{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-1987/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/45",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-1987",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Alterations in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the 1975 Act",
  "text": "(1) In this Article, “Schedule 4” means Schedule 4 to the 1975 Act.\n(2) The sums specified in paragraph (3) below shall be altered from and including the respective dates specified in Article 4 below; and Schedule 4 shall accordingly have effect as set out in the Schedule to this order.\n(3) The sums mentioned in paragraph (2) above are the sums specified in Parts I, III, IV and V of Schedule 4 (contributory periodical benefits, non-contributory periodical benefits, increase of benefits for dependants and rate or amounts of industrial injuries benefits, respectively), except—\n(a) in Part I the sum specified for child’s special allowance;\n(b) in Part III the sums specified for guardian’s allowance and age addition;\n(c) in column (2) of Part IV the sums specified by way of increase for a dependent child; and\n(d) in Part V sums specified in respect of a dependent child.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Schedule 4 was amended by section 21(1) and (2) of and Schedules 4 and 5 to, the Child Benefit Act 1975 (c. 61), section 22(2) of and paragraphs 62 and 63 of Schedule 4 to, the Social Security Pensions Act 1975, paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Act 1979 (c. 18) and the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1117)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/45/article/2",
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  },
  "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."
}