PART 2SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS

Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefits in Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13 and 14 are changed by this Order7

1

Paragraphs (2) to (8), which are subject to the provisions of paragraph (9), specify the date on which the changes made by this Order in the sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit in Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13 and 14 shall take effect for each case.

2

Any increases in the sums mentioned in Articles 3, 4, 12 and 13 for Category A and Category B retirement pension, graduated retirement benefit and Category C retirement pension together with, where appropriate, any increases for dependants, shall take effect on 10th April 2017.

3

The increases in the sums mentioned in Article 5(2) shall take effect on 10th April 2017.

4

Any increases in the sums specified for—

a

the rates of—

i

Category C and Category D retirement pensions,

ii

attendance allowance, and

iii

carer’s allowance (except in a case where the Department has made arrangements for it to be paid on a Wednesday); and

b

any increases in—

i

Category C retirement pension and carer’s allowance referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i) and (iii), and

ii

widowed mother’s allowance and widowed parent’s allowance,

in respect of dependants,

shall take effect on 10th April 2017.

5

Any increases in the sums specified for—

a

the rate of—

i

carer’s allowance in a case where the Department has made arrangements for it to be paid on a Wednesday,

ii

disablement benefit,

iii

maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 7 to the Contributions and Benefits Act,

iv

industrial death benefit by way of widow’s and widower’s pension,

v

the maximum of the aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents under section 107(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act; and

b

any increases in—

i

the benefits referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i), (iii) and (iv) in respect of dependants, and

ii

disablement pension,

shall take effect on 12th April 2017.

6

In any case where a person’s weekly rate of Category A or Category B retirement pension falls to be increased under the provisions of section 47(1) or 48C(2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act30 by reference to the weekly rate of invalidity allowance or age addition to long-term incapacity benefit to which the person was previously entitled, any increase in such sum shall take effect on 10th April 2017.

7

The changes in the sums specified for the rate of incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance together with, where appropriate, any increases for dependants, shall take effect on 6th April 2017.

8

The increases in the sums falling to be calculated in accordance with paragraph 13(4) of Schedule 7 to the Contributions and Benefits Act (retirement allowance) shall take effect on 12th April 2017.

9

Any increases in the sums specified in Article 3 in so far as those sums are relevant for the purposes of establishing whether the rate of any benefit is not to be increased in respect of an adult dependant because the earnings of the dependant exceed a specified amount, shall take effect—

a

except in a case where sub-paragraph (b) applies, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for the beneficiary on or after 10th April 2017;

b

in a case where regulation 7(b) of the Computation of Earnings Regulations (date on which earnings are treated as paid) applies, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for the beneficiary on or after 1st April 2017,

and for the purposes of this paragraph, “benefit week” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Computation of Earnings Regulations.

10

Any increases in the sums mentioned in Article 6 for state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act shall take effect on 10th April 2017.

11

The increase in the sum mentioned in Article 14 shall take effect on 10th April 2017.