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Description of benefit
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Weekly Rate
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Increase for adult dependant (where payable)
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Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable)
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Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)
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Increase for adult dependant under section 26 (4) (where payable)
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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1. Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:
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(a) in the case of persons over the age of eighteen—
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(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband
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9·40
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6·10
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2·65
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2·20
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—
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(ii) for any other married woman
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8·20
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(b) in the case of persons under the age of eighteen—
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(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant
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9·40
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6·10
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2·65
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2·20
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—
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(ii) where the person is not so entitled
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8·20
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—
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—
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—
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—
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2. Invalidity Pension:
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(a) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband
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9·40
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6·10
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2·65
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2·20
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4·95
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(b) for any other married woman
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8·20
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—
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—
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—
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4·95
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3. Maternity Allowance
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9·40
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—
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—
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—
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—
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4. Widow's (Contributory) Pension:
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(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty
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9·50
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—
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3·15
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3·15
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4·95
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(b) in any other case
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10·20
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—
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3·15
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3·15
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4·95
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5. Deserted Wife's Benefit
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9·50
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—
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3·15
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3·15
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4·95
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6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance
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6·90
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—
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—
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—
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—
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7. Retirement Pension and Old Age (Contributory) Pension:
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(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty
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10·50
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6·65
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2·65
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2·20
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4·95
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(b) in any other case
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11·10
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6·65
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2·65
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2·20
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4·95
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(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age
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—
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1·25
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—
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—
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—
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