Article 16 Age addition to long-term incapacity benefitI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), in regulation 9(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994^f1 (increase in rate of incapacity benefit where beneficiary is under prescribed age on the qualifying date)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “£28.90” substitute “£30.00”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b) for “£14.45” substitute “£15.00”.

(2)

In so far as a claimant entitled to long-term incapacity benefit corresponds to a claimant under Article 16(2) of the Great Britain Up-rating Order, the sums specified in regulation 9(2)(a) and (b) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 shall be increased to “£15.50” and “£8.60” respectively.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 16 in operation at 9.4.2026, see art. 1(1)(f)(2)

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1994 No. 461; regulation 9(2) was amended by Article 16 of S.R. 2025 No. 64