Contents
- 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2 Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit under awards made before the commencing date
- 3 Persons not ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland
- 4 Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations
- 5 Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations
- 6 Amendment of the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations
- 7 Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations
- 8 Revocation
1Citation, commencement and interpretation#
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 and shall come into operation as follows—
(a)regulations 1 to 6 and 8 on 10th April 1995; and
(b)regulation 7 on 13th April 1995.
(2)In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—• “the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;• “the up-rating order” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1995.
2Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit under awards made before the commencing date#
Section 135(3) of the Administration Act (effect of alteration of rates of benefit under Parts II to V of the Contributions and Benefits Act) shall not apply if a question arises as to either—
(a)the weekly rate at which the benefit is payable by virtue of up-rating order; or
(b)whether the conditions for the receipt of the benefit at the altered rate are satisfied,
until that question has been determined in accordance with the provisions of the Administration Act.
3Persons not ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland#
Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978 (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit) shall apply to any additional benefit payable by virtue of the up-rating order.
4Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations#
In paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977 (prescribed circumstances for increase of an invalid care allowance—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a) for “£120” there shall be substituted “£125”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for “£120” there shall be substituted “£125”.
5Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations#
In regulation 14 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 (earnings level for the purpose of unemployability supplement) for “£2,236” there shall be substituted “£2,288.00”.
6Amendment of the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations#
In regulation 3(3) of the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984 (persons deemed to be incapable of work) for “£43.00” there shall be substituted “£44.00”.
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