The Social Security (2023 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024

S.R. 2015 No. 315; regulation 1A was inserted by regulation 2 of S.R. 2016 No. 88 and amended by Article 6(1) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Section 153(1) was amended by Article 8 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 1987 No. 30; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 2002 No. 354 and S.R.2023 No. 150

S.R. 2002 No. 380; relevant amending Rule isS.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 2015 No. 94; relevant amending Rule is S.R. 2023 No. 150

1966 c. 6 (N.I.); sections 35 and 36 were repealed by the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18) but are continued in force by regulation 2 of S.R. 1978 No. 105; see also Article 11 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 1978 No. 105; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1989 No. 373and S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 2005 No. 121; relevant amending Rules are S.R.2005 No. 541, S.R. 2006 No. 104, S.R. 2017 No.57 and S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 1979 No. 243; regulation 11(3) was amended by regulation 2(4) of S.R. 1987 No. 404, Article 5(5) of S.R. 2015 No. 411 and Article 12 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 2010 No. 62; regulation 2A was inserted by Article 26(4) of S.R. 2015 No. 411 and amended by Article 13 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 1992 No. 32; regulation 4 was amended by regulation 2(5) of S.R. 1993 No. 340and Article 14 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 2016 No. 217; regulation 24 was amended by Article 15 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 1994 No. 461; regulation 9(2) was amended by Article 16 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 1995 No. 35; regulation 18(2) was amended by Article 17 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 2010 No. 407; regulations 2 and 3 were amended by Article 18 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 2019 No. 181; regulation 3 was amended by Article 9(3) of S.I. 2023/134 and Article 19 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

SeeS.R. 2003 No. 195 which omits provisions relating to children and young persons and makes transitional arrangements in connection with the introduction of child tax credit

Regulation 17(1)(b) was amended by regulation 4(7) of S.R. 1993 No. 373, regulation 18(1)(c) was amended by regulation 4(8) of S.R. 1993 No. 373 and regulation 21(1) was amended by regulation 4(3) of S.R. 1994 No. 77, regulation 12 of S.R. 1996 No. 199, regulation 2(2) of S.R. 1996 No. 449 and paragraph 6(a) of the Schedule to S.R. 2002 No. 132; see also regulation 4 of S.R. 2017 No. 79 and Article 20(2)(a) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraph 13A was inserted by regulation 2(c)(ii) of S.R. 2000 No. 367 and sub-paragraph (2) was substituted by regulation 2(7)(f) of S.R. 2007 No. 154 and paragraph 14 was substituted by regulation 2(7)(g) of S.R. 2007 No. 154 and sub-paragraph (2) was amended by regulation 3(6)(b) of S.R. 2011 No. 135, Article 14(5)(e)(ii) of S.I. 2013/3021, regulation 11(5)(d)(ii) of S.R. 2016 No. 228, paragraph 5(4)(b) of Schedule 2 to S.I. 2021/786 and Article 6(2)(c) of S.I. 2022/530; see also regulation 4 of S.R. 2017 No. 79 and Article 20(2)(b) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraph 2(1) was amended by regulation 2(2), 2(3) and 2(7)(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 476, regulation 2(1) of S.R. 1999 No. 382 and regulation 2(8) of S.R. 2006 No. 128

Paragraph 3 was amended by regulation 18 of S.R. 1988 No. 318, regulation 5(4)(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 288, regulation 8 of S.R. 1998 No. 112 and Article 20(4) of S.R. 2023 No. 150; see also regulation 4 of S.R. 2017 No.79

Schedule 3 was substituted by Schedule 1 to S.R. 1995 No. 301 and paragraph 18(1) and (2) was amended by regulation 2(3)(j)(i) and (ii) of S.R. 1995 No. 434, regulation 3 of S.R. 1997 No. 3, Article 7(2) of S.R. 1999 No. 472 (C. 36), regulation 4(b)(i) of S.R. 2004 No. 394, Article 19(6) of S.R. 2017 No. 187 and Article 20(6) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 1987 No. 460; regulation 15 was amended by regulation 10 of S.R. 1988 No. 132, regulation 2(3) of S.R. 1988 No. 153, regulation 4 of S.R. 1989 No. 371, regulation 3 of S.R. 1991 No. 341 and Article 21 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Regulation 72(1) and (2) was amended by Article 20(3) of S.R. 2012 No. 116and Article 23(3) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraphs 2 and 6(2) were amended by Article 23(4) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Part II of Schedule 4 was omitted by regulation 3(1)(c) of S.R. 2016 No. 310 and regulation 5 of that instrument makes transitional arrangements in connection with the abolition of the family premium; paragraph 3(1) was amended by regulation 19(7)(a) of S.R. 2011 No. 357and Article 23(6) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Part VI was added by regulation 3(17)(d) of S.R. 2008 No. 378 and the heading was amended by paragraph 6(7)(b)(i) of Schedule 1 to S.R. 2017 No. 51 but the wording remains in force for certain cases under Schedule 2 to that Rule and paragraph 26 was amended by Article 23(8) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraph 17(1) and (3)(c) was amended by regulation 2(6)(b) of S.R. 2009 No. 382and Article 23(9) of S.R. 2023 No. 143

Paragraph 58 was amended by Article 23(10) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Regulation 53(1) and (2) was amended by Article 24(3) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraphs 2 and 6(2) were amended by Article 24(4) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraphs 1 and 2(1) were amended by Article 24(5) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Part II of Schedule 4 was omitted by regulation 3(2)(b) of S.R. 2016 No. 310 and regulation 5 of that Rule makes transitional arrangements in connection with the abolition of the family premium; paragraph 3(1) was amended by Article 24(6) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraph 9 was amended by Article 24(8) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraph 22 was amended by regulation 6(6)(d) of S.R. 2008 No. 498 and Article 24(9) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Regulation 79(1) was amended by regulation 4(9) of S.R. 2017 No. 116 and Article 25 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

SeeS.R. 2003 No. 195 which omits provisions relating to children and young persons and makes transitional arrangements in connection with the introduction of child tax credit

Regulations 83(b) and 84(1)(c) were omitted but remain in effect for certain cases and regulation 85(1) was amended by Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No. 195, regulation 85(1) was also amended by regulation 4(5)(a) of S.R. 2003 No. 267; see also regulation 5 of S.R. 2017 No.79 and Article 26(2)(a) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraph 15A was inserted by regulation 4(c)(ii) of S.R. 2000 No. 367 and sub-paragraph (2) was substituted by regulation 3(8)(e) of S.R. 2007 No. 154 and paragraph 16 was omitted by paragraph 20(a) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No. 195 (but remains in effect for certain cases) and was substituted by regulation 3(8)(f) of S.R. 2007 No. 154 and sub-paragraph (2) was amended by regulation 7(7)(b)(iii) of S.R. 2011 No. 135, Article 17(7)(e)(ii) of S.I. 2013/3021, regulation 14(7)(e)(ii) of S.R. 2016 No. 228, paragraph 7(4)(b) of Schedule 4 to S.I. 2021/786and Article 20(7)(m) of S.I. 2022/177; see also regulation 5 of S.R. 2017 No. 79 and Article 26(2)(b) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraph 2 was omitted by paragraph 20(a) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No. 195 but remains in effect for certain cases and was amended by Article 26(3) of S.R. 2023 No. 143; see also regulation 5 of S.R. 2017 No. 79

Paragraph 4(1) was amended by regulation 9(4)(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 288, regulation 10(a) of S.R. 1998 No. 112and Article 26(4) of S.R. 2023 No. 150; see also regulation 7 of S.R. 2003 No. 195 and regulation 5 of S.R. 2017 No. 79

Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) were amended by Article 9(5)(i) of S.R. 1999 No. 428 (C. 32), regulation 5(b)(i) of S.R. 2004 No. 394, Article 25(8) of S.R. 2019 No. 58and Article 26(7) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Regulation 170 was amended by Article 27 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Regulation 6 was amended by regulation 31(3) of S.R. 2016 No. 236, regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2018 No. 135, Article 29(2) of S.R. 2023 No. 150 and Article 38(3) of S.I. 2023/1218

Regulation 7 was amended by Article 29(3) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Sub-paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 6(5)(b)(i) of S.R. 2004 No. 394 and Article 29(4)(a) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Sub-paragraph (2) was amended by regulation 14(5)(a) of S.R. 2006 No. 359 which was superseded by Article 24(4)(b)(ii) of S.R. 2017 No. 187and Article 29(4)(b) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Schedule 2A was inserted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2018 No. 135 and paragraph 9 was amended by Article 29(5) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraph 1(5) and (7) was amended by Article 29(7) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 2017 No. 51: Paragraph 4 was amended by regulation 8(b) of S.R. 2017 No. 148

Paragraph 12 was omitted by regulation 2(4)(c)(ii) of S.R. 2017 No. 51 with savings provisions found in Schedule 2 to those Regulations and paragraphs 12 and 13 were amended by Article 30(6) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraph 19(1) and (2) was amended by Article 30(7) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Regulation 62(2) was substituted by regulation 3(4)(b) of S.R. 2017 No. 51 (but that amendment does not apply where any of the circumstances in paragraphs 2 to 7 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations apply) and was amended by Article 31 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 2010 No. 312; which modifies the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 for the purpose of the conversion of awards of incapacity benefit, income support and severe disablement allowance to employment and support allowance under the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

S.R. 2017 No. 190 (c. 11); which modifies the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 so that they refer to a modified form of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 for the purpose of the conversion of awards of incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance to employment and support allowance under the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Regulation 23 was amended by regulations 2(1) and 3(1) of S.R. 2021 No. 302and Article 32(1) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraph 13(1) was amended by Article 32(3) of S.R. 2023 No. 150

S.R. 2023 No. 150

Paragraphs 2 and 2A were substituted for paragraph 2 by Article 4(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12))

Paragraph 5 was amended by paragraph 18(11) of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)) and paragraph 59 of Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5 (N.I.))

Paragraph 4 was amended by Article 2(2)(a)(vi) of S.R. 2002 No. 321

Paragraph 7 was amended by paragraph 68(b) of Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Paragraph 1A was inserted and paragraph 2 substituted by Article 4(5) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994

Part V was amended by paragraph 41 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6) and Article 71 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1)). Widow’s and widower’s pension are payable in relation only to deaths occurring before 11th April 1988 (paragraph 14(1) of Schedule 7 to the Contributions and Benefits Act)

Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) were substituted by regulation 2 of S.R. 1990 No. 213 and amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1996 No. 199 and regulation 2(7)(a) of S.R. 2007 No. 154

Sub-paragraph (3) was substituted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1996 No. 199 and amended by regulation 2(9) of S.R. 2010 No. 69

Sub-paragraphs (2), (2A) and (3) were substituted by regulation 24(5)(g) of S.R. 2003 No. 191 and amended by Schedule 3 to S.R. 2023 No. 150

Sub-paragraph (4) was amended by regulation 2(7)(h) of S.R. 2007 No. 154

Sub-paragraph (5) was amended by regulation 30(e) of S.R. 1988 No. 146,paragraph 1 of the Schedule to S.R. 2002 No. 323 and Article 31(4) of S.I. 2023/1218

SeeS.R. 2003 No. 195 which omits provisions relating to children and young persons and makes transitional arrangements in connection with the introduction of child tax credit; see also regulation 4 of S.R. 2017 No. 79

Sub-paragraph (7) was added by regulation 6(e) of S.R. 1990 No. 346

Sub-paragraph (8) was added by regulation 2(c)(iii) of S.R. 2000 No. 367; seeS.R. 2003 No. 195 which omits provisions relating to children and young persons and makes transitional arrangements in connection with the introduction of child tax credit; see also regulation 4 of S.R. 2017 No. 79

Sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) were substituted by regulation 3(17)(a) of S.R. 2008 No. 378

Sub-paragraph (6) was amended by regulation 34(10)(b) of S.R. 2016 No. 236 and Article 42(4)(d) of S.I. 2023/1218

Sub-paragraph (9) was amended by regulation 4(7)(b) of S.R. 2011 No. 136

The Table in paragraph 1 was amended by regulation 7(7) of S.R. 2017 No. 242 and by Schedule 6 to S.R. 2023 No. 150

Sub-paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 35(7)(b) of S.R. 2016 No. 236 and Article 43(4)(d) of S.I. 2023/1218

Paragraph 1 was amended by regulation 16 of S.R. 1996 No. 356, paragraph 53(2) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2000 No. 350, paragraph 23(11)(a) of Schedule 3 to S.R. 2005 No. 536, regulation 3(8)(a) of S.R. 2007 No. 154, regulation 4(13)(a) and (b) of S.R. 2008 No. 112, regulation 19(24)(a) to (d) of S.R. 2008 No. 286 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2009 No. 261

Sub-paragraph (2) was amended by regulation 5(5)(e) of S.R. 2010 No. 103

Sub-paragraph (5) was amended by regulation 3(8)(g) of S.R. 2007 No. 154

Sub-paragraph (6) was amended by paragraph 1 of the Schedule to S.R. 2002 No. 323 and Article 34(9)(d) of S.I. 2023/1218

Sub-paragraph (7) was amended by paragraph 20(d) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No.195; see also regulation 5 S.R. 2017 No. 79

Sub-paragraph (9) was added by regulation 4(c)(iii) of S.R. 2000 No. 367

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

Paragraph 1 was amended by regulation 3(29) of S.R. 2008 No. 413, regulation 8(15) of S.R. 2009 No. 338, regulation 5(5)(a) of S.R. 2011 No. 368 and regulation 6(4) of S.R. 2017 No. 148

Paragraph 11(1) was amended by regulation 2(4)(b) of S.R. 2017 No. 51 and Schedule 12 of S.R. 2023 No. 150

For transitional and savings provisions applicable to paragraph 11(1) seeSchedule 2 to S.R. 2017 No. 51

Amendments made by S.R. 2017 No. 146, S.R. 2021 No. 67 and S.R. 2023 No. 150

The amount for the first child or qualifying young person was abolished by Article 10(5)(b)(i) of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/999 (N.I. 1)) subject to the saving in regulation 44 of S.R. 2016 No. 226 inserted by regulation 3(3) of S.R. 2017 No. 79

Amendments made by Article 10(5)(b)(ii) of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016

Amendments made by regulation 2(6)(b) of S.R. 2017 No. 146 but the wording remains in effect for certain cases under Schedule 2 to those Regulations

Order revoked (7.5.2024) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/73), arts. 1(1)(o), 34