
2007 No. 153
SOCIAL SECURITY
STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY; STATUTORY SICK PAY; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSING; RATES
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (revoked)
Made 9th March 2007
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)

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)

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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 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 19(5)

PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
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SCHEDULE 7
Part IV of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 19(7)

PART IV AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III
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SCHEDULE 8
Part I of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 20(5)

PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
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SCHEDULE 9
Part IV of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (SPC) 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)

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SCHEDULE 14
Jobseeker’s allowance: applicable amounts of joint-claim couples in special cases
Article 22(9)

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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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