The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1999

Part IIntroduction

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

Part IISocial Security Benefits and Pensions

3Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act

4Rates or amounts of certain pensions or allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act

5Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act

6Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are increased by this Order

7Workmen’s compensation

8Earnings limits

9Statutory sick pay

10Statutory maternity pay

11Graduated retirement benefit

12Disability living allowance

13Child benefit

14Age addition to long-term incapacity benefit

15Transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases

Part IIIFamily Credit, Disability Working Allowance, Income Support and Housing Benefit

16Family credit

17Disability working allowance

18Applicable amounts for income support

19Income support transitional protection

20Relevant sum for income support

21Housing benefit

Part IVJobseeker’s Allowance

22Age-related amounts of contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance

23Applicable amounts for jobseeker’s allowance

24Prescribed sum for jobseeker’s allowance

Part VTransitional Provisions and Revocations

25Transitional provisions

SCHEDULE 1Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act as amended by this Order

SCHEDULE 2Schedule 4 to the Family Credit Regulations as amended by this Order

SCHEDULE 3Schedule 5 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order

SCHEDULE 4Part I of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations as amended by this Order

SCHEDULE 5Part IV of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations as amended by this Order

SCHEDULE 6Income Support: Applicable Amounts of Persons in Homes for Persons in Need and Nursing Homes

Part IProvisions in Schedule 4 to the Income Support Regulations as amended by this Order

6Homes for persons in need

12Personal allowances

Part IIOther sums specified in Schedule 4 to the Income Support Regulations

SCHEDULE 7Income Support: Applicable Amounts in Special Cases

Part IProvisions in Schedule 7 to the Income Support Regulations as amended by this Order

Part IIOther sums specified in Schedule 7 to the Income Support Regulations

SCHEDULE 8Other applicable amounts specified in the Income Support Regulations

SCHEDULE 9Part I of Schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit Regulations as amended by this Order

SCHEDULE 10Part IV of Schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit Regulations as amended by this Order

SCHEDULE 11Part I of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order

SCHEDULE 12Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order

SCHEDULE 13Jobseeker’s Allowance: Applicable Amounts of Persons in Residential Care and Nursing Homes

Part IProvisions in Schedule 3 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order

5Residential care homes

10Personal allowances

Part IIOther sums specified in Schedule 3 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

SCHEDULE 14Jobseeker’s Allowance: Applicable Amounts in Special Cases

Part IProvisions in Schedule 4 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order

Part IIOther sums specified in Schedule 4 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

SCHEDULE 15Other applicable amounts specified in the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

1999 No. 50

SOCIAL SECURITYSTATUTORY MATERNITY PAY; STATUTORY SICK PAY; HOUSING; RATES

The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1999

Made9th February 1999

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1(1)

Whereas the Secretary of State has made an Order1 under sections 150 and 189(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Administration Act 19922:

Now, therefore, the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 132 and 165(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19923 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: