S.I. No. 189/1973 - Social Welfare (Old Age and Widows' and Orphans') (Contributory) Pensions and Retirement Pension) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Old Age and Widows' and Orphans' (Contributory) Pensions and Retirement Pension) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973.

2. Articles 3 and 4 of these Regulations shall come into operation on the 6th day of July 1973, and article 5 on the 5th day of July, 1973.

3. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Old Age (Contributory) Pension) Regulations, 1960 (

S.I. No. 274 of 1960

) as inserted by article 4 of the Social Welfare (Old Age and Widows' and Orphans' ((Contributory) Pensions and Retirement Pension) (Amendment) Regulations, 1972 (

S.I. No. 238 of 1972

).

SCHEDULE.

Reduced rates of old age (contributory) pensions where contribution conditions are partially satisfied.

Average number of contributions paid or credited per contribution year in the relevant period

Weekly Rate

Pensioner aged under 80 years

Pensioner aged 80 years or over

£

£

42 to 47

7·00

7·50

36 to 41

6·80

7·30

30 to 35

6·60

7·10

24 to 29

6·40

6·90

20 to 23

6·20

6·70

4. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Widows' and Orphans' (Contributory) Pensions) Regulations, 1966 (

S.I. No. 235 of 1966

) as inserted by article 5 of the Social Welfare (Old Age and Widows' and Orphans' (Contributory) Pensions and Retirement Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 1972.

SCHEDULE.

Reduced rates of widows' (contributory) pensions where contribution conditions are partially satisfied.

Average number of contributions paid or credited per contribution year in the relevant period

Weekly Rate

Widow aged under 80 years

Widow aged 80 years or over

£

£

42 to 47

6·45

6·95

36 to 41

6·30

6·80

30 to 35

6·15

6·65

24 to 29

6·00

6·50

5. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Retirement Pension) Regulations, 1970 (

S.I. No. 225 of 1970

) as inserted by article 6 of the Social Welfare (Old Age and Widows' and Orphans' (Contributory) Pensions and Retirement Pension) (Amendment) Regulations, 1972.

SCHEDULE.

Reduced rates of retirement pensions where contribution conditions are partially satisfied.

Average number of contributions paid or credited per contribution year in the relevant period

Weekly Rate

Pensioner aged under 80 years

Pensioner aged 80 years or over

£

£

42 to 47

7·00

7·50

36 to 41

6·80

7·30

30 to 35

6·60

7·10

24 to 29

6·40

6·90

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 4th day of July 1973.

BRENDAN CORISH

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 5th day of July 1973.

RICHIE RYAN

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Social Welfare Act 1973

provides, inter alia, for increases in the maximum rates of old age (contributory), widows' (contributory) and retirement pensions.

These regulations amend the Social Welfare (Old Age (Contributory) Pension) Regulations, 1960, the Social Welfare (Widows' and Orphans' (Contributory) Pensions) Regulations, 1966 and the Social Welfare (Retirement) Pension) Regulations, 1970 to provide for increases in the reduced rates of pensions payable where the contribution conditions are partially satisfied. Provision is made also for the reduction from 24 to 20 of the minimum yearly average of contributions paid or credited each year required to satisfy the contribution condition for old age (contributory) pension.

The improvements take effect from 6th July 1973 in the case of old age (contributory) and widows' (contributory) pensions and from 5th July, 1973 in the case of retirement pension.

S.I. No. 189 of 1973.

SOCIAL WELFARE (OLD AGE AND WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS') (CONTRIBUTORY) PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT PENSION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1973.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 3

of the

Social Welfare Act, 1952

(No. 11 of 1952) section 28A of the said Act (inserted therein by

section 10

of the

Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960

(No. 25 of 1960) and amended by

section 6

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1966

(No. 24 of 1966)) and section 28B of the said Act (inserted therein by

section 10

of the

Social Welfare Act, 1970

(No. 12 of 1970), hereby makes the following Regulations:—