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Statebenefits(Q 18) }
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Hma infcmratmnbut statebemf ms, mcludu-gdetailsof ellglbdltyandamunts
of benefit,is m tbe ~S tuokletrWihmh Seneflt?’a CCPY of whichycu shcdd
have.
@ 18, 19, i. A weeklyrate is riqulredhere.
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Q 18(a)
Q l%(~)
Q 18(b)
Ii. If en mfmnant is ellgiblef= berefitbut hss mt yet
receiveda paymnt, make a ncteand,cutaldethe toxes,recordtbs
mrcunts~ expects to receive (ifbwwn), ad the p2rmd It WI1l
cover,If otherthana week.
111. Make a note If the Informanttells ycu that the last payment
received was fa an unusual anmnt (eg because lt mntuned back
P--) @ try to f~ Wt what the USual =MY FmrMnt would
be.
lV. Su@ssnentary benefit, allrntanceor penslon skuld be
excluded fran any other baneflt with which it is Paid and stnm
separately at Q.18(d). If perswnera say that they receive
StpPIC!!En% penalm ad NI retmment pvslcm but are unable to
s+=ate the ~ SIKIunte,please cnde tcmh Items Q18(c)fiQu3(d)as
‘Yes’ard enter the totil anmnt recelvsd at sarce Q18(c),withan
explamtiry mte. ‘lheaam a~lles to supplementarybemflt
receivedwith any otherNI bemeflt.
Child benefit (L7.00 per clnldat tunsof wrltmg): this should
nalmlly be stuwnm the mther’s scheduleunlessthere 1s m mther m
the bcuaehold. I+xnrdthe totalamunt receivedfor all her chIldren.
TIM txsnefltK+ - gemrally pld 4 wsekly. Wnabar to gl~ the
keekly rate.
Cm-parent increase (formrly called ChildtenefIt increase): ttm
questmn applma mly to those m receiptof dmld bemflt. me-~rent
increase1s an allowance(f4.55 a weekper femly at tuneof wrltmg)
Sddltlonalto the bamc ctuldbemf lt,ard M peld to me-psrent
famlles. k wtth cknldbenefit,rerenberto give the weeklyrate.
Fanulym- SUPPlement: this benefitM normallypsld to famlles
with lcw earnirqs. Cmce awarded lt cxmtumes for 12 rmmths, after filch
t- the fewuly’s sltuatlm = reviewed.
Q 18(c) NI retlrelnentpllala: for msrrmd coqles, E the wife IS aged 60 or
over, her pension allmance ahbuldbe sham m her schedule;If thewife
= aged under60, and thereforenot entitledto a Pnalcn m her cm
right,the fullamunt of the penmm recelwsdrdmuldbe slxxnm the
huabmd’s scheduleonly.
Frmenke tln.am
partmd.ar when you are takinga ymnt mtervls.
I@tmemnt penalonmay have an earnmgs-rela~ s~plemmt. ‘IhM M
normlly pld m the aam ffder todcaa the baalcpms.Im, ad skx.ldbe
includedm & armuntof panaacmrecorded.
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Q 18(d)
Q 18(e)
Q 18(f)
Supp lemntary penalUI,banefltor allcuance:See I-MJte (lV) dove.
ExcludeStitutorySickPay paid by an enplofer. (See1~ C)3.)
NS. f’ranApril 5th 1986the UIly pecpleclammq NI sicknessbenefit
w1ll be thesenot entitledto Drployer’sStatutorySick Pay.
Mte that unenploymnttenefIt E nrmpaid fotightly, but the*
rate alxmldbe recorded. If the mfmnant has newsrmrked or has been
QIX for lingerthanme year,~ that lt ~ unemployment
bereflt (ad not, forexanple,su~lemntary tenefIt) that they are
recelvlng. If lt M mesnploymntbenefIt notem the schedulethatIt z ~
k.. -. -kd ati am relevant reformatlon.