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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-1995/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1995/71",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-1995",
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  "heading": "Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act as amended by this Order",
  "text": "SCHEDULE 4\nRATES OF BENEFITS, ETC.\nPART I\nCONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS\nDescription of benefit\nWeekly rate\n1 Unemployment benefit.\n£46.45.\n2 Short-term incapacity benefit.\n(a) lower rate … £44.40\n(b) higher rate … £52.50.\n2A Long-term incapacity benefit.\n£58.85.\n3 Invalidity allowance.\n(a) higher rate … £12.40\n(b) middle rate … £7.80\n(c) lower rate … £3.90\nthe appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 34(3)).\n4 Maternity allowance (in cases not falling within section 35(1A)(a)).\n£45.55.\n5 Category B retirement pension where section 50(1)(a)(i) applies.\n£35.25.\n6 Child’s special allowance.\n£11.05.\nPART II\nWIDOW'S PAYMENT\nWidow’s Payment.\n£1,000.00\nPART III\nNON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS\nDescription of benefit\nWeekly rate\n1 Attendance allowance.\n(a) higher rate … £46.70\n(b) lower rate … £31.20\n(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).\n2 Severe disablement allowance\n£35.55.\n3 Age related addition.\n(a) higher rate … £12.40\n(b) middle rate … £7.80\n(c) lower rate … £3.90\n(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).\n4 Invalid care allowance.\n£35.25.\n5 Guardian’s allowance.\n£11.05.\n6 Category C retirement pension.\n(a) lower rate … £21.10\n(b) higher rate … £35.25\n(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 78(5)).\n7 Category D retirement pension.\nThe higher rate for Category C retirement pensions under paragraph 6 above.\n8 Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79).\n£0.25.\nPART IV\nINCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS\nBenefit to which increase applies\nIncrease for qualifying child\nIncrease for adult dependant\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n£\n£\n1 Unemployment benefit—\n(a) unemployment benefit, where the beneficiary is under pensionable age\n—\n28.65\n(b) unemployment benefit, where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.\n11.05\n35.25\n1A Short-term incapacity benefit—\n(a) where the beneficiary is under pensionable age\n11.05\n27.50\n(b) where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.\n11.05\n27.50\n2 Long-term incapacity benefit.\n11.05\n35.25\n3 Maternity allowance.\n—\n27.50\n4 Widowed mother’s allowance.\n11.05\n—\n5 Category A or B retirement pension.\n11.05\n35.25\n6 Category C retirement pension.\n11.05\n21.10\n7 Child’s special allowance.\n11.05\n—\n8 Severe disablement allowance.\n11.05\n21.15\n9 Invalid care allowance.\n11.05\n21.10\nPART V\nRATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT\nDescription of benefit, etc.\nRate\n1 Disablement pension (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) Per cent.\n(2) £\n(3) £\n100\n95.30\n58.35\n90\n85.77\n52.52\n80\n76.24\n46.68\n70\n66.71\n40.85\n60\n57.18\n35.01\n50\n47.65\n29.18\n40\n38.12\n23.34\n30\n28.59\n17.51\n20\n19.06\n11.67\n2 Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.\n(a) except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement … £38.20\n(b) in any case of exceptionally severe disablement … £76.40\n3 Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).\n£38.20\n4 Maximum 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 … £95.30\n(b) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled … £58.35\n5 Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.\n£58.85\n6 Increase under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of unemployability supplement.\n(a) if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell before 5th July 1948 … £12.40\n(b) 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 … £12.40\n(c) if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45 … £7.80\n(d) if heads (a), (b) and (c) 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 … £7.80\n(e) in any other case … £3.90\n7 Increase under paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.\n£11.05\n8 increase under paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.\n£35.25\n9 Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.\n£6,330.00\n10 Widow’s pension (weekly rates).\n(a) initial rate … £57.65\n(b) higher permanent rate … £58.85\n(c) lower permanent rate … 30 per cent. of the first sum specified in section 44(4) (Category A basic retirement pension) (the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 7)\n11 Widower’s pension (weekly rate).\n£58.85\n12 Weekly rate of allowance in respect of children under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7.\nIn respect of each qualifying child … £11.05.",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Paragraphs 2 and 2A are substituted for paragraph 2 from 13th April 1995 by Article 4(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Paragraph 3 is repealed from 13th April 1995 by Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Paragraph 4 was amended by regulation 6(2) of S.R. 1994 No. 176"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Paragraph 1(c) and (d) is repealed from 13th April 1995 by Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Paragraph 1A is inserted and paragraph 2 substituted from 13th April 1995 by Article 4(5) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994"
    }
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