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The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (revoked)

S.R. 2024/73 · Made 25 March 2024 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Order made by the Department for Communities and laid before the Assembly under section 166(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 for approval of the Assembly before the expiration of six months from the date of its coming into operation

Social Security

Statutory Maternity Pay; Statutory Sick Pay; Employment; Housing; Rates

Made 25th March 2024

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

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Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Order revoked (6.5.2025) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/64), arts. 1(1)(o), 34

Contents

  1. Part 1: INTRODUCTION Repealed
  2. 1Citation, commencement and effect Repealed
  3. 2Interpretation Repealed
  4. Part 2: SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS Repealed
  5. 3Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act Repealed
  6. 4Rates or amounts of certain pensions and allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act Repealed
  7. 5Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act Repealed
  8. 6Rates or amounts of certain pensions under Part 1 of the Pensions Act Repealed
  9. 7Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefits in Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 are changed by this Order Repealed
  10. 8Statutory sick pay Repealed
  11. 9Statutory maternity pay Repealed
  12. 10Statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay, statutory shared parental pay and statutory parental bereavement pay Repealed
  13. 11>Graduated retirement benefit Repealed
  14. 12Amount of Category C retirement pension under the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 Repealed
  15. 13Maximum additional pension Repealed
  16. 14Disability living allowance Repealed
  17. 15Personal independence payment Repealed
  18. 16Age addition to long-term incapacity benefit Repealed
  19. 17Transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases Repealed
  20. 18Bereavement benefits Repealed
  21. 19Bereavement support payment Repealed
  22. Part 3: INCOME SUPPORT AND HOUSING BENEFIT Repealed
  23. 20Applicable amounts for income support Repealed
  24. 21Income support transitional protection Repealed
  25. 22Relevant sum for income support Repealed
  26. 23Housing benefit Repealed
  27. 24Housing benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for state pension credit Repealed
  28. Part 4: JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE Repealed
  29. 25Age-related amounts of contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance Repealed
  30. 26Applicable amounts for jobseeker’s allowance Repealed
  31. 27Prescribed sum for the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 Repealed
  32. 28Amounts for the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2016 Repealed
  33. Part 5: STATE PENSION CREDIT Repealed
  34. 29State pension credit Repealed
  35. Part 6: EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE Repealed
  36. 30Applicable amounts for the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 Repealed
  37. 31Prescribed amount for the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2016 Repealed
  38. Part 7: UNIVERSAL CREDIT Repealed
  39. 32Universal credit Repealed
  40. 33Amendment of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations Repealed
  41. Part 8: REVOCATION Repealed
  42. 34Revocation Not yet in force
  43. Signature
  44. Schedule 1: Provisions of Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act asamended by this Order Repealed
  45. ICONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS Repealed
  46. IIINON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS Repealed
  47. IVINCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS Repealed
  48. VRATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT Repealed
  49. Schedule 2: Part I of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations as amended by this Order Repealed
  50. Part 1: PERSONAL ALLOWANCES Repealed
  51. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  52. Schedule 3: Part IV of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations asamendedbythis Order Repealed
  53. IVWEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III Repealed
  54. Schedule 4: Part I of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations as amended by this Order Repealed
  55. Part I: PERSONAL ALLOWANCES Repealed
  56. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  57. Schedule 5: Part IV of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations asamendedbythis Order Repealed
  58. IVAMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III Repealed
  59. Schedule 6: Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations asamended by this Order Repealed
  60. Part I: PERSONAL ALLOWANCES Repealed
  61. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  62. Schedule 7: Part IV of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations asamended by this Order Repealed
  63. IVAMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III Repealed
  64. Schedule 8: Part I of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 as amended by this Order Repealed
  65. Part I: PERSONAL ALLOWANCES Repealed
  66. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  67. Schedule 9: Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 asamended by this Order Repealed
  68. IVWEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III Repealed
  69. Schedule 10: Part IVB of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 asamended by this Order Repealed
  70. IVBWEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART IVA Repealed
  71. Schedule 11: Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 as amended by this Order Repealed
  72. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  73. Part 1: PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS Repealed
  74. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  75. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  76. Part 1: PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS Repealed
  77. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  78. Schedule 12: Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 as amended by this Order Repealed
  79. 3WEEKLY AMOUNT OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART 2 Repealed
  80. Schedule 13Amounts of certain elements specified in the table in regulation 38 of the Universal Credit Regulations as amended by this Order Repealed
  81. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and effectF1

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2InterpretationF1

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3Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits ActF1

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4Rates or amounts of certain pensions and allowances under the Contributions and Benefits ActF1

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5Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes ActF1

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6Rates or amounts of certain pensions under Part 1 of the Pensions ActF1

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7Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefits in Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 are changed by this OrderF1

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8Statutory sick payF1

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9Statutory maternity payF1

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10Statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay, statutory shared parental pay and statutory parental bereavement payF1

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11>Graduated retirement benefitF1

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12Amount of Category C retirement pension under the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979F1

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13Maximum additional pensionF1

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14Disability living allowanceF1

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15Personal independence paymentF1

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16Age addition to long-term incapacity benefitF1

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17Transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit casesF1

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18Bereavement benefitsF1

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19Bereavement support paymentF1

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20Applicable amounts for income supportF1

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21Income support transitional protectionF1

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22Relevant sum for income supportF1

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23Housing benefitF1

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24Housing benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for state pension creditF1

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25Age-related amounts of contribution-based jobseeker’s allowanceF1

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26Applicable amounts for jobseeker’s allowanceF1

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27Prescribed sum for the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996F1

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28Amounts for the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2016F1

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29State pension creditF1

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30Applicable amounts for the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008F1

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31Prescribed amount for the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2016F1

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32Universal creditF1

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33Amendment of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) RegulationsF1

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34RevocationF1

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Signature

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ICONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITSF1

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IIINON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITSF1

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IVINCREASES FOR DEPENDANTSF1

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VRATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFITF1

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IVWEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART IIIF1

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IVAMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART IIIF1

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IVAMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART IIIF1

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IVWEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART IIIF1

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IVBWEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART IVAF1

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3WEEKLY AMOUNT OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART 2F1

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Schedule 13Amounts of certain elements specified in the table in regulation 38 of the Universal Credit Regulations as amended by this OrderF1

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Explanatory note

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