The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 No. 69

PART 2 SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS

Age addition to long-term incapacity benefit

13.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in regulation 9(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994(1) (increase in rate of incapacity benefit where beneficiary is under prescribed age on the qualifying date)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£20∙25” substitute “£20∙70”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£10∙15” substitute “£10∙35”.

(2) In the case of a claimant entitled to long-term incapacity benefit—

(a) the sum specified in regulation 9(2)(a) shall be reduced to £10∙70; and

(b) the sum specified in regulation 9(2)(b) shall be increased to £6∙00.

(1)

S.R. 1994 No. 461; relevant amending Rule is S.R. 2012 No. 116