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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-2026/schedule-3/part-IV",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2026/59",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-2026",
  "path": "schedule/3/part/IV",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "IV",
  "heading": "WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III",
  "text": "Premium\nAmount\n15.—(2) Pensioner premium for persons to whom paragraph 9 applies.\n(2)\n£213.10.\n(2A) Pensioner premium for persons to whom paragraph 9A applies.\n(2A)\n£213.10.\n(3) Higher pensioner premium for persons to whom paragraph 10 applies.\n(3)\n£213.10.\n(4) Disability premium—\n(4)\n(a)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(1)(a);\n(a)\n£44.85;\n(b)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(1)(b).\n(b)\n£64.00.\n(5) Severe disability premium—\n(5)\n(a)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(2)(a);\n(a)\n£86.05;\n(b)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(2)(b)—\n(b)\n(i)\nif there is someone in receipt of a carer’s allowance or carer support payment or if he or any partner satisfies that condition only by virtue of paragraph 13(3A)\n(i)\n£86.05;\n(ii)\nif no-one is in receipt of such an allowance or payment.\n(ii)\n£172.10\n(6) Disabled child premium.\n(6) £84.46 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the condition specified in paragraph 14 is satisfied.\n(7) Carer premium.\n(7) £48.15 in respect of each person who satisfies the condition specified in paragraph 14ZA.\n(8) Enhanced disability premium where the conditions in paragraph 13A are satisfied.\n(8)\n(a)\n£33.99 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 13A are satisfied;\n(b)\n£22.00 in respect of each person who is neither—\n(i)\na child or young person, nor\n(ii)\na member of a couple or a polygamous marriage,\nin respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 13A are satisfied;\n(c)\n£31.40 where the claimant is a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage and the conditions specified in paragraph 13A are satisfied in respect of a member of that couple or polygamous marriage.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Sub-paragraphs (2), (2A) and (3) were substituted by regulation 24(5)(g) of S.R. 2003 No. 191 and amended by Schedule 3 to S.R. 2025 No. 64"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Sub-paragraph (4) was amended by regulation 2(7)(h) of S.R. 2007 No. 154"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Sub-paragraph (5) was amended by regulation 30(e) of S.R. 1988 No. 146, paragraph 1 of the Schedule to S.R. 2002 No. 323 and Article 31(4) of S.I. 2023/1218"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See S.R. 2003 No. 195 which omits provisions relating to children and young persons and makes transitional arrangements in connection with the introduction of child tax credit; see also regulation 4 of S.R. 2017 No. 79"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Sub-paragraph (7) was added by regulation 6(e) of S.R. 1990 No. 346"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Sub-paragraph (8) was added by regulation 2(c)(iii) of S.R. 2000 No. 367; see S.R. 2003 No. 195 which omits provisions relating to children and young persons and makes transitional arrangements in connection with the introduction of child tax credit; see also regulation 4 of S.R. 2017 No. 79"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/59/schedule/3/part/IV",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:23:56.777675+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."
}