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Description of assistance, pension or allowance
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Weekly rate or amount
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Increase for adult dependant (where payable)
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Increase for first qualified child (where payable)
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Increase for second qualified child (where payable)
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Increase for each of third, fourth and fifth qualified children (where payable)
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Increase for each qualified child in excess of five (where payable)
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Increase for prescribed relative under section 162(1) (a), 179(a), 195(2), 196(2) or 197(2) (where payable)
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Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)
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Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(4a)
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(5)
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(5a)
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(6)
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(7)
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(8)
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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1. Unemployment Assistance:
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A. Persons other than those at B:
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(1) in the case of persons who, in any continuous period of unemployment as construed in accordance with section 135 (2), have been in receipt of unemployment benefit or unemployment assistance for not less than 390 days:
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(i) for persons resident in any urban area
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36.70
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26.45
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8.70
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9.90
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7.70
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6.20
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—
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—
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—
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(ii) for persons resident in any other place
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35.50
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25.80
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8.70
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9.90
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7.70
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6.20
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—
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—
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—
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(2) in the case of persons other than those at (1):
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(i) for persons resident in any urban area
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34.05
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24.60
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8.15
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9.30
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7.25
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5.80
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—
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(ii) for persons resident in any other place
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33.00
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23.95
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8.15
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9.30
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7.25
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5.80
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—
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—
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—
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B. Persons without an adult dependant and with one or more qualified children—
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(1) in the case of persons who, in any continuous period of unemployment as construed in accordance with section 135 (2), have been in receipt of unemployment benefit or unemployment assistance for not less than 390 days:
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(i) for persons resident in any urban area
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37.00
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—
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8.70
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9.90
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7.70
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6.20
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—
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—
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—
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(ii) for persons resident in any other place
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36.00
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—
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8.70
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9.90
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7.70
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6.20
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—
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—
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—
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(2) in the case of persons other than those at (1):
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(i) for persons resident in any urban area
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34.50
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—
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8.15
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9.30
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7.25
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5.80
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—
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—
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(ii) for persons resident in any other place
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33.50
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8.15
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9.30
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7.25
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5.80
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—
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2. Old Age Pension and Blind Pension
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45.75
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9.30
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10.50
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8.15
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6.50
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25.60
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3.55
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3.35
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3. Widow's (Non-Contributory) Pension, Deserted Wife's Allowance, Prisoner's Wife's Allowance and Social Assistance Allowance for persons—
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(a) aged under 66 years
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44.90
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—
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11.25
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12.35
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12.35
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10.60
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(b) aged over 66 years
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45.75
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11.50
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12.65
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12.65
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10.80
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25.60
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3.55
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3.35
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4. Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pension
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25.50
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—
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5. Single Woman's Allowance
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39.15
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—
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6. Supplementary Welfare Allowance:
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(a) Persons other than those at (b)
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33.00
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23.95
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8.15
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9.30
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7.25
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5.80
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—
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—
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(b) Persons without an adult dependant and with one or more child dependants
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33.50
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—
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8.15
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9.30
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7.25
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5.80
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