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S.I. No. 229 of 1994.

SOCIAL WELFARE (DESERTED WIFE'S BENEFIT) REGULATIONS, 1994.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

sections 4

and

111

of the

Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993

(No. 27 of 1993), hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1 Citation and construction.

1.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations, 1994.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations, 1992 and 1993 shall be constructed together as one and may be cited as the Social Welfare (Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations, 1992 to 1994.

2 Commencement.

2.

These Regulations shall come into operation on the 28th day of July, 1994.

3 Increased rates.

3.

The Social Welfare (Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations, 1992 (

S.I. No. 237 of 1992

) are hereby amended by the substitution for the Schedules thereto (inserted by article 3 of the Social Welfare (Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations, 1993 (

S.I. No. 233 of 1993

)) of the following Schedules:—

Article 8

"SCHEDULE A

Yearly Average

Weekly Rate

(1)

(2)

£

36 to 47

63.40

24 to 35

61.60

Article 9

SCHEDULE B

Yearly Average

Weekly Rate

(1)

(2)

£

18 to 23

46.10

12 to 17

30.60

5 to 11

15.30

Article 10 (1) (a)

SCHEDULE C

Aggregate of reckonable income and reckonable earnings.

Weekly Rate

(1)

(2)

£

Exceeds 10,000 but does not exceed 11,000

51.60

Exceeds 11,000 but does not exceed 12,000

38.70

Exceeds 12,000 but does not exceed 13,000

25.80

Exceeds 13,000 but does not exceed 14,000

12.90

Article 10 (1) (b)

SCHEDULE D

Aggregate of reckonable income and reckonable earnings.

Yearly Average 24 to 35

Yearly Average 36 to 47

(1)

(2)

(3)

Weekly Rate

Weekly Rate

£

£

Exceeds 10,000 but does not exceed 11,000

49.20

50.80

Exceeds 11,000 but does not exceed 12,000

37.00

38.00

Exceeds 12,000 but does not exceed 13,000

24.60

25.30

Exceeds 13,000 but does not exceed 14,000

12.40

12.70

Article 10 (1) (c)

SCHEDULE E

Aggregate of reckonable income and Reckonable earnings.

Yearly Average 5 to 11

Yearly Average 12 to 17

Yearly Average 18 to 23

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Weekly Rate

Weekly Rate

Weekly Rate

£

£

£

£

Exceeds 10,000 but does not exceed 11,000

12.30

24.50

36.90

Exceeds 11,000 but does not exceed 12,000

9.20

18.30

27.70

Exceeds 12,000 but does not exceed 13,000

6.20

12.30

18.40

Exceeds 13,000 but does not exceed 14,000

3.10

6.10

9.30

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare, this 21st day of July, 1994.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 21st day of July, 1994.

BERTIE AHERN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The

Social Welfare Act, 1994

provided for increases in the maximum social insurance payments arising from the 1994 Budget, with effect from the end of July, 1994.

These Regulations provide for increases in the reduced rates of Deserted Wife's Benefit from 28 July, 1994.