Budget 2007 - Schedule For Increases
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January:
Increases for recipients of Jobseeker’s Benefit/Allowance, Illness / Maternity Benefit, One-Parent Family Payment, Family Income Supplement, Farm Assist and Supplementary Welfare Allowance.
February:
Recipients of certain long-term payments such as Widow(er)s, Carers and Invalidity will receive their increase in mid-February backdated to January along with their new payable order books. Increases for certain other long-term payments such as State pensions and Disability Allowance will be paid by a special once-off payment in mid-February to cover 12 weeks payment to end March when new payable order books will be issued.
April:
Child Benefit customers paid by electronic methods will receive their increase in full from April 2007
May:
Child Benefit customers on book payments will receive their increase through a special payment in May which will be backdated to April.
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