Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

82 Short-term benefit: increase for adult dependants. N.I.

(1) Subject to section 61 above and section 87 below, the weekly rate of unemployment benefit F1 . . .it shall be increased by the amount specified in relation to the [F2 that benefit] in Schedule 4, Part IV, column (3), for any period during which—

(a) the beneficiary is—

(i) residing with his wife, or

(ii) contributing to the maintenance of his wife at a weekly rate not less than that amount; and

(b) his wife does not have weekly earnings which exceed that amount.

[F3 (2) Subject, in particular, to subsection (5) and section 87 below, the weekly rate of a maternity allowance shall be increased by the amount specified in relation to that benefit in Schedule 4, Part IV, column (3) (“the amount of the relevant increase”) for any period to which this subsection applies by virtue of subsection (3) or (4) below.]

(3) Subsection (2) above applies by virtue of this subsection to any period during which—

(a) the beneficiary’s husband [F4 or civil partner] does not have weekly earnings which exceed the amount of the relevant increase, and

(b) either she and her husband [F5 or civil partner] are residing together or she is contributing to [F6 her husband’s or civil partner's] maintenance at a weekly rate not less than that amount.

(4) Subsection (2) above applies by virtue of this subsection to any period during which a person—

(a) who is neither the spouse [F7 or civil partner] of the beneficiary nor a child [F8 or qualifying young person], and

(b) in respect of whom such further conditions as may be prescribed are fulfilled,

has the care of [F9 one or more children or qualifying young persons] in respect of whom the beneficiary is entitled to child benefit.

(5) A beneficiary shall not under subsection (2) above be entitled for the same period to an increase of benefit in respect of more than one person.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 82(1) repealed (13.4.1995) by S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12), art. 13(1)(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 19(a), Sch. 2 (with art. 15(1)); S.R. 1994/450, art. 2, Sch. Pt. IV

F2 Words in s. 82(1) substituted (13.4.1995) by S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12), art. 13(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 19(a) (with art. 15(1)); S.R. 1994/450, art. 2, Sch. Pt. IV

F3 S. 82(2) substituted (7.10.1996) by S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15), art. 40(1), Sch. 2 para. 7; S.R. 1996/401, art. 2

F4 Words in s. 82(3)(a) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(8)(d), Sch. 24 para. 89(a); S.I. 2005/3255, art. 2(1), Sch.

F5 Words in s. 82(3)(b) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(8)(d), Sch. 24 para. 89(a); S.I. 2005/3255, art. 2(1), Sch.

F6 Words in s. 82(3)(b) substituted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(8)(d), Sch. 24 para. 89(b); S.I. 2005/3255, art. 2(1), Sch.

F7 Words in s. 82(4)(a) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(8)(d), Sch. 24 para. 89(c); S.I. 2005/3255, art. 2(1), Sch.

F8 Words in s. 82(4) inserted (10.4.2006) by Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6), s. 6(2), Sch. 1 para. 31(a)

F9 Words in s. 82(4) substituted (10.4.2006) by Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6), s. 6(2), Sch. 1 para. 31(b)