{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992/schedule-7/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992/schedule-7/paragraph-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/7",
  "legislation_title": "Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph and paragraph 5 below, the weekly rate of a disablement pension where the beneficiary is entitled to an unemployability supplement shall be increased for any period during which the beneficiary is entitled to child benefit in respect of one or more children or qualifying young persons.\n(2) The amount of the increase shall be as specified in Schedule 4, Part V, paragraph 7.\n(3) In any case where—\n(a) a beneficiary is one of two persons who are—\n(i) spouses or civil partners residing together, or\n(ii) two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as if spouses of each other, and\n(b) the other person had earnings in any week,\nthe beneficiary’s right to payment of increases for the following week under this paragraph shall be determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (4) below.\n(4) No such increase shall be payable—\n(a) in respect of the first child or qualifying young person where the earnings were £215 or more; and\n(b) in respect of a further child or qualifying young person for each complete £28 by which the earnings exceeded £215.\n(5) The Department may by order substitute larger amounts for the amounts for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (4) above.\n(6) In this paragraph “week” means such period of 7 days as may be prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 7 para. 4(1) substituted (10.4.2006) by Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6), s. 6(2), Sch. 1 para. 42(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 4(3)(a) substituted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(8)(d), Sch. 24 para. 105(2); S.I. 2005/3255, art. 2(1), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 4(3)(a)(ii) and preceding word substituted for Sch. 7 para. 4(3)(a)(ii)(iii) (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 66(19)(a) (with regs. 6-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 7 para. 4(4) inserted (10.4.2006) by Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6), s. 6(2), Sch. 1 para. 42(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 7 para. 4(4)(a) substituted (11.4.2012) by The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/118), arts. 1, 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Sums in Sch. 7 para. 4(4)(b) substituted (11.4.2012) by The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/118), arts. 1, 2(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "nia/2008/13",
      "affecting_title": "Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "amendment to earlier affecting provison 1993 c. 49, s. 42(6)",
      "affecting": "nia/2008/13",
      "affecting_title": "Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/7/schedule/7/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:23.179265+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."
}