The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit — Increases for Dependants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

   2. 2. Provisions as to maintenance for the purposes of increase of benefit in respect of dependants

   3. 3. Allocation of contributions for a spouse or child

   4. 4. Deeming abated benefit to be a contribution for the maintenance of c hild or adult dependants

   5. 5. Attribution of earnings

3. PART II CHILD DEPENDANTS

   1. 6. Circumstances in which a person not entitled to child benefit is to be treated as if so entitled

   2. 7. Circumstances in which a person entitled to child benefit is to be treated as if not so entitled

   3. 8. Contribution towards cost of providing for child

4. PART III ADULT DEPENDANTS

   1. 9. Increase of incapacity benefit for adult dependents and persons having the care of children

   2. 10. Earnings rules for increases for adult dependents

   3. 11. Apportionment of payments by way of occupational or personal pension made otherwise than weekly

   4. 12. Contribution to maintenance of adult dependent

   5. 13. Increase of short-term incapacity benefit for persons over pensionable age

   6. 14. Disqualification for receipt of increases in cases of imprisonment and absence abroad

5. PART IV CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

   1. 15. Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations

6. Signature

7. Explanatory Note