Social Welfare Act 2020

Social assistance - new rates of increase for qualified child and living alone allowance

16. (1) Part 1 (amended by section 22 of the Act of 2019) of Schedule 4 to the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in column (4), by the substitution of “38.00” for “36.00” in each place where it occurs,

(b) in column (5), by the substitution of “45.00” for “40.00” in each place where it occurs, and

(c) in column (6), by the substitution of “19.00” for “14.00” in each place where it occurs.

(2) This section comes into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to—

(i) jobseeker’s allowance (other than where payable in accordance with section 148A of the Principal Act), and

(ii) farm assist,

on 30 December 2020,

(b) in so far as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance, on 4 January 2021,

(c) in so far as it relates to disability allowance, on 6 January 2021,

(d) in so far as it relates to—

(i) one-parent family payment (other than where payable in respect of a widow, widower or surviving civil partner),

(ii) jobseeker’s allowance payable in accordance with section 148A of the Principal Act, and

(iii) carer’s allowance,

on 7 January 2021, and

(e) in so far as it relates to—

(i) State pension (non-contributory),

(ii) blind pension, and

(iii) one-parent family payment (payable in respect of a widow, widower or surviving civil partner),

on 8 January 2021.