The Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977

PART IVMISCELLANEOUS

Prescribed circumstances for purposes of section 49

12.—(1) The provisions of Chapter III of Part II of the Act (increases for dependants) shall apply in relation to increases of non-contributory invalidity pension for child or adult dependants under section 49 as they apply to increases of invalidity pension for child or adult dependants.

(2) For the purposes of increases of invalid care allowance for child or adult dependants under section 49, the prescribed circumstances in which a beneficiary is entitled to such an increase for any period shall be as set out in Schedule 2 to these regulations.

Increase of unemployment benefit, sickness benefit and invalidity pension for persons over pensionable age

13.  Where, by virtue of section 14(6) (unemployment and sickness benefit for persons over pensionable age) or section 15(4) (invalidity pension for persons over pensionable age), a person who is over pensionable age is entitled to unemployment or sickness benefit or invalidity pension in respect of any day for which he would have been entitled to a retirement pension only by virtue of section 33 (partial satisfaction of contribution conditions) the weekly rate of any increase of the said unemployment or sickness benefit or invalidity pension under section 41 (benefit for beneficiary's dependent children) section 44(1) or (3)(c) (increase of benefit for adult dependants) shall be that at which that increase would have been payable if the benefit to be increased had been the retirement pension to which that person would have been so entitled.

Increase of maternity allowance where contribution conditions are not satisfied in full

14.  The amount of any increase of a maternity allowance payable by virtue of regulation 8 of the Social Security (Maternity Benefit) Regulations 1975—

(a)in the case of an increase under section 41 (child dependants) shall be the same as if both contribution conditions set out in paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act were satisfied;

(b)in the case of an increase under section 44(2) (adult dependants) shall be a percentage of the amount of maternity allowance specified in column (4) of Part IV of Schedule 4 to the Act, the percentage being the same as that ascertained under paragraph (2) of the said regulation 8.