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S.I. No. 330/1979 - Social Welfare (Old Age and Widows' and Orphans' (Contributory) Pensions, Retirement Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1979.
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, 1979.
2. Articles 3 and 4 of these Regulations shall come into operation on the 5th day of October, 1979 and articles 5 and 6 on the 4th day of October, 1979.
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 arc 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
19.35
20.75
36 to 41
19.00
20.40
30 to 35
18.75
20.10
24 to 29
18.45
19.85
20 to 23
18.15
19.45
"
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 rate of widows' (contributory) pensions where contribution conditions arc 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
36 to 41
30 to 35
24 to 29
17.70
17.50
17.25
17.05
18.90
18.70
18.45
18.25
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
19.35
20.75
36 to 41
19.00
20.40
30 to 35
18.75
20.10
24 to 29
18.45
19.85
"
6. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations, 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
Deserted wife aged under 80 years
Deserted wife aged 80 years or over
£
£
42 to 47
36 to 41
30 to 35
24 to 29
17.70
17.50
17.25
17.05
18.90
18.70
18.45
18.25
"
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this
2nd day of October, 1979.
CHARLES J. HAUGHEY,
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, 1979.
SEOIRSE Ó COLLA,
Minister for Finance.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
The Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payments) Regulations, 1979 (
S.I. No. 320 of 1979
) 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 these pensions or benefits payable where the contribution conditions are partially satisfied.
The improvements take effect from 5 October, 1979 in the case of old age (contributory) and widows' (contributory) pensions and from 4 October, 1979 in the case of retirement pension and deserted wife's benefit.
S.I. No. 330 of 1979.
SOCIAL WELFARE (OLD AGE AND WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' (CONTRIBUTORY) PENSIONS, RETIREMENT PENSION AND DESERTED WIFE'S BENEFIT) (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) 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), 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:—