Incapacity Benefit (ib)
Family Credit rates from April 1996 to March 2000
Child Credit age bandings
Adult Credit
30 hour Credit
Applicable Amount
April COPYRIGHT © 2021 THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS Under 11 11 - 15 16 - 17 18 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1996 46.45 10.30 75.20 11.75 19.45 24.15 33.80 1997 47.65 10.55 77.15 12.05 19.95 24.80 34.70 1998 48.80 10.80 79.00 12.35 20.45 25.40 35.55 1999 49.80 11.05 80.65 15.15 20.90 25.95 (Over 15) Child credits were applicable from birth, and from September following the 11th and 16th birthdays. In addition, to Family Credit, certain other benefits entitlements accrued: • free NHS prescriptions, dental treatment and sight tests • NHS vouchers to help towards the cost of glasses • refund of travel costs to and from hospital for NHS treatment • free NHS wigs and fabric supports • dried milk for babies under a year old at reduced rate. INCAPACITY BENEFIT (IB) Introduced on 13thApril 1995 and replaced in 2008, Incapacity Benefit replaced Sickness Benefit and Invalidity Benefit. It is a contributory, taxable and semi means-tested benefit, available to people assessed as being incapable of work. For the first 28 weeks of incapacity, people will be assessed on the ‘own occupation’ test. After 28 weeks of incapacity, or from the start of the claim for people who did not previously have a job, incapacity is based on an ‘all work’ test. No printing, copying or reproduction permitted. There are certain exemptions from the ‘all work’ test.
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