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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-2012/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/116",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "schedule/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Provisions of Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act asamended by this Order",
  "text": "PART I\nCONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS\nDescription of benefit\nWeekly rate\n2.\nShort-term incapacity benefit.\n(a) lower rate\n£74∙80\n(b) higher rate\n£88∙55.\n2A.\nLong-term incapacity benefit.\n£99∙15.\n5.\nCategory B retirement pension where section 48A(3) applies.\n£64∙40.\nPART II\nBEREAVEMENT PAYMENT\nBereavement payment.\n£2,000∙00\nPART III\nNON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS\nDescription of benefit\nWeekly rate\n1.\nAttendance allowance.\n(a) higher rate\n£77∙45\n(b) lower rate\n£51∙85\n(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).\n2.\nSevere disablement allowance.\n£69∙00.\n3.\nAge related addition.\n(a) higher rate\n£11∙70\n(b) middle rate\n£5∙90\n(c) lower rate\n£5∙90\n(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).\n4.\nCarer’s allowance.\n£58∙45.\n6.\nCategory C retirement pension.\n(a) lower rate\n£38∙50\n(b) higher rate\n£64∙40\n(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 78(5)).\n7.\nCategory D retirement pension.\nThe higher rate for Category C retirement pensions under paragraph 6 above.\n8.\nAge 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£\n1A.\nShort-term incapacity benefit—\n(a) where the beneficiary is under pensionable age;\n11∙35\n44∙85\n(b) where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.\n11∙35\n55∙45\n2.\nLong-term incapacity benefit.\n11∙35\n57∙60\n4.\nWidowed mother’s allowance.\n11∙35\n—\n4A.\nWidowed parent’s allowance.\n11∙35\n—\n5.\nCategory A or B retirement pension.\n11∙35\n61∙85\n6.\nCategory C retirement pension.\n11∙35\n37∙05\n8.\nSevere disablement allowance.\n11∙35\n34∙60\n9.\nCarer’s allowance.\n11∙35\n34∙40\nPART V\nRATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT\nDescription of benefit, etc.\nRate\n1.\nDisablement 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 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\n158∙10\n96∙90\n90\n142∙29\n87∙21\n80\n126∙48\n77∙52\n70\n110∙67\n67∙83\n60\n94∙86\n58∙14\n50\n79∙05\n48∙45\n40\n63∙24\n38∙76\n30\n47∙43\n29∙07\n20\n31∙62\n19∙38\n2.\nMaximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.\n(a) except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement\n£63∙30\n(b) in any case of exceptionally severe disablement\n£126∙60\n3.\nIncrease of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).\n£63∙30\n4.\nMaximum 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 dependant\n£158∙10\n(b) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled\n£96∙90\n5.\nUnemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.\n£97∙75\n6.\nIncrease 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\n£20∙25\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\n£20∙25\n(c) if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45\n£13∙00\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\n£13∙00\n(e) in any other case\n£6∙50\n7.\nIncrease under paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.\n£11∙35\n8.\nIncrease under paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.\n£58∙45\n9.\nMaximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.\n£10,500∙00\n10.\nWidow’s pension (weekly rates).\n(a) initial rate\n£57∙65\n(b) higher permanent rate\n£107∙45\n(c) lower permanent rate\n30 per cent.\nof the first sum specified in section 44(4) (Category A basic retirement pension)\n(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 7)\n11.\nWidower’s pension (weekly rate).\n£107∙45\n12.\nWeekly rate of allowance in respect of children and qualifying young persons under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7.\nIn respect of each child or qualifying young person\n£11∙35.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 in operation at 1.4.2012 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 1 in operation at 9.4.2012 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(1)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Paragraphs 2 and 2A were substituted for paragraph 2 by Article 4(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Paragraph 5 was amended by paragraph 18(11) of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Part II was substituted by Article 51(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Paragraph 4 was amended by Article 2(2)(a)(vi) of S.R. 2002 No. 321"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Paragraph 1A was inserted and paragraph 2 substituted by Article 4(5) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Paragraph 4A was inserted by paragraph 13 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Paragraph 9 was amended by Article 2(2)(a)(vii) of S.R. 2002 No. 321"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Paragraphs 1, 4 and 12 were amended by paragraph 41 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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