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Section 12 Descriptions of contributory benefits

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(1)

Contributory benefits under this Chapter are of the following descriptions, namely—

(a)

unemployment benefit (with earnings-related supplement, and increase for adult and child dependants);

(b)

sickness benefit (with earnings-related supplement, and increase for adult and child dependants);

(c)

invalidity benefit, comprising—

(i)

invalidity pension (with increase for adult and child dependants),

(ii)

invalidity allowance;

(d)

maternity benefit, comprising—

(i)

maternity grant,

(ii)

maternity allowance (with earnings-related supplement, and increase for adult and child dependants);

(e)

widow's benefit, comprising—

(i)

widow's allowance (with earnings-related addition, and increase for child dependants).

(ii)

widowed mother's allowance (with increase for child dependants),

(iii)

widow's pension;

(f)

retirement pensions of the following categories—

  • Category A, payable to a person by virtue of his own contributions (with increase for adult and child dependants), and

  • Category B, payable to a woman by virtue of her husband's contributions (with increase for child dependants);

(g)

child's special allowance;

(h)

death grant.

(2)

In this Part of this Act, "short-term benefit" means unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, maternity grant, maternity allowance and widow's allowance.

(3)

The amounts and rates of benefits given in this Chapter and the other figures in this Part which affect those amounts and rates or the entitlement of any beneficiary shall, to the extent provided for by sections 124 to 126 below be subject to alteration by up-rating orders made by the Secretary of State from year to year.