http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/40The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (revoked)enSOCIAL SECURITYSTATUTORY MATERNITY PAY; STATUTORY SICK PAY; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSING; RATESStatute Law Database2022-11-11Expert Participation2021-05-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2020 No. 40Social SecurityStatutory Maternity Pay; Statutory Sick Pay; Employment; Housing; RatesThe Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>Ireland)<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>2020 (revoked)<CommentaryRef Ref="key-212ecd39e2c4ddd8beb09ea1885a6735"/>Approved by resolution of the Assembly on 16th June 2020Made20th March 2020Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 1INTRODUCTIONCitation, commencement and effect1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Interpretation2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART 2SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONSRates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rates or amounts of certain pensions and allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rates or amounts of certain pensions under Part 1 of the Pensions Act6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Earnings limits8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Statutory sick pay9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Statutory maternity pay10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay and statutory shared parental pay11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Graduated retirement benefit12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amount of Category C retirement pension under the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 197913. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maximum additional pension14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Disability living allowance15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personal independence payment16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Age addition to long-term incapacity benefit17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bereavement benefits19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bereavement support payment20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART 3INCOME SUPPORT AND HOUSING BENEFITApplicable amounts for income support21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Income support transitional protection22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Relevant sum for income support23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Housing benefit24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Housing benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for state pension credit25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART 4JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCEAge-related amounts of contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Applicable amounts for jobseeker’s allowance27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Prescribed sum for the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 199628. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amounts for the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 201629. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART 5STATE PENSION CREDITState pension credit30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART 6EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCEApplicable amounts for the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 200831. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Prescribed amount for the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 201632. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART 7UNIVERSAL CREDITUniversal credit33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART 8REVOCATIONSRevocations34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCHEDULE 1Provisions of Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act as<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>amended by this OrderArticle 3(1)PART ICONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART IIINON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART IVINCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART VRATE OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 2Part I of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations as amended by this OrderArticle 21(3)PART 1PERSONAL ALLOWANCES1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SCHEDULE 3Part IV of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations as<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>amended<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>by<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>this OrderArticle 21(5)PART IVWEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 4Part I of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations as amended by this OrderArticle 24(5)PART IPERSONAL ALLOWANCES1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SCHEDULE 5Part IV of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations as<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>amended<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>by<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>this OrderArticle 24(7)PART IVAMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 6Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations as<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>amended by this OrderArticle 25(5)(a)PART IPERSONAL ALLOWANCES1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SCHEDULE 7Part IV of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations as<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>amended by this OrderArticle 25(7)PART IVAMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 8Part I of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 as amended by this OrderArticle 27(3)(a)PART IPERSONAL ALLOWANCES1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SCHEDULE 9Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 as<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>amended by this OrderArticle 27(5)PART IVWEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 10Part IVB of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 as<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>amended by this OrderArticle 27(6)PART IVBWEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART IVASCHEDULE 11Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 as amended by this OrderArticle 31(1),(2) and (3)1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART 1PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART 1PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SCHEDULE 12Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 as amended by this OrderArticle 31(1), (4) and (5)PART 3WEEKLY AMOUNT OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART 2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 13Amounts of certain elements specified in the table in regulation 38 of the Universal Credit Regulations as amended by this OrderArticle 33(2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 Order revoked (10.5.2021) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/82), arts. 1(1)(q), 34