The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024

PART IVB(1)N.I.WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART IVA

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 10 Pt. IVB comes into force in accordance with art. 1(1)(i)

PremiumAmount
20M.—(1) Pensioner premium where one member of a joint-claim couple has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit and the condition in paragraph 20E is satisfied.(1) £190.70.
(2) Higher pensioner premium where one member of a joint-claim couple satisfies the condition in paragraph 20F.(2) £190.70.
(3) Disability premium where one member of a joint-claim couple satisfies the condition in paragraph 20G(1).(3) £60.60.
(4) Severe disability premium where one member of a joint-claim couple satisfies the condition in paragraph 20I(1)—(4)
(i)if there is someone in receipt of a carer’s allowance or if either member satisfies that condition only by virtue of paragraph 20I(4);(i)£81.50;
(ii)if no-one is in receipt of such an allowance.(ii)£163.00.
(5) Carer premium.(5) £45.60 in respect of each person who satisfied the condition specified in paragraph 20J.
(6) Enhanced disability premium where the conditions in paragraph 20IA are satisfied.(6) £29.75 where the conditions specified in paragraph 20IA are satisfied in respect of a member of a joint-claim couple.
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Part IVB was inserted by paragraph 53(4) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2000 No. 350 and paragraph 20M was amended by regulation 4(c)(vi) of S.R. 2000 No. 367, regulation 2(7) of S.R. 2001 No. 120, paragraph 1 of the Schedule to S.R. 2002 No. 323, regulation 3(8)(l) of S.R. 2007 No. 154, regulation 5(5)(j) of S.R. 2010 No. 103 and Article 34(9)(h) of S.I. 2023/1218