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Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, SCHEDULE 4 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 September 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 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) 2014 (S.R. 2014/78), 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
Description of benefit | Weekly rate | ||
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2. | Short-term incapacity benefit. | (a) lower rate | £78∙50 |
(b) higher rate | £92∙95. | ||
2A. | Long-term incapacity benefit. | £104∙10. | |
5. | Category B retirement pension where section 48A(3) applies. | £67∙80. |
Bereavement payment. | £2,000∙00 |
Description of benefit | Weekly rate | |||
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1. | Attendance allowance. | (a) higher rate | £81∙30 | |
(b) lower rate | £54∙45 | |||
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)). | ||||
2. | Severe disablement allowance. | £73∙75. | ||
3. | Age related addition. | (a) higher rate | £11∙00 | |
(b) middle rate | £6∙15 | |||
(c) lower rate | £6∙15 | |||
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)). | ||||
4. | Carer’s allowance. | £61∙35. | ||
5. | Guardian's allowance. | [F2£15.90] | ||
6. | Category C retirement pension. | (a) lower rate | £40∙50 | |
(b) higher rate | £67∙80 | |||
(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. |
Textual Amendments
F2Sum in Sch. 4 Pt. 3 para. 5 substituted (8.4.2013) by The Guardian's Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/717), arts. 1, 2
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 | 47∙10 | ||
(b) | where the beneficiary is over pensionable age. | 11∙35 | 58∙20 | ||
2. | Long-term incapacity benefit. | 11∙35 | 60∙45 | ||
4. | Widowed mother’s allowance. | 11∙35 | — | ||
4A. | Widowed parent’s allowance. | 11∙35 | — | ||
5. | Category A or B retirement pension. | 11∙35 | 64∙90 | ||
6. | Category C retirement pension. | 11∙35 | 38∙85 | ||
8. | Severe disablement allowance. | 11∙35 | 36∙30 | ||
9. | Carer’s allowance. | 11∙35 | 36∙10 |
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 | 166∙00 | 96∙90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 149∙40 | 87∙21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 132∙80 | 77·52 | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 116∙20 | 67·83 | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 99∙60 | 58·14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 83∙00 | 48·45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 66∙40 | 38·76 | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 49∙80 | 29·07 | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 33∙20 | 19·38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2. | Maximum increase of weekly rate of | (a) | except in cases of exceptionally severe | |||||||||||||||||||
disablement pension where constant | disablement | £66∙40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
attendance needed. | (b) | in any case of exceptionally severe | ||||||||||||||||||||
disablement | £132∙80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3. | Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement). | £66∙40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | £166∙00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so | |||||||||||||||||||||
entitled | £96∙90 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5. | Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7. | £102∙60 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | £21∙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 | £21∙25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(c) | if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was | |||||||||||||||||||||
under the age of 45 | £13∙70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(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 | £13∙70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(e) | in any other case | £6∙85 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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. | £61∙35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9. | Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7. | £11,020∙00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10. | Widow’s pension (weekly rates). | (a) | initial rate | £57∙65 | ||||||||||||||||||
(b) | higher permanent rate | £113∙10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(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). | £113∙10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12. | Weekly rate of allowance in respect | In respect of each child or qualifying young | ||||||||||||||||||||
of children and qualifying young persons under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7. | person | £11∙35.] |
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