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The Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and interpretation

    2. 2.Provisions as to maintenance for the purposes of increase of benefit in respect of dependants

    3. 3.Allocation of contributions for spouse or civil partner ...

    4. 4.Deeming benefit under the Act abated under section 27(3) of the Social Security Act 1986 to be a contribution for the maintenance of children or adult dependants

    5. 4A. Circumstances in which a person who is not entitled to child benefit is to be treated as if he were so entitled

    6. 4B. Circumstances in which a person entitled to child benefit is to be treated as if he were not so entitled

  3. PART II CHILD DEPENDANTS

    1. 5.Contribution towards cost of providing for child

    2. 6.Meaning of “week” for the purpose of calculating earnings

    3. 7.Circumstances in which a person entitled to child benefit is to be treated as if he were not so entitled

  4. PART III ADULT DEPENDANTS

    1. 8.Earnings rules for increases for adult dependants

    2. 9.Increase of benefit for dependent relatives and further conditions applicable

    3. 9A. Apportionment of payments by way of occupational pension made otherwise than weekly

    4. 10.Increase of benefit for ... person having care of child or qualifying young person

    5. 11.Contribution to maintenance of adult dependant

  5. PART IV MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 12. Prescribed circumstances for the purposes of section 90 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act

    2. 13.Increase of unemployment benefit... for persons over pensionable age

    3. 14.Increase of short-term benefits where contribution conditions are not satisfied in full

  6. PART V TRANSITIONAL PROVISION AND REVOCATIONS

    1. 15.Preservation of entitlement to benefit in payment before 4th April 1977 for a child dependant

    2. 15A. Transitional provision relating to child dependency benefit for children receiving advanced education

    3. 16.Revocations

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      PRESCRIBED RELATIONSHIPS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      PRESCRIBED CIRCUMSTANCES FOR INCREASE OF A CARER’S ALLOWANCE

      1. PART I

        1. Increase of carer’s allowance for child dependants

          1. 1.For the purposes of increases of carer’s allowance for child...

          2. 2.The weekly rate of a carer’s allowance for any period...

          3. 2A.Where— (a) a beneficiary is a member of a couple;...

          4. 2B.No such increase shall be payable— (a) in respect of...

          5. 2BB.The provisions of paragraphs 2A and 2B above shall not...

          6. 2C.In this Part of this Schedule— ... “ couple ”...

          7. 3.Where a person is entitled to receive payment of an...

          8. 4.The condition specified in paragraph 3(b) above is to be...

          9. 5.Any sum or sums paid by a person by way...

      2. PART II

        1. Increase of carer’s allowance for adult dependants

          1. 6.For the purposes of increases of carer’s allowance for adult...

          2. 7.The weekly rate of a carer’s allowance shall be increased...

          3. 8.A person who is entitled to an increase of a...

          4. 9.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below in this Schedule any...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      REGULATIONS REVOKED

  9. Explanatory Note

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