{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-2012/schedule-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-2012/schedule-6.json",
  "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/6",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Part IV of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations asamendedbythisOrder",
  "text": "PART IV\nAMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III\nPremium\nAmount\n20 (5) Disability premium—\n(5)\n(a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 12(a);\n(a) £30∙35;\n(b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 12(b).\n(b) £43∙25.\n(6) Severe disability premium—\n(6)\n(a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 14(2)(a);\n(a) £58∙20;\n(b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 14(2)(b)—\n(b)\n(i) in a case where there is someone in receipt of carer’s allowance or if he or any partner satisfies that condition only by virtue of paragraph 14(5);\n(i) £58∙20;\n(ii) in a case where there is no-one in receipt of such an allowance.\n(ii) £116∙40.\n(7) Disabled child premium.\n(7) £56∙63 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the condition specified in paragraph 16 is satisfied.\n(8) Carer premium.\n(8) £32∙60 in respect of each person who satisfies the condition specified in paragraph 17.\n(9) Enhanced disability premium.\n(9) (a) £22∙89 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 15 are satisfied;\n(b) £14∙80 in respect of each person who is neither—\n(i) a child or young person, nor\n(ii) a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage,\nin respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 15 are satisfied;\n(c) £21∙30 where the claimant is a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage and the conditions specified in paragraph 15 are satisfied in respect of a member of that couple or polygamous marriage.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 6 in operation at 1.4.2012 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(j)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 6 in operation at 2.4.2012 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(1)(j)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Sub-paragraph (9) was amended by regulation 4(7)(b) of S.R. 2011 No. 136"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/116/schedule/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:16:51.597000+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}