Social Welfare Act 2016
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Social insurance benefits (new rates) | ||
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21. (1) Schedule 2 (amended by section 3 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015 ) to the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the Parts set out in Schedule 1 for Parts 1 to 4 of the said Schedule 2. | ||
(2) This section comes into operation— | ||
(a) in so far as it relates to jobseeker’s benefit, on 9 March 2017, | ||
(b) in so far as it relates to illness benefit, health and safety benefit and injury benefit, on 13 March 2017, | ||
(c) in so far as it relates to carer’s benefit and invalidity pension, on 16 March 2017, | ||
(d) in so far as it relates to a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant payment” in section 178(1) of the Principal Act— | ||
(i) on 9 March 2017 in the case of a beneficiary who, on that date, has attained pensionable age, and | ||
(ii) on 16 March 2017 in the case of a beneficiary who has not, on 9 March 2017, attained pensionable age, | ||
(e) in so far as it relates to death benefit under Chapter 13 (other than section 84) of the Principal Act, widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension and surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension— | ||
(i) on 10 March 2017 in the case of a beneficiary who, on that date, has attained pensionable age, and | ||
(ii) on 17 March 2017 in the case of a beneficiary who has not, on 10 March 2017, attained pensionable age, | ||
(f) in so far as it relates to State pension (contributory), on 10 March 2017, and | ||
(g) in so far as it relates to guardian’s payment (contributory), disablement pension and disablement gratuity, on 17 March 2017. |