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S.I. No. 232/1975 - Social Welfare (Old Age and Widows' and Orphans' (Contributory) Pensions, Retirement Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1975.
Table of Provisions (7)
Statutory Text (7 Articles)
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Old Age and Widows' and Orphans' (Contributory) Pensions, Retirement Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1975.
2. Articles 3 and 4 of these Regulations shall come into operation on the 3rd day of October, 1975 and articles 5 and 6 on the 2nd day of October, 1975.
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
).
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
1085
1150
36 to 41
1065
1130
30 to 35
1045
1110
24 to 29
1025
1090
20 to 23
1005
1070
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
).
SCHEDULE.
Reduced rates of widows' (contributory) pension 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
985
1060
36 to 41
970
1045
30 to 35
955
1030
24 to 29
940
1015
5. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Retirement Pension) Regulations, 1970 (
S.I. No. 225 of 1970
).
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
1085
1150
36 to 41
1065
1130
30 to 35
1045
1110
24 to 29
1025
1090
6. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulation, 1973 (
S.I. No. 202 of 1973
).
SCHEDULE.
Reduced rates of deserted wife's benefit where contribution conditions are partially satisfied.
Average number of contributions paid or credited per contribution year in the relevant period
Weekly Rate
£
42 to 47
985
36 to 41
970
30 to 35
955
24 to 29
940
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 2nd day of October, 1975.
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 2nd day of October, 1975.
RICHIE RYAN,
Minister for Finance.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payments) Regulations, 1975 (
S.I. No. 215 of 1975
) provide, inter alia, for increases in the maximum rates of old age (contributory), widows' (contributory) and retirement pensions and deserted wife's benefit.
The effect of these Regulations is to provide for increases in the reduced rates of pensions or benefits payable where the contribution conditions are partially satisfied.
The improvements take effect from 3rd October, 1975 in the case of old age (contributory) and widows' (contributory) pensions and from 2nd October, 1975 in the case of retirement pension and deserted wife's benefit.
S.I. No. 232 of 1975.
SOCIAL WELFARE (OLD AGE AND WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' (CONTRIBUTORY) PENSIONS, RETIREMENT PENSION AND DESERTED WIFE'S BENEFIT) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) 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) 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), section 28B of the said Act (inserted therein by
section 10
of the
Social Welfare Act, 1970
(No. 12 of 1970)) and section 28C of the said Act (inserted therein by
section 17
of the
Social Welfare Act, 1973
(No. 10 of 1973)), hereby makes the following Regulations:—