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Social assistance payments - new rates of increase for qualified child and living alone allowance
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22. (1) Part 1 (amended by section 23 of the Act of 2018) of Schedule 4 to the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in column (4), by the substitution of “36.00” for “34.00” in each place where it occurs,
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(b) in column (5), by the substitution of “40.00” for “37.00” in each place where it occurs, and
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(c) in column (6), by the substitution of “14.00” for “9.00” in each place where it occurs.
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(2) This section comes into operation—
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(a) in so far as it relates to—
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(i) jobseeker’s allowance (other than where payable in accordance with section 148A of the Principal Act), and
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(ii) farm assist,
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on 1 January 2020,
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(b) in so far as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance, on 6 January 2020,
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(c) in so far as it relates to disability allowance, on 8 January 2020,
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(d) in so far as it relates to—
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(i) one-parent family payment (other than where payable in respect of a widow, widower or surviving civil partner),
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(ii) jobseeker’s allowance payable in accordance with section 148A of the Principal Act, and
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(iii) carer’s allowance,
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on 9 January 2020, and
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(e) in so far as it relates to—
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(i) State pension (non-contributory),
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(ii) blind pension, and
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(iii) one-parent family payment (payable in respect of a widow, widower or surviving civil partner),
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on 10 January 2020.
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