The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2018

Transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases

18.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in regulation 18(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(1) (rate of long-term incapacity benefit in transitional cases)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£21∙70” substitute “£22∙35”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£14∙00” substitute “£14∙40”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (c) for “£7∙00” substitute “£7∙20”.

(2) In so far as a claimant entitled to long-term incapacity benefit corresponds to a claimant under Article 18(2) of the Great Britain Up-rating Order, the sums specified in regulation 18(2)(a), (b) and (c) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 shall be increased to £11∙60, £6∙45 and £6∙45 respectively.

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S.R. 1995 No. 35; regulation 18(2) was amended by Article 17 of S.R. 2018 No. 56