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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2004/article-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2004/0110485009",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2004",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Increase in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act",
  "text": "(1) The sums specified in paragraph (2) below shall be increased from and including the respective dates specified in article 6 below so that Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act (contributory periodical benefits, non-contributory periodical benefits, increases for dependants and rates of industrial injuries benefit), except paragraph 5 of Part III of that Schedule (guardian’s allowance), has effect as set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.\n(2) The sums mentioned in paragraph (1) above are the sums specified in Parts I, III, IV and V of Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act except, in—\n(a) Part I, the sum specified for child’s special allowance;\n(b) Part III, the sums specified for guardian’s allowance and for age addition to a pension of any category and otherwise under section 79 of that Act;\n(c) Part IV, the sums specified in column (2) (increase for qualifying child); and\n(d) Part V, the sums specified for the increase in disablement pension for dependent children, widow’s pension (initial rate) and death benefit allowance in respect of children.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110485009/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:24:38.239914+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}