The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

PART IINTRODUCTION

1Citation, commencement and effect

2Interpretation

PART IISOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS

3Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act

4Rates or amounts of certain pensions or allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act

5Rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act

6Dates 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

7Workmen’s compensation

8Earnings limits

9Statutory sick pay

10Statutory maternity pay

11Statutory paternity pay and statutory adoption pay

12Graduated retirement benefit

13Disability living allowance

14Age addition to long-term incapacity benefit

15Transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases

PART IIIINCOME SUPPORT AND HOUSING BENEFIT

16Applicable amounts for income support

17Income support transitional protection

18Relevant sum for income support

19Housing benefit

20Housing benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for state pension credit

PART IVJOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE

21Age-related amounts of contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance

22Applicable amounts for jobseeker’s allowance

23Prescribed sum for jobseeker’s allowance

PART VSTATE PENSION CREDIT

24State pension credit

PART VIREVOCATION

SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS OF SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 2PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 3PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 4INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES

PART IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

PART IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

SCHEDULE 5OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

SCHEDULE 6PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 7PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 8PART I OF SCHEDULE 2A TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 9PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2A TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 10PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 11PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 12PART IVB OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 13JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES

PART IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

PART IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

SCHEDULE 14JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES IN SPECIAL CASES

PART IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4A TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

PART IIOTHER SUM SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4A TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

SCHEDULE 15OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

SCHEDULE 16OTHER AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE STATE PENSION CREDIT REGULATIONS

2005 No. 82

SOCIAL SECURITY

STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY; STATUTORY SICK PAY; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSING; RATES

The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made10th March 2005

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

Whereas the Secretary of State has made an Order1 under sections 150, 151 and 189(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 19922:

Now, therefore, the Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 132 and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19923, and now vested in it4, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: