[F1PART VN.I.RATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 4 sums amended and confirmed (27.9.2019) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/188), 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 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 column (2) of that Table. | |||||||||||||||||
| TABLE | |||||||||||||||||||
| Degree of disablement | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | £ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 100 | 179∙00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 90 | 161∙10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 80 | 143∙20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | 125∙30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | 107∙40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | 89∙50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | 71∙60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 53∙70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 35∙80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed. | (a) | except in cases of exceptionally severe | ||||||||||||||||
| disablement | £71∙60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (b) | in any case of exceptionally severe | ||||||||||||||||||
| disablement | £143∙20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement). | £71∙60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents. | ||||||||||||||||||
| £179∙00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7. | £110∙65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | £22∙90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (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 | £22∙90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (c) | if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was | ||||||||||||||||||
| under the age of 45 | £14∙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 | £14∙70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (e) | in any other case | £7∙35 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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. | £66∙15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9. | Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7. | £11,880∙00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10. | Widow’s pension (weekly rates). | (b) | higher permanent rate | £129∙20 | |||||||||||||||
| (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). | £129∙20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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.] | ||||||||||||||||||