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Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

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Version Superseded: 07/02/1994

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Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Section 20 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

20 Descriptions of contributory benefits.N.I.

(1)Contributory benefits under this Part of this Act are of the following descriptions, namely—

(a)unemployment benefit (with increase for adult and, where the beneficiary is over pensionable age, child dependants);

(b)sickness benefit (with increase for adult and, where the beneficiary is over pensionable age, child dependants);

(c)invalidity benefit, comprising—

(i)invalidity pension under section 33, 40 or 41 below (with increase for adult and child dependants);

(ii)invalidity allowance;

(d)maternity allowance (with increase for adult dependants);

(e)widow’s benefit, comprising—

(i)widow’s payment;

(ii)widowed mother’s allowance (with increase for child dependants);

(iii)widow’s pension;

(f)retirement pensions of the following categories—

(i)Category A, payable to a person by virtue of his own contributions (with increase for adult and child dependants); and

(ii)Category B, payable to a woman by virtue of her husband’s contributions or payable to a man by virtue of his late wife’s contributions (with increase for child dependants);

(g)for existing beneficiaries only, child’s special allowance.

(2)In this Act—

  • long-term benefit” means—

    (a)

    an invalidity pension under section 33, 40 or 41 below;

    (b)

    a widowed mother’s allowance;

    (c)

    a widow’s pension; and

    (d)

    a Category A or Category B retirement pension; and

  • short-term benefit” means—

    (a)

    unemployment benefit;

    (b)

    sickness benefit; and

    (c)

    maternity allowance.

(3)The provisions of this Part of this Act are subject to the provisions of Part IV of the Pensions Order (contracting-out - reduced rates of benefit).

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