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Social insurance benefits - new rates of increase for qualified child and living alone allowance
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14. (1) Schedule 2 (amended by section 18 of the Act of 2019) to the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in column (4) of Part 1, by the substitution of “38.00” for “36.00” in each place where it occurs,
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(b) in column (5) of Part 1, by the substitution of “45.00” for “40.00” in each place where it occurs,
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(c) in column (6) of Part 1, by the substitution of “19.00” for “14.00” in each place where it occurs,
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(d) in column (4) of Part 4, by the substitution of “38.00” for “36.00”,
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(e) in column (5) of Part 4, by the substitution of “45.00” for “40.00”, and
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(f) in column (6) of Part 4, by the substitution of “19.00” for “14.00”.
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(2) This section comes into operation—
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(a) in so far as it relates to jobseeker’s benefit on 31 December 2020,
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(b) in so far as it relates to—
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(i) illness benefit,
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(ii) health and safety benefit, and
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(iii) injury benefit,
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on 4 January 2021,
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(c) in so far as it relates to—
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(i) carer’s benefit,
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(ii) invalidity pension, and
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(iii) a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant payment” in section 178(1) of the Principal Act,
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on 7 January 2021, and
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(d) in so far as it relates to—
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(i) death benefit under Chapter 13 (other than section 84) of the Principal Act,
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(ii) widow’s (contributory) pension,
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(iii) widower’s (contributory) pension,
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(iv) surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension,
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(v) State pension (contributory), and
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(vi) disablement pension,
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on 8 January 2021.
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