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Parts II to V.

SCHEDULE 4N.I. Rates of Benefits, etc.

[F1PART IN.I.CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 4 sums amended and confirmed (25.9.2017) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/187), arts. 1, 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 benefitWeekly rate
2.Short-term incapacity benefit.(a) lower rate£80∙25
(b) higher rate£95∙00.
2A.Long-term incapacity benefit.£106∙40.
5.Category B retirement pension where section 48A(4) or 48AA(4) applies.£73∙30.

PART IIN.I.

F2. . .F2. . .

Textual Amendments

PART IIIN.I.NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefitWeekly rate
1.Attendance allowance.(a) higher rate£83∙10
(b) lower rate£55∙65
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).
2.Severe disablement allowance.£75∙40.
3.Age related addition.(a) higher rate£11∙25
(b) middle rate£6∙25
(c) lower rate£6∙25
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).
4.Carer’s allowance.£62∙70.
5.Guardian's allowance [F3£16.70]
7.Category D retirement pension.£73∙30.
8.Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79).£0∙25.

Textual Amendments

F3Sum in Sch. 4 Pt. 3 para. 5 substituted (10.4.2017) by The Tax Credits and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating etc. Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/406), regs. 1(2), 5

PART IVN.I.INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

Benefit to which increase appliesIncrease for qualifying childIncrease for adult dependant
(1)(2)(3)
££
1A.Short-term incapacity benefit—
(a)where the beneficiary is under pensionable age;11∙3548∙15
(b)where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.11∙3559∙50
2.Long-term incapacity benefit.11∙3561∙80
4.Widowed mother’s allowance.11∙35
4A.Widowed parent’s allowance.11∙35
5.Category A or B retirement pension.11∙3566∙35
6.Category C retirement pension.11∙3539∙70
8.Severe disablement allowance.11∙3537∙10
9.Carer’s allowance.11∙3536∙90

PART VN.I.RATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

Description of benefit, etc.Rate
1.Disablement pension (weekly rates).For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in column (2) of that Table.
TABLE
Degree of disablementAmount
(1)(2)
Per cent.£
100169∙70
90152∙73
80135∙76
70118∙79
60101∙82
5084∙85
4067∙88
3050∙91
2033∙94
2.

Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where

constant attendance needed.

(a)except in cases of exceptionally severe
disablement£67∙90
(b)in any case of exceptionally severe
disablement£135∙80
3.Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).£67∙90
4.Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.
£169∙70
5.Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.£104∙90
6.

Increase under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of

unemployability supplement.

(a)if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell
before 5th July 1948£21∙70
(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∙70
(c)if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was
under the age of 45£14∙00
(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£14∙00
(e)in any other case£7∙00
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.£62∙70
9.Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.£11,260∙00
10.Widow’s pension (weekly rates).(b)higher permanent rate£122∙30
(c)lower permanent rate30 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).£122∙30
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.]

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