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HOUSING BENEFIT -
HOUSING BENEFIT -
SUPPLEWEWT (ENDS 1988)
INCOME SUPPORT
INDEX LINKSD NATIONAL -
SAVINGS CERTIFICATE
INOUSTRr W OISAELEMSNT -
BENEFIT
INDUSTRIAL INJUI RY -
DISABLEMENT PENSION
INDUSTRIAL WIOOWS ‘ -
PENSION
INVALID CAPJ ALLCWANCE -
INVALIDITY ALL~ANCE -
ThLs is a collective name used for the =rioufi forms of
assistance glvan with housing costs. (Also called UNIFIEO
HOUSING BENEFIT) .
.,4+.
The assistance is given Ln the form of
i. Rent Rebate or Allowance (See page 111)
ii. Rste Rebste (See page 111 )
iii. Housing Banef Lt Supplement (See below)
To obtain these benefits the individual can apply to the
local DFISSoffice ~ local authority office.
The tinef it will gi w aaeistance to rent/rate payers
receiving r9nt/rate rebita/allwanca. The supplement is
in the form of an increaaed rebste/all.amnce
See Supplementary Benefit
The firat index linked iaaue, known an “Granny Bonds”,
allcnved people of retirement age or ovsr (65 men, 60
wmmen ) a form of ‘inflation proofed’ saving by Index
linking to the Retail Price In&x. Indsx linklng ia
aasumad aa long as the money is not withdrawn for 12
months. If the money is kept in for fi= years there is
an additional bonus. The age bar waa lowered and with the
second issue, the certificates became avsilable to anyone.
(see alao Fixed Interest Savings Certificates).
Thi9 can ba a weekly pension or lUIP am gratuity,
depending on the degree of disablement arising from the
industrial accident or disease. T?Iis benef>t ia normslly
pa~d when entitlement to Industrial Injury Benefit stops.
Howe Wr, as this bsnefit or pension may be received e-n
if the person does not give up work
three days after the accident or
disease. As a pension the benefit
book.
See Industrial Disablement Benefit.
it can be paid from
development of the
is paid by payment
An Industrial Widows’ Pension can be claimed by a woms.n
whose husbsnd died as a result of an industrial accident
or prescribed Industrial disease.
Invslid Car* Allowance la & benefit for people of working
age who cannot work bscausse they ha us to stay at home to
care for a sewrely ~aabled ralatiws. There are no NI
contrilmtlon conditions but, in general, msrried women and
people receiving certain other banefita & not qualifY fOr
this allowance. ZIIe allmance la claimed through the
local DHSS office.
Invslldity Allowance is paid in ad&tion to Invslldlty
Pension if the person becomes incapable of work while they
still havs a reasonable part of their working liws before
them (ie up to age 60 mm, 55 women). After retirement
ags (65 men, 60 women) people who haw bren recei=ng the
allowance havs it included in thezr retirement penal on.
Payment is weekly by giro or payment book.
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