Section 63 Descriptions of non-contributory benefits.

Northern Ireland

Non-contributory benefits under this Part of this Act are of the following descriptions, namely—

(a)

attendance allowance;

F1(b)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)

F2carer’s allowance F3... ;

(d)

disability living allowance;

(e)

guardian’s allowance;

(f)

retirement pensions of the following categories—

(i)

Category C, F4payable in certain cases to a widow whose husband was over pensionable age on 5 July 1948 or to a woman whose marriage to a husband who was over pensionable age on that date was terminated otherwise than by his death (with increase for adult F5... dependants), and

(ii)

Category D, payable to persons over the age of 80;

(g)

age addition payable, in the case of persons over the age of 80, by way of increase of a retirement pension of any category F6under this Act or of a pension or allowance to which section 79(2) below applies.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 63(b) repealed (3.11.2000 for specified purposes and 6.4.2001 otherwise) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), art. 76, Sch. 10 Pt. IV; S.R. 2000/332, art. 2(3)(g)(4)(5)
F2: Words in s. 63(c) substituted (21.10.2002 for certain purposes and 1.4.2003 otherwise) by The Deregulation (Carer's Allowance) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. 2002/321), arts. 1, 2(2)(a)(ii)
F3: Words in s. 63(c) repealed (with effect from 14.8.2010 and with savings until 6.4.2020) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), s. 36(1)(p), Sch. 4 Pt. 2 (with ss. 14(2), 34(2)(a))
F4: Words in s. 63(f)(i) substituted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 12 para. 66
F5: Words in s. 63(f)(i) repealed (6.4.2003) by Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 6; S.I. 2003/962, art. 2(3)(e), Sch. 1 (with savings in S.R. 2003/212, art. 2)
F6: Words in s. 63(g) inserted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 12 para. 70

Notes on Part III

Modifications

C1: Pt. III (ss. 63-79) excluded (13.1.1993) by S.R. 1979/242, reg. 4(1) (as substituted (13.1.1993) by S.R. 1992/557, reg. 3).
C2: Pt. III (ss. 63-79): power to apply conferred (1.7.1992) by Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8), ss. 161, 168(4), Sch. 6 para. 1(3)(a).