{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1975/schedule-4/part-I",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1975/schedule-4/part-I.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1975/14",
  "legislation_title": "Social Security Act 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1975",
  "path": "schedule/4/part/I",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": "Contributory Periodical Benefits (Sections 14-31)",
  "text": "Description of benefit\nWeekly rate\n1. Unemployment or sickness benefit (section 14).\n(a) higher rate £9.80\n(b) lower rate £6.90\n(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 14(4)).\n2. Invalidity pension (section 15)\n£11.60\n3. Invalidity allowance (section 16).\n(a) higher rate £2.40\n(b) middle rate £1.50\n(c) lower rate £0.75\n(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 16(2)).\n4. Maternity allowance (section 22).\n£9.80\n5. Widow's allowance (section 24).\n£16.20\n6. Widowed mother's allowance (section 25).\n£11.60\n7. Widow's pension (section 26)\n£11.60\n8. Category A retirement pension (section 28).\n£11.60\n9. Category B retirement pension (section 29).\n(a) lower rate £6.90\n(b) higher rate £11.60\n(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 29(7)).\n10. Child's special allowance (section 31).\n£5.65",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/14/schedule/4/part/I",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:40:38.067895+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."
}