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The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

S.R. 2012/118 · Made 14 March 2012

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Social Security

Made 14th March 2012

Coming into operation 11th April 2012

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f1 and now vested in itf2.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 7; paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 was amended by paragraph 105(2) of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), paragraph 42(2) of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6) and Article 2 of S.R. 2011 No. 121

f2

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Increase in earnings limits in respect of dependent children and qualifying young persons
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 11th April 2012.

2Increase in earnings limits in respect of dependent children and qualifying young persons

In paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992—

(a)

in paragraph (a) for “£205” substitute “£215”; and

(b)

in paragraph (b) for “£27” and “£205” substitute “£28” and “£215” respectively.

3Revocation

The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011f1 is revoked.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 14th March 2012

(L.S.)

Anne McCleary

A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 increases the weekly rate of a disablement pension, where the beneficiary is entitled to unemployability supplement, for periods during which the beneficiary is entitled to child benefit in respect of one or more children or qualifying young persons. Paragraph 4(4) applies where such a beneficiary is one of two persons who are spouses or civil partners residing together, or who are living together as husband and wife or civil partners, and the other person had earnings in any week. It provides that the increase shall not be payable in respect of the first child or qualifying young person if the other person’s earnings are £205 a week or more and in respect of further children or qualifying young persons for each complete £27 by which those earnings exceed £205. This Order increases the amounts of £205 and £27 to £215 and £28 respectively.

Article 3 revokes the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011.