Cost of living adjustment to benefits
10.—(1) Where a weekly payment under any of the preceding Articles of the Scheme which is related to its recipient’s previous earnings is made in respect of a week falling within the second period of 52 weeks following the relevant date, the Secretary of State may pay to the recipient of that weekly payment such additional weekly sum as he may think appropriate to take account of changes in the cost of living during the period of 52 weeks commencing on the relevant date.
(2) Where any such weekly payment is made in respect of a week commencing after the expiry of a period of 104 weeks after the relevant date, the Secretary of State may pay to the recipient of that weekly payment such additional weekly sum as he may think appropriate to take account of changes in the cost of living during that period of 104 weeks.