The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2018 No. 58

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

PART III NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefit			Weekly rate
1.	Attendance allowance.		(a) higher rate	£85∙60
			(b) lower rate	£57∙30
			(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).
2.		Severe disablement allowance.	£77∙65.
3.		Age related addition.	(a) higher rate	£11∙60
			(b) middle rate	£6∙45
			(c) lower rate	£6∙45
			(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).
4.(1)		Carer’s allowance.	£64∙60.
7.(2)		Category D retirement pension.	£75∙50.
8.		Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79).	£0∙25.

(1)

Paragraph 4 was amended by Article 2(2)(a)(vi) of S.R. 2002 No. 321

(2)

Paragraph 7 was amended by paragraph 68(b) of Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015