
2011 No. 119
Social Security
Statutory Maternity Pay; Statutory Sick Pay; Employment; Housing; Rates
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 (revoked)
Approved by resolution of the Assembly on 27th June 2011
Made 18th March 2011
Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1
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PART 1 INTRODUCTION
Citation, commencement and effect
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Interpretation
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PART 2 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 changed 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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Ordinary and additional 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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Bereavement benefits
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PART 3 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 4 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 5 STATE PENSION CREDIT
State pension credit
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PART 6 EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE
Applicable amounts for employment and support allowance
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PART 7 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 17(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 17(5)
PART IV WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III
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SCHEDULE 4
Applicable amounts specified in the Income Support Regulations
Article 17(7)

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SCHEDULE 5
Part I of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 20(5)
PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
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SCHEDULE 6
Part IV of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 20(7)
PART IV AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III
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SCHEDULE 7
Part I of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 21(5)
PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
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SCHEDULE 8
Part IV of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 21(7)
PART IV AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III
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SCHEDULE 9
Part I of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 23(3)
PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
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SCHEDULE 10
Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 23(5)
PART IV WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III
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SCHEDULE 11
Part IVB of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 23(6)
PART IVB WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART IVA
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SCHEDULE 12
Applicable amounts specified in the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
Article 23(8)

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SCHEDULE 13
Other amounts specified in the State Pension Credit Regulations
Article 25(6)

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SCHEDULE 14
Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 26(2)
PART 1 PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS
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SCHEDULE 15
Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations as amended by this Order
Article 26(3)
PART 3 WEEKLY AMOUNT OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART 2
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SCHEDULE 16
Applicable amounts specified in the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations
Article 26(6)

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