{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-2026/schedule-9/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/9/part/IV",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "IV",
  "heading": "WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III",
  "text": "Premium\nAmount\n20.—(2) Pensioner premium for persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit—\n(2)\n(a)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 10(a);\n(a)\n£142.45;\n(b)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 10(b);\n(b)\n£213.10;\n(c)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 10(c).\n(c)\n£213.10.\n(3) Pensioner premium for claimants whose partner has attained the age of 75 where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 11.\n(3) £213.10.\n(4) Higher pensioner premium—\n(4)\n(a)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 12(1)(a);\n(a)\n£142.45;\n(b)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 12(1)(b) or (c).\n(b)\n£213.10.\n(5) Disability premium—\n(5)\n(a)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(1)(a);\n(a)\n£44.85;\n(b)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(1)(b) or (c).\n(b)\n£64.00.\n(6) Severe disability premium—\n(6)\n(a)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 15(1);\n(a)\n£86.05;\n(b)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 15(2)—\n(b)\n(i)\nif there is someone in receipt of a carer’s allowance or carer support payment or if any partner of the claimant satisfies that condition by virtue of paragraph 15(5);\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(7) Disabled child premium.\n(7) £84.46 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 16 are satisfied.\n(8) Carer premium.\n(8) £48.15 in respect of each person who satisfied the condition specified in paragraph 17.\n(9) Enhanced disability premium where the conditions in paragraph 15A are satisfied.\n(9)\n(a)\n£33.99 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 15A 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 15A 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 15A 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-paragraph (2) was amended by regulation 5(5)(e) of S.R. 2010 No. 103"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Sub-paragraph (5) was amended by regulation 3(8)(g) of S.R. 2007 No. 154"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Sub-paragraph (6) was amended by paragraph 1 of the Schedule to S.R. 2002 No. 323 and Article 34(9)(d) of S.I. 2023/1218"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Sub-paragraph (7) was amended by paragraph 20(d) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No.195; see also regulation 5 S.R. 2017 No. 79"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Sub-paragraph (9) was added by regulation 4(c)(iii) of S.R. 2000 No. 367"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/59/schedule/9/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."
}