Severe disablement allowance. | 11∙35 | 32∙90 | ||||||||
9. | Carer’s allowance. | 11∙35 | 32∙70 |
PART VRATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT
Description of benefit, etc. | Rate | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1. | Disablement pension (weekly rates). | For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in that Table, using— | ||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | column (2) for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase of benefit in respect of a dependant; | |||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | column (3) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled; | |||||||||||||||||||||
TABLE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Degree of disablement | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Per cent. | £ | £ | ||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 150∙30 | 92∙10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 135∙27 | 82∙89 | ||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 120∙24 | 73∙68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 105∙21 | 64∙47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 90∙18 | 55∙26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 75∙15 | 46∙05 | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 60∙12 | 36∙84 | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 45∙09 | 27∙63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 30∙06 | 18∙42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2. | Maximum increase of weekly rate of | (a) | except in cases of exceptionally severe | |||||||||||||||||||
disablement pension where constant | disablement | £60∙20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
attendance needed. | (b) | in any case of exceptionally severe | ||||||||||||||||||||
disablement | £120∙40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3. | Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement). | £60∙20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4. | Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents. | (a) | for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase in benefit in respect of a | |||||||||||||||||||
dependant | £150∙30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so | |||||||||||||||||||||
entitled | £92∙10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5. | Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7. | £92∙90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6. | Increase under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of | (a) | if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell | |||||||||||||||||||
unemployability supplement. | before 5th July 1948 | £19∙25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | if head (a) above does not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 40 and he had not attained pensionable age before | |||||||||||||||||||||
6th April 1979 | £19∙25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(c) | if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was | |||||||||||||||||||||
under the age of 45 | £12∙40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(d) | if heads (a), (b) and (c) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 50 and had not attained pensionable age before | |||||||||||||||||||||
6th April 1979 | £12∙40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(e) | in any other case | £6∙20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7. | Increase under paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension. | £11∙35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8. | Increase under paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension. | £55∙55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9. | Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7. | £9,980∙00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10. | Widow’s pension (weekly rates). | (a) | initial rate | £57∙65 | ||||||||||||||||||
(b) | higher permanent rate | £102∙15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(c) | lower permanent rate | 30 per cent. | ||||||||||||||||||||
of the first sum specified in section 44(4) (Category A basic retirement pension) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11. | Widower’s pension (weekly rate). | £102∙15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12. | Weekly rate of allowance in respect of children and qualifying young persons under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7. | In respect of each child or qualifying young person | £11∙35. |
Sch. 4 sums amended and confirmed (with effect in accordance with arts. 1(2), 6 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/119), arts. 1(1)(b), 3, Sch. 1, so that Sch. 4 (except Pt. III para. 5) has effect as set out in Sch. 1 to that Rule