S.I. No. 313/1977 - Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payments) Regulations, 1977.

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

13·05

8·50

3·75

3·10

—

(ii) for any other married woman

11·35

—

—

—

—

(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

13·05

8·50

3·75

3·10

—

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

11·35

—

—

—

—

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

13·05

8·50

3·75

3·10

6·90

(b) for any other married woman

11·35

—

—

—

6·90

3. Maternity Allowance

13·05

—

—

—

—

4. Widow's (Contributory) Pension

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

13·25

—

4·54

4·45

6·90

(b) in any other case

14·30

—

4·45

4·45

6·90

5. Deserted Wife's Benefit

13·25

—

4·45

4·45

6·90

6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

9·65

—

—

—

—

7. Retirement Pension and Old Age (Contributory) Pension

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

14·60

9·30

3·75

3·10

6·90

(b) in any other case

15·50

9·30

3·75

3·10

6·90

(c) additional increase for an adult deendant who has attained pesionable age

—

1·70

—

—

—

and

( b ) for the rates set out in the Table (inserted by the Act of 1977) 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 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)

£

£

£

£

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

10·85

—

3·30

2·50

Any other person

10·70

7·75

3·30

2·50

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)

Increase for adult dependant under section 26(4) (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

£

£

£

£

£

8. The rate of old age (care) allowance is hereby varied with effect on and from the 6th day of October, 1977, by the substitution for the rate of £6·55 (inserted by the Act of 1977) in section 21 (1) of the Act of 1970 of the rate of £6·90.

9. The rates of benefits under section 14 and of increases thereof under section 26 and 27 of the Act of 1952 are hereby varied with effect, in so far as they relate to disability benefit, unemployment benefit and maternity allowance, on and from the 3rd day of October, 1977, in so far as they relate to invalidity pension, deserted wife's benefit and retirement pension, on and from the 6th day of October, 1977, and in so far as they relate to widow's (contributory) pension, orphan's (contributory) allowance and old age (contributory) pension, on and from the 7th day of October, 1977, by the substitution—

( a ) for the rates set out in Part I (inserted by the Act of 1977 of the Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 of the following rates)

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)

Increase for adult dependant under section 26 (4) (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

£

£

£

£

£

10. (1) This article shall have effect on and from the 3rd day of October, 1977, save that in so far as it relates to benefits under sections 17(2), 18(2), 19, 20 and 21(2) of the Act of 1966 it shall have effect on and from the 7th day of October, 1977.

(2) The rates of occupational injuries benefits in the Act of 1966 (as substituted by the Act of 1977) 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

(1)

Rate as varied

(2)

£13·60 in section 8(3) (a)

£14·30

£17·40 in section 8(3) (b)

£18·30

£1,200 in section 9(7) (a)

£l,260

£l7·40 in Table I to section 9(8)

£18·30

£15·66 " " "

£16·47

£13·92 " " "

£14·64

£12·l8" " "

£12·81

£10·44 " " "

£10·98

£8·70 " " "

£9·15

£6·96 " " "

£7·32

£5·22 " " "

£5·49

£3·48 " " "

£3·66

£13·60 in Table II to section 9(8)

£14·30

£12·24" " "

£12·87

£10·88" " "

£11·44

£9·52 " " "

£10·01

£8·16 " " "

£8·58

£6·80 " " "

£7·15

£5·44 " " "

£5·72

£4·08 " " "

£4·29

£2·72 " " "

£2·86

£3·48 in section 9(9) (b) (ii)

£3·66

£2·72" " "

£2·86

£8·10 in section 10(1)

£8·50

£3·55" " 11(1)

£3·75

£2·95" " "

£3·10

£10·85 " " 12(1) (a)

£11·35

£12·45 " " 12(1) (b)

£13·05

£6·55" " 13(1)

£6·90

£13·10 " " "

£13·80

£13·60 " " 15(1) (a) (i)

£14·30

£17·40 in section 15 (1) (a) (ii)

£18·30

£16·30 in sections 17 (2) and 18 (2)

£17·15

£850 in section 18 (3)

£893

£4·25 " " 19 in each place where it occurs

£4·45

£7·25 " " 20 " "

£7·60

£16·30 " " " " "

£17·15

£9·80 " " 21(2)

£10·30

£2·72 " " 25(3) (a)

£2·86

£3·48 " " 25(3) (b)

£3·66

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 5th day of October 1977.

CHARLES J. HAUGHEY,

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 5th day of October 1977.

SEOIRSE Ó COLLA,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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, the new rates being payable from appropriate dates in September and October 1977.

S.I. No. 313 of 1977.

SOCIAL WELFARE (VARIATION OF RATES OF PAYMENTS) REGULATIONS, 1977.

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:—