Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015

Social assistance payments (new rates)

4. (1) The Principal Act is amended, in Schedule 4—

(a) in Part 1 (amended by section 4 of the Social Welfare Act 2010 )—

(i) by the substitution of the following reference for reference 4:

4. State Pension (Non-Contributory)

222.00

29.80

143.00

9.00

10.00

12.70

”,

and

(ii) by the substitution of the following reference for reference 8:

8. Carer’s Allowance:

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 181(1)(a) applies

306.00

29.80

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age

57.00

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 181(1)(b) applies

204.00

29.80

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age

38.00

”,

and

(b) by the substitution of the Part set out in Schedule 1 for Part 2 (amended by section 4 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 ).

(2) This section comes into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to carer’s allowance, on 7 January 2016, and

(b) in so far as it relates to State pension (non-contributory), on 8 January 2016.