S.I. No. 215/1975 - Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payments) Regulations, 1975.

1. Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit

(a) in the case of persons over the age of eighteen—

(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband

990

645

280

235

—

(ii) for any other married woman

865

—

—

—

—

(b) in the case of persons under the age of eighteen—

(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant

990

645

280

235

—

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

865

—

—

—

—

2. Invalidity Pension

(a) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband

990

645

280

235

520

(b) for any other married woman

865

—

—

—

520

3. Maternity Allowance

990

—

—

—

—

4. Widow's (Contributory) Pension

(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty

1000

—

335

335

520

(b) in any other case

1075

—

335

335

520

5. Deserted Wife's Benefit

1000

—

335

335

520

6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

725

—

—

—

—

7. Retirement Pension and Old Age (Contributory) Pension

(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty

1105

700

280

235

520

(b) in any other case

1170

700

280

235

520

(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age

—

130

—

—

—

and

(

b

) for the rates set out in the Table (inserted by the Act of 1975) to subsection (2) of section 5 of the Act of 1967 of the rates set out in the following Table

TABLE.

Class of Person

Weekly Rate

Increase for adultdependant (where payable)

Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

£

£

£

£

Person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant

825

—

250

190

Any other person

810

585

250

190

(2) This article shall come into operation.

(

a

) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit and maternity allowance, on the 6th day of October, 1975,

(

b

) in so far as it relates to deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension and retirement pension, on the 2nd day of October 1975, and

(

c

) in so far as it relates to any other benefit, on the 3rd day of October, 1975.

8. (1) The rate of old age (care) allowance is hereby varied by the substitution for the rate of £495 (inserted by the Act of 1975 in section 21 (1) of the Act of 1970) of the rate of £520.

(2) This article shall come into operation on the 2nd day of October, 1975.

9. (1) The rates of benefits under section 14 and of increases thereof under sections 26 and 27 of the Act of 1952 are hereby varied by the substitution—

(

a

) for the rates set out in Part I (inserted by the Act of 1975) of the Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 of the following rates

RATES OF PERIODICAL BENEFITS AND OF INCREASES THEREOF.

Description of benefit

Weekly Rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

£

£

£

£

10. (1) The rates of occupational injuries benefits in the Act of 1966 (as substituted by the Act of 1975) mentioned in column (1) of the Table hereto are hereby varied by the substitution for the said rates of the rates set out in column (2) of the said Table opposite that mentioned in column (1)

TABLE.

Rate of occupational injuries benefit in the Act of 1966

Rate as varied

(1)

(2)

£10.20 in section 8 (3) (a)

£10.80

£13.10" " 8 (3) (b)

£13.80

£900 " " 9 (7) (a)

£950

£13.10 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£13.80

£11.79" " "" " "

£12.42

£10.48" " "" " "

£11.04

£ 9.17 " " "" " "

£966

£ 7.86 " " "" " "

£8.28

£ 6.55 " " "" " "

£ 690

£ 5.24 " " "" " "

£ 5.52

£ 3.93 " " "" " "

£ 4.14

£ 2.62 " " "" " "

£ 2.76

£10.20 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£10.80

£ 9.18 " " "" " "

£ 9.72

£ 8.16 " " "" " "

£ 8.64

£ 714 " " "" " "

£ 756

£ 6.12 " " "" " "

£ 6.48

£ 5.10 " " "" " "

£ 5.40

£ 4.08 " " "" " "

£ 4.32

£ 3.06 " " "" " "

£ 3.24

£ 2.04 " " "" " "

£ 2.16

£ 262 in section 9 (9) (b) (ii)

£ 2.76

£ 2.04 " " "

£ 2.16

£ 6.10 in section 10 (1)

£ 6.45

£ 2.65" " 11 (1)

£ 280

£ 2.20" " "

£ 2.35

£ 8.20" " 12 (1) (a)

£ 8.65

£ 9.40" " 12 (1) (b)

£ 9.90

£ 4.95" " 13 (1)

£ 520

£10.00" " "

£10.40

£10.20" " 15 (1) (a) (i)

£10.80

£13.10" " 15 (1) (a) (ii)

£1380

£12.30 in sections 17 (2) and 18 (2)

£12.95

£639 in section 18 (3)

£674

£ 315 " " 19 in each place where it occurs

£ 3.35

£ 5.45 " " 20" " " " " "

£ 5.75

£12.30" " " " " " " " "

£12.95

£ 7.35 " " 21 (2) " " " "

£ 7.75

£ 2.04 " " 25 (3) (a)

£ 216

£ 2.62 " " 25 (3) (b)

£ 2.76

(2) This article, in so far as it relates to the rates in sections 17 (2), 18 (2), 18 (3), 19, 20 and 21 (2) of the Act of 1966 shall come into operation on the 3rd day of October, 1975, and in all other cases shall come into operation on the 6th day of October, 1975.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare

this 22nd day of September, 1975.

BRENDAN CORISH,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 22nd

day of September, 1975.

RICHIE RYAN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Section 16

of the

Social Welfare Act, 1975

, provides that the Minister for Social Welfare may by regulations, made with the consent of the Minister for Finance, vary (but not so as to reduce) all or any of the rates of benefit, allowance, pension or assistance payable under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1975, the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1975, the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1975, and the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1975.

These Regulations provide for increases in the existing statutory rates of old age contributory and non-contributory pensions, disability benefit, unemployment benefit and assistance, widows' and orphans' contributory and non-contributory pensions, deserted wife's benefit, invalidity and retirement pensions, occupational injuries benefits and social assistance allowances for deserted wives, unmarried mothers, prisoners' wives and elderly single women, with effect from appropriate dates in October, 1975.

S.I. No. 215 of 1975.

SOCIAL WELFARE (VARIATION OF RATES OF PAYMENTS) REGULATIONS, 1975.

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) and

section 16

of the

Social Welfare Act, 1975

(No. 1 of 1975) hereby makes the following Regulations:—