
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)
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
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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
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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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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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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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