S.I. No. 320/1979 - Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payments) Regulations, 1979.

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 for a husband

17.05

11.05

4.95

4.10

(ii) for any other married woman

15.00

—

—

—

( 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 dependent

17.05

11.05

4.95

4.10

—

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

15.00

—

—

—

—

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

17.65

11.45

5.10

4.25

9.40

( b ) for any other married woman

15.50

—

—

—

9.40

3. Maternity Allowance

17.05

—

—

—

—

4. Widow's (Contributory) Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit

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

18.00

—

6.00

6.00

9.40

( b ) in any other case

19.25

—

6.00

6.00

9.40

5. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

12.90

—

—

—

—

6. Retirement Pension and Old Age (Contributory) Pension

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

19.60

12.50

5.10

4.25

9.40

( b ) in any other case

21.00

12.50

5.10

4.25

9.40

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

—

2.15

—

—

and

(

b

) for the rates set out in the Table (inserted by the Act of 1979) 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

14.35

—

4.40

3.40

Any other person ...

14.15

10.20

4.40

3.40

7. The rate of single woman's allowance is hereby varied with effect on and from the 4th day of October, 1979, by the substitution for the rates set out in the Table (inserted by the Act of 1979) to section 8 of the Act of 1974 of the rates set out in the following Table

TABLE.

RATES OF SINGLE WOMAN'S ALLOWANCE.

Means of Claimant or Beneficiary

Weekly Rate

Where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary—

£

do not exceed £1

14.65

exceed £1 but do not exceed £2

13.35

exceed £2 but do not exceed £3

12.05

exceed £3 but do not exceed £4

10.75

exceed £4 but do not exceed £5

9.45

exceed £5 but do not exceed £6

8.15

exceed £6 but do not exceed £7

6.85

exceed £7 but do not exceed £8

5.55

exceed £8 but do not exceed £9

4.25

exceed £9 but do not exceed £10

2.95

exceed £10 but do not exceed £11

1.65

exceed £11

no allowance

8. The rates of benefits under section 14 and of increases thereof under sections 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 1st day of October, 1979, in so far as they relate to invalidity pension, deserted wife's benefit and retirement pension, on and from the 4th day of October, 1979, 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 5th day of October, 1979, by the substitution—

(

a

) for the rates set out in Part I (inserted by the Act of 1979) 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 children (where payable)

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

£

£

£

£

9. (1) This article shall have effect on and from the 1st day of October, 1979, save that in so far as it relates to benefits under sections 9 (8), 9 (9), 13 (1), 17 (2), 18 (2), 19, 20 and 21 (2) of the Act of 1966 it shall have effect on and from the 5th day of October, 1979.

(2) The rates of occupational injuries benefits in the Act of 1966 (as substituted by the Act of 1979) 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 mention in column (1)

TABLE.

Rate of occupational injuries benefit in the Act of 1966

Rate as varied

(1)

(2)

£17.60 in section 8 (3) (a)

£18.60

£22.50 in section 8 (3) (b)

£23.50

£1,560 in section 9 (7) (a)

£1,630

£22.50 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£23.50

£20.25 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£21.15

£18.00 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£18.80

£15.75 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£16.45

£13.50 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£14.10

£11.25 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£11.75

£9.00 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£9.40

£6.75 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£7.05

£4.50 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£4.70

£17.60 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£18.60

£15.84 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£16.74

£14.08 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£14.88

£12.32 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£13.02

£10.56 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£11.16

£8.80 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£9.30

£7.04 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£7.44

£5.28 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£5.58

£3.52 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£3.72

£4.50 in section 9 (9) (b) (ii)

£4.70

£3.52 in section 9 (9) (b) (ii)

£3.72

£10.45 in section 10 (1)

£11.05

£4.65 in section 11 (1)

£4.95

£3.80 in section 11 (1)

£4.10

£14.00 in section 12 (1) (a)

£15.00

£16.05 in section 12 (1) (b)

£17.05

£8.80 in section 13 (1)

£9.40

£17.60 in section 13 (1)

£18.80

£17.60 in section 15 (1) (a) (i)

£18.60

£22.50 in section 15 (1) (a) (ii)

£23.50

£21.85 in section 17 (2)and 18 (2)

£22.85

£1,139 in section 18 (3)

£1,191

£5.70 in section 19 in each place where it occurs

£6.00

£9.70 in section 20 in each place where it occurs

£10.15

£21.85 in section 20 in each place where it occurs

£22.85

£13.10 in section 21 (2)

£13.70

£3.52 in section 25 (3) (a)

£3.72

£4.50 in section 25 (3) (b)

£4.70

GIVEN under the Official seal of the Minister for Social Welfare

this 24th day of September 1979.

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

24th day of September 1979.

SEOIRSE Ó COLLA,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The provisions of these Regulations are intended to give effect to the undertaking contained in the National Understanding for Economic and Social Development to increase social welfare payments during the months October 1979 to March 1980.

The Regulations accordingly provide for increases in the existing statutory rates of old age contributory and non-contributory pensions, disability benefit, maternity allowance, 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 1979.

S.I. No. 320 of 1979.

SOCIAL WELFARE (VARIATION OF RATES OF PAYMENTS) REGULATIONS, 1979.

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:—