Schedule 1 Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act as amended by this Order
Northern Ireland Not yet in force
SCHEDULE 4
Rates of Benefits, etc.
Part I
Contributory Periodical Benefits
Description of benefit Weekly rate 2f1 Short-term incapacity benefit.
(a)lower rate …£50·35
(b)higher rate…£59·55.
2ALong-term incapacity benefit.
£66·75. 4f2 Maternity allowance (in cases not falling within section 35(1A)(a)).
£51·70. 5f3 Category B retirement pension where section 48A(3) applies.
£39·95. 6Child’s special allowance.
£11·35. Part II
Widow’s Payment
Widow’s Payment. £1,000·00 Part III
Non-contributory Periodical Benefits
Description of benefit Weekly rate 1Attendance allowance.
(a)higher rate…£52·95
(b)lower rate…£35·40
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).
2Severe disablement allowance.
£40·35. 3Age related addition.
(a)higher rate…£14·05
(b)middle rate…£8·90
(c)lower rate…£4·45
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).
4Invalid care allowance.
£39·95. 5Guardian’s allowance.
£11·35. 6Category C retirement pension.
(a)lower rate…£23·90
(b)higher rate…£39·95
(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 78(5)).
7Category D retirement pension.
The higher rate for Category C retirement pensions under paragraph 6 above. 8Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79).
£0·25. Part IV
Increases for Dependants
Benefit to which increase applies Increase for qualifying child Increase for adult dependant (1) (2) (3) £ £ 1Af4 Short-term incapacity benefit—
(a)where the beneficiary is under pensionable age
11·35 31·15 (b)where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.
11·35 38·40 2Long-term incapacity benefit.
11·35 39·95 3Maternity allowance.
— 31·15 4Widowed mother’s allowance.
11·35 — 5Category A or B retirement pension.
11·35 39·95 6Category C retirement pension.
11·35 23·90 7Child’s special allowance.
11·35 — 8Severe disablement allowance.
11·35 23·95 9Invalid care allowance.
11·35 23·90 Part V
Rate of Industrial Injuries Benefit
Description of benefit, etc. Rate 1Disablement pension (weekly rates).
For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in that Table, using—
- (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;
- (b)
column (3) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled;
TABLE
Degree of disablement Amount (1) (2) (3) Per cent. £ £ 100 108·10 66·20 90 97·29 59·58 80 86·48 52·96 70 75·67 46·34 60 64·86 39·72 50 54·05 33·10 40 43·24 26·48 30 32·43 19·86 20 21·62 13·24 2Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.
(a)except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement £…43·30
(b)in any case of exceptionally severe disablement …£86·60
3Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).
£43·30 4Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.
(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…£108·10 Description of benefit Rate
(b)for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled…£66·20
5Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.
£66·75 6Increase under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of unemployability supplement.
(a)if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell before 5th July 1948… £14·05
(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…£14·05
(c)if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45…£8·90
(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…£8·90
(e)in any other case…£4·45
7Increase under paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.
£11·35 8Increase under paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.
£39·95 9Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.
£7,180·00 10Widow’s pension (weekly rates).
(a)initial rate…£57·65
(b)higher permanent rate…£66·75
(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)
11Widower’s pension (weekly rate).
£66·75 12Weekly rate of allowance in respect of children under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7.
In respect of each qualifying child…£11·35.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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Paragraphs 2 and 2A were substituted for paragraph 2 by Article 4(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994
- f2
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Paragraph 4 was amended by regulation 6(2) of S.R. 1994 No. 176
- f3
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Paragraph 5 was amended by paragraph 18(11) of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995
- f4
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Paragraph 1A was inserted and paragraph 2 substituted by Article 4(5) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994