Family allowances
9Increase of family allowances
(1)
The M1Family Allowances Act 1965 shall be amended as follows—
(a)
in section 1 (allowance to be at the rate of 90p a week in respect of the first child other than the elder or eldest and £1 a week in respect of each other such child) for the words from " an allowance " to the end there shall be substituted the words " an allowance in respect of each child in the family other than the elder or eldest at the rate of £1.50 a week ";
(b)
in section 3(2) and paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule (minimum weekly contribution required from a person towards the maintenance of a child not living with him if the child is to be included in a family as being issue or maintained by him) for the words " 90 new pence " there shall be substituted " £1.50 ".
(2)
Section 99(8)(c) of the M2Social Security Act 1973 and section 86(2)(c) of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 (references in those Acts to a person having a family which includes a child or children or to a child of a person's family to be construed by reference to the operation of the Family Allowances Act 1965) shall have effect by reference to the operation of the M3Family Allowances Act 1965 as amended by this section.