The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 No. 124

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

PART IV INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

Benefit to which increase applies				Increase for qualifying child	Increase for adult dependant
			(1)	(2)	(3)
				£	£
1A.(1)	Short-term incapacity benefit—
	(a)	where the beneficiary is under pensionable age;		11∙35	47∙65
	(b)	where the beneficiary is over pensionable age.		11∙35	58∙90
2.	Long-term incapacity benefit.			11∙35	61∙20
4.	Widowed mother’s allowance.			11∙35	—
4A.(2)	Widowed parent’s allowance.			11∙35	—
5.	Category A or B retirement pension.			11∙35	65∙70
6.	Category C retirement pension.			11∙35	39∙30
8.	Severe disablement allowance.			11∙35	36∙75
9.(3)	Carer’s allowance.			11∙35	36∙55

(1)

Paragraph 1A was inserted and paragraph 2 substituted by Article 4(5) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994

(2)

Paragraph 4A was inserted by paragraph 13 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

(3)

Paragraph 9 was amended by Article 2(2)(a)(vii) of S.R. 2002 No. 321