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

[^f00019]: S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1996 Nos. 288 and 356, S.R. 1998 No. 112, S.R. 1999 No. 428 (C. 32), S.R. 2000 Nos. 350 and 367, S.R. 2001 No. 120, S.R. 2002 No. 323, S.R. 2003 Nos. 195 and 267, S.R. 2004 No. 394, S.R. 2005 No. 536, S.R 2007 No. 154, S.R. 2008 Nos. 112 and 286, S.R. 2009 No. 261, S.R. 2010 No. 103, S.R. 2011 No. 135, S.I. 2013/3021, S.R. 2016 No. 228, S.R. 2017 No. 116, S.R. 2019 No. 58, S.I. 2021/786, S.I. 2022/177, S.I. 2023/1218 and S.R. 2024 No. 69; see also regulation 5 of S.R. 2017 No. 79

[^f00020]: S.R. 2016 No. 218

[^f00021]: S.R. 2003 No. 28; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 2004 No. 394, S.R. 2006 No. 359, S.R. 2016 No. 236, S.R. 2017 No. 187, S.R. 2018 No. 135, S.I. 2023/1218 and S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00022]: S.R. 2016 No. 216; relevant amending Rules are S.I. 2016/999 (N.I. 1), S.R. 2016 No. 226, S.R. 2017 Nos. 79 and 146, S.R. 2021 Nos. 67 and 302 and S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00023]: S.R. 2016 No. 226 ; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 2019 No. 152, S.R. 2021 No. 2, S.R. 2023 No. 93, S.R. 2024 No. 5 and S.R. 2024 No. 71

[^f00024]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

[^f00025]: Part V was amended by paragraph 41 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6) and Article 71 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1))

[^f00026]: Section 44(4) was substituted by Article 64 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)) and amended by Article 4(2) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00027]: Schedule 5 was amended by paragraph 36 of Schedule 7 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, paragraphs 6(2) to (4) and 18(15) and (16) of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)), section 35(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4 (N.I.)),Article 273(3) and paragraphs 2 to 13 of Schedule 9 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/255 (N.I. 1)), paragraph 6 of the Schedule to S.R. 2005 No. 434, paragraph 19 of Schedule 1 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c.1 (N.I.)), paragraph 78(2) and (3) of Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5 (N.I.)) and regulation 66(18) of S.I. 2019/1514

[^f00028]: Paragraph 7A was inserted by paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 9 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 and amended by paragraph 6(j) of the Schedule to S.R. 2005 No. 434; seealsoArticles 4(3)(b) and (c) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00029]: 1975 c. 15; section 120 was amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/396 (N.I. 5)) and repealed by paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 9)

[^f00030]: S.I. 1986/1888 (N.I. 18); Article 64 was repealed by Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

[^f00031]: Section 55A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 and amended by section 37(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, and section 55AA was inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 11 to that Act

[^f00032]: Schedule 5A was inserted by paragraph 14 of Schedule 9 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005

[^f00033]: Section 13(2) was amended by paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 1 to S.R. 2005 No. 433, regulation 68(3)(a) and (b) of S.I. 2019/1514 and regulation 40(2) of S.I. 2020/1143

[^f00034]: See section 132(4) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as amended by paragraph 41(c) of Schedule 7 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993; see also S.R.2024 No. 51

[^f00035]: 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. 2024 No. 69

[^f00036]: Section 47(1) was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12)); see also regulation 23 of S.R. 1995 No. 35 and section 48C was inserted by paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

[^f00037]: Section 153(1) was amended by Article 7 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00038]: S.R. 1987 No. 30; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 2002 No. 354 and S.R.2024 No. 69

[^f00039]: S.R. 2002 No. 380; relevant amending Rule isS.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00040]: S.R. 2015 No. 94; relevant amending Rule is S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00041]: S.R. 2023No. 155

[^f00042]: 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 10 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00043]: S.R. 1978 No. 105; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1989 No. 373and S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00044]: 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. 2024 No. 69

[^f00045]: 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 11 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00046]: S.R. 2010 No. 62; regulation 2A was inserted by Article 26(4) of S.R. 2015 No. 411 and amended by Article 12 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00047]: S.R. 1992 No. 32; regulation 4 was amended by regulation 2(5) of S.R. 1993 No. 340and Article 13 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00048]: S.R. 2016 No. 217; regulation 24 was amended by Article 14 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00049]: S.R. 1994 No. 461; regulation 9(2) was amended by Article 15 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00050]: S.R. 1995 No. 35; regulation 18(2) was amended by Article 16 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00051]: S.R. 2010 No. 407; regulations 2 and 3 were amended by Article 17 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00052]: S.R. 2019 No. 181; regulation 3 was amended byArticle 9(3) of S.I. 2023/134 and Article 18 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00053]: 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

[^f00054]: 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 19(2)(a) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00055]: 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 19(2)(b) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00056]: 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

[^f00057]: 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 19(4) of S.R. 2024 No. 69; see also regulation 4 of S.R. 2017 No.79

[^f00058]: 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 9(6) of S.R. 2017 No. 187 and Article 19(6) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00059]: 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 20 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00060]: Regulation 72(1) and (2) was amended by Article 20(3) of S.R. 2012 No. 116and Article 22(3) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00061]: Paragraphs 2 and 6(2) were amended by Article 22(4) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00062]: 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 22(6) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00063]: 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 22(8) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00064]: Paragraph 17(1) and (3)(c) was amended by regulation 2(6)(b) of S.R. 2009 No. 382and Article 22(9) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00065]: Paragraph 58 was amended by Article 22(10) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00066]: Regulation 53(1) and (2) was amended by Article 23(3) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00067]: Paragraphs 2 and 6(2) were amended by Article 23(4) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00068]: Paragraphs 1 and 2(1) were amended by Article 2 3(5) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00069]: 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 23(6) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00070]: Paragraph 9 was amended by Article 23(8) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00071]: Paragraph 22 was amended by regulation 6(6)(d) of S.R. 2008 No. 498 and Article 23(9) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00072]: Regulation 79(1) was amended by regulation 4(9) of S.R. 2017 No. 116 and Article 2 4 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00073]: 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

[^f00074]: 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 25(2)(a) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00075]: 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, paragraph 14(7)(e)(ii) of S.R. 2016 No. 228, regulation 7(4)(b) of Schedule 4 to S.I. 2021/786 and Article 20(7)(m) of S.I. 2022/177 ; see also regulation 5 of S.R. 2017 No. 79 and Article 25(2)(b) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00076]: 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 2 5(3) of S.R. 2024 No. 69; see also regulation 5 of S.R. 2017 No. 79

[^f00077]: 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 25(4) of S.R. 2024 No. 69; see also regulation 7 of S.R. 2003 No. 195 and regulation 5 of S.R. 2017 No. 79

[^f00079]: Regulation 170 was amended by Article 2 6 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00080]: Regulation 6 was amended by regulation 31(3) of S.R. 2016 No. 236, regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2018 No. 135, Article 38(3) of S.I. 2023/1218 and Article 28(2) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00081]: Regulation 7 was amended by Article 28(3) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00084]: Schedule 2A was inserted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2018 No. 135 and paragraph 9 was amended by Article28(5) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00085]: Paragraph 1(5) and (7) was amended by Article 28(7) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00086]: S.R. 2017 No. 51: Paragraph 4 was amended by regulation 8(b) of S.R. 2017 No. 148

[^f00087]: 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 29(6) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00088]: Paragraph 19(1) and (2) was amended by Article 29(7) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00089]: 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 3 0 of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00090]: 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

[^f00091]: 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

[^f00092]: Regulation 23 was amended by regulations 2(1) and 3(1) of S.R. 2021 No. 302 and Article 31(1) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00093]: Paragraph 13(1) was amended by Article 3 1(3) of S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00094]: Schedule 2 was inserted by regulation 2(10) of S.R. 2019 No. 152, amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 2021 No. 2, regulation 4(7)(a) of S.R. 2023 No. 93, Article 52 of S.I. 2023/1218 and regulation 6 of S.R. 2024 No. 71

[^f00095]: Schedule 3 was inserted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2024 No. 5

[^f00097]: 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))

[^f00098]: 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.))

[^f00099]: Paragraph 4 was amended by Article 2(2)(a)(vi) of S.R. 2002 No. 321

[^f00100]: Paragraph 7 was amended by paragraph 68(b) of Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

[^f00101]: Paragraph 1A was inserted and paragraph 2 substituted by Article 4(5) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994

[^f00102]: 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)

[^f00108]: 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

[^f00114]: The Table in paragraph 1 was amended by regulation 7(7) of S.R. 2017 No. 242 and by Schedule 6 to S.R.2024 No. 69

[^f00116]: 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

[^f00122]: 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

[^f00123]: 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

[^f00124]: Paragraph 11(1) was amended by regulation 2(4)(b) of S.R. 2017 No. 51 and Schedule 12 of S.R.2024 No. 69

[^f00125]: For transitional and savings provisions applicable to paragraph 11(1) seeSchedule 2 to S.R. 2017 No. 51

[^f00126]: Amendments made by S.R. 2017 No. 146, S.R. 2021 No. 67 and S.R. 2024 No. 69

[^f00127]: 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

[^f00128]: Amendments made by Article 10(5)(b)(ii) of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016

[^f00129]: 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

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