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Social insurance benefits – new rates
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12. (1) Schedule 2 (amended by section 16(1) of the Act of 2024) to the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the Parts set out in Schedule 1 for Parts 1 to 4 of Schedule 2 to the Principal Act.
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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 benefit,
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(ii) jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),
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(iii) carer’s benefit,
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(iv) invalidity pension, and
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(v) 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 1 January 2026,
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(b) 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) bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension,
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(iii) State pension (contributory),
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(iv) guardian’s payment (contributory),
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(v) disablement pension, and
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(vi) disablement gratuity,
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on 2 January 2026, and
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(c) 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 5 January 2026.
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