Rate of severe disablement allowance and age related addition and date on which changes take effect

4.—(1) In the table in Part III of schedule 4 (non-contributory periodical benefits) of the 1992 Act—

(a) in the third column of entry 2(1) (which specifies the weekly rate of severe disablement allowance), for “£80.85” substitute “£81.25”, and

(b) in the third column of entry 3(2)—

(i) in paragraph (a) (which specifies the higher weekly rate of the age related addition), for “£12.10” substitute “£12.15”,

(ii) in paragraph (b) (which specifies the middle weekly rate of the age related addition), for “£6.70” substitute “£6.75”, and

(iii) in paragraph (c) (which specifies the lower weekly rate of the age related addition), for “£6.70” substitute “£6.75”.

(2) The increases made by paragraph (1) take effect on 15 April 2021.

(1)

Entry 2 is relevantly amended by S.I. 2020/234.

(2)

Entry 3 is relevantly amended by S.I. 2020/234.