Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2004 No. 82
SOCIAL SECURITY
STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY; STATUTORY SICK PAY; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSING; RATES
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 (revoked)
Order revoked (14.4.2005) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/82), arts. 1(1)(g), 25
Made 4th March 2004
Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

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PART I INTRODUCTION

Citation, commencement and effect
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Interpretation
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PART II SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS

Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act
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Rates or amounts of certain pensions or allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act
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Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act
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Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are increased by this Order
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Workmen’s compensation
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Earnings limits
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Statutory sick pay
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Statutory maternity pay
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Statutory paternity pay and statutory adoption pay
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Graduated retirement benefit
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Disability living allowance
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Age addition to long-term incapacity benefit
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases
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PART III INCOME SUPPORT AND HOUSING BENEFIT

Applicable amounts for income support
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Income support transitional protection
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Relevant sum for income support
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Housing benefit
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Housing benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for state pension credit
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PART IV JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE

Age-related amounts of contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance
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Applicable amounts for jobseeker’s allowance
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Prescribed sum for jobseeker’s allowance
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PART V STATE PENSION CREDIT

State pension credit
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PART VI REVOCATION

Revocation
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SCHEDULE 1 PROVISIONS OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 3(1)

SCHEDULE 4 RATES OF BENEFITS, ETC.

PART I contributory periodical benefits
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PART II bereavement payment
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PART III non-contributory periodical benefits
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PART IV increases for dependants
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PART V rate of industrial injuries benefit
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SCHEDULE 2 PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 16(3)

PART I personal allowances
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SCHEDULE 3 PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 16(5)

PART IV weekly amounts of premiums specified in part iii
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SCHEDULE 4 INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES
Article 16(7)

PART I provisions in schedule 7 to the income support regulations as amended by this order
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PART II other sums specified in schedule 7 to the income support regulations
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SCHEDULE 5 OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS
Article 16(8)
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SCHEDULE 6 PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 19(7)

PART I personal allowances
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2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 7 PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 19(9)

PART IV amounts of premiums specified in part iii
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SCHEDULE 8 PART I OF SCHEDULE 2A TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 20(5)

PART I personal allowances
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2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 9 PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2A TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 20(7)

PART IV amounts of premium specified in part iii
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SCHEDULE 10 PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 22(3)

PART I personal allowances
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SCHEDULE 11 PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 22(5)

PART IV weekly amounts of premiums specified in part iii
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SCHEDULE 12 PART IVB OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
Article 22(6)

PART IVB weekly amounts of premiums specified in part iva
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SCHEDULE 13 JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES
Article 22(8)

PART I provisions in schedule 4 to the jobseeker’s allowance regulations as amended by this order
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PART II other sums specified in schedule 4 to the jobseeker’s allowance regulations
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SCHEDULE 14 JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES IN SPECIAL CASES
Article 22(9)

PART I provisions in schedule 4a to the jobseeker’s allowance regulations as amended by this order
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PART II other sums specified in schedule 4A to the jobseeker’s allowance regulations
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SCHEDULE 15 OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
Article 22(11)
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SCHEDULE 16 OTHER AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE STATE PENSION CREDIT REGULATIONS
Article 24(6)
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Order revoked (14.4.2005) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/82), arts. 1(1)(g), 25