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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-1987/schedule",
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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",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Schedule 4 to the 1975 Act as amended by this Order",
  "text": "SCHEDULE 4\nRates of benefits, grants and increases for dependants\nPart I\nContributory Periodical Benefits (Sections 14–31)\nDescription of benefit\nWeekly rate\n1.\nUnemployment or sickness benefit (section 14).\n(a) unemployment benefit…£31.45\n(b) sickness benefit…£30.05\n3.\nInvalidity allowance (section 16).\n(a) higher rate…£8.30\n(b) middle rate…£5.30\n(c) lower rate…£2.65\n(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 16(2))\n4.\nMaternity allowance (section 22).\n£30.05\n5.\nWidow’s allowance (section 24).\n£55.35\n9.\nCategory B retirement pension where section 29(7)(a)(i) applies.\n£23.75\n10.\nChild'special allowance (section 31).\n£8.05\nPart III\nNon-contributory Periodical Benefits (Sections 34–40)\nDescription of benefit\nWeekly rate\n1.\nAttendance allowance (section 35).\n(a) higher rate…£31.60\n(b) lower rate…£21.10\n(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 35(3))\n2.\nSevere disablement allowance (section 36).\n£23.75\n3.\nInvalid care allowance (section 37).\n£23.75\n3A.\nMobility allowance (section 37A).\n£22.10\n4.\nGuardian’s allowance (section 38).\n£8.05\n5.\nCategory C retirement pension (section 39).\n(a) lower rate…£14.20\n(b) higher rate…£23.75\n(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 39(2)).\n5A.\nCategory D retirement pension (section 39)\nThe higher rate for Category C retirement pensions under paragraph 5 above.\n6.\nAge addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 40).\n£0.25\nPart IV\nIncreases for Dependants (Sections 41–49)\nBenefit to which increase applies\nIncrease for qualifying child\nIncrease for adult dependant\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n£\n£\n1 Unemployment or sickness benefit—\n(a) unemployment benefit, where the beneficiary is under pensionable age.\n—\n19.40\n(b) unemployment benefit, where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.\n8.05\n23.75\n(c) sickness benefit, where the beneficiary is under pensionable age.\n—\n18.60\n(d) sickness benefit, where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.\n8.05\n22.70\n2 Invalidity pension\n8.05\n23.75\n3 Maternity allowance\n—\n18.60\n4 Widow’s allowance\n8.05\n—\n5 Widowed mother’s allowance\n8.05\n—\n6 Category A or B retirement pension\n8.05\n23.75\n7 Category C retirement pension\n8.05\n14.20\n8 Child’s special allowance\n8.05\n—\n9 Severe disablement allowance\n8.05\n14.20\n10 Invalid care allowance\n8.05\n14.20\nPart V\nRate or amount of Industrial Injuries Benefit\nDescription of benefit, etc.\nRate or amount\n2.\nMaximum disablement gratuity under section 57(5).\n£4,290.00\n3.\nDisablement pension under section 57(6) (weekly rates).\nFor the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in that Table using—\n(a) column (2) for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase of benefit in respect of a child or adult dependant;\n(b) column (3) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled;\nTABLE\nDegree of disablement\nAmount\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\nPer cent.\n£\n£\n100\n64.50\n39.50\n90\n58.05\n35.55\n80\n51.60\n31.60\n70\n45.15\n27.65\n60\n38.70\n23.70\n50\n32.25\n19.75\n40\n25.80\n15.80\n30\n19.35\n11.85\n20\n12.90\n7.90\n4.\nUnemployability supplement under section 58 (increase of weekly rate of disablement pension).\n£39.50\n5.\nIncrease under section 59 of weekly rate of unemployability supplement (early onset of incapacity for work).\n(a) if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35, or if that date fell before 5th July 1948 … £8.30\n(aa) if head (a) above does not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 40 and he had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979 … £ 8.30\n(b) if heads (a) and (aa) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45 … £5.30\n(bb) if heads (a), (aa) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 50 and had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979 … £5.30\n(c) in any other case … £2.65\n7.\nMaximum increase under section 61 of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.\n(a) except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement … £25.80\n(b) in any case … £51.60\n8.\nIncrease under section 63 of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).\n£25.80\n10.\nIncrease under section 64 of weekly rate of disablement pension (dependent children).\n£8.05\n12.\nIncrease under section 66(2) of weekly rate of disablement pension (adult dependant).\n£23.75\n13.\nWidow’s pension under section 68 (weekly rates) —\n(a) initial rate\n£55.35\n(b) higher permanent rate\n£40.05\n(c) lower permanent rate\n30 per cent. of the sum specified in section 6(1)(a) of the Pensions Act.\n14.\nWidower’s pension under section 69 (weekly rate).\n£40.05\n15.\nWeekly rate of allowance under section 70 in respect of children.\nIn respect of each qualifying child … £8.05\n16.\nMaximum under section 91(1) of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.\n(a) for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase in benefit in respect of a child or adult dependant … £64.50\n(b) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled … £39.50",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 16(2) was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Act 1979."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 35(3) was amended by section 2(4) of the Social Security Act 1979."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Paragraph 5A was inserted by section 12(2) of the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53)"
    }
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