The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022

PART IV INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

Benefit to which increase applies (1)(1)			Increase for qualifying child (2)	Increase for adult dependant (3)
			£	£
1A.	Short-term incapacity benefit(2)—
	(a)	where the beneficiary is under pensionable age;	11.35	53.50
	(b)	where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.	11.35	66.10
2.	Long-term incapacity benefit.		11.35	68.70
4.	Widowed mother’s allowance.		11.35	—
4A.	Widowed parent’s allowance(3).		11.35	—
5.	Category A or B retirement pension.		11.35	—
6.	Category C retirement pension.		11.35	—
8.	Severe disablement allowance.		11.35	41.20
9.	Carer’s allowance.		11.35	—

(1)

The entries relating to widowed mother’s allowance and widowed parent’s allowance in column (1) and the increase for a qualifying child in column (2) were repealed by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act. Articles 3 and 4 of S.I. 2003/938 save the repealed provisions in certain circumstances.

(2)

Paragraph 1A was inserted, and paragraph 2 substituted, by section 2(6) of the 1994 Act.

(3)

Paragraph 4A was inserted by paragraph 14 of Schedule 8 to the 1999 Act.