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Social insurance benefits (new rates)
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3. (1) The Principal Act is amended, in Schedule 2—
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(a) in Part 1 (amended by
section 12
of the
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2013
)—
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(i) by the substitution of the following reference for reference 2(a):
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“
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2. Death Benefit:
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(a) pension payable to a widow, widower or surviving civil partner (section 81)
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218.50
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—
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29.80
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143.00
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9.00
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10.00
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12.70
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additional increase for a widow, widower or surviving civil partner (under section 81) who has attained pensionable age
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19.20
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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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(ii) by the substitution of the following reference for reference 3:
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“
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3. State Pension (Contributory):
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233.30
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155.50
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29.80
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143.00
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9.00
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10.00
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12.70
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additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age
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—
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53.50
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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3A. State Pension (Transition):
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230.30
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153.50
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29.80
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143.00
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9.00
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10.00
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12.70
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additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age
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—
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52.80
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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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(iii) by the substitution of the following reference for reference 4:
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“
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4. Invalidity Pension:
additional increase where a qualified adult has attained pensionable age before 2 January 2014
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193.50
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138.10
70.90
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29.80
—
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143.00
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9.00
—
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10.00
—
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12.70
—
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”,
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and
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(iv) by the substitution of the following reference for reference 5:
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“
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5. Widow’s (Contributory) Pension, Widower’s (Contributory) Pension and Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of ‘relevant payment’ in section 178(1):
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193.50
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—
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29.80
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143.00
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9.00
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10.00
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12.70
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additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age
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39.80
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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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and
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(b) in Part 4 (amended by
section 3
of the
Social Welfare Act 2010
) by the substitution of the following reference for reference 1:
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“
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1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work:
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188.00
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124.80
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29.80
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9.00
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12.70
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additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 66 years
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19.30
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—
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—
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—
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—
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additional increase where the qualified adult has attained the age of 66 years
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—
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12.80
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—
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—
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.”.
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(2) This section comes into operation—
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(a) in so far as it relates to invalidity pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant payment” in section 178(1) of the Principal Act, on 7 January 2016, and
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(b) in so far as it relates to disablement pension, death benefit under section 81 of the Principal Act, State pension (contributory), widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension and surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension, on 8 January 2016.
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