SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1995 (1995_act_3) | IE

ISB Act 1995-04-05

Schedule 1 SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1995 Open official source

SCHEDULE A

Section 3.

“Second Schedule

Rates of Benefits

Part I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases Thereof

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 167 (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

£

1. Disability Benefit, Unemployment Benefit, Injury Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit

62.50

37.50

13.20

—

2. Death Benefit

(a) pension payable to a widow (section 60 (2)) or widower (section 60 (6))

83.90

—

17.00

34.70

4.90

—

(b) pension payable to a parent

(i) reduced rate

37.70

—

34.70

4.90

—

(ii) maximum rate

83.90

—

34.70

4.90

—

(c) pension payable to an orphan

43.60

—

3. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension

72.80

48.10

15.20

34.70

4.90

4.80

additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age

—

4.20

—

4. Invalidity Pension

64.20

42.30

15.20

34.70

4.90

4.80

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 65 years

8.60

—

5. Survivor's Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit

66.10

—

17.00

34.70

4.90

4.80

6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

41.40

—

PART II

Occupational Injuries Benefits — Gratuities And Grant

Description of Grant

Amount

(1)

(2)

£

1. Disablement Benefit

Maximum gratuity

5,980

2. Death Benefit

(a) Widower's gratuity

4,360

(b) Grant in respect of funeral expenses

300

PART III

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement

Weekly rate

(1)

(2)

£

100 per cent

85.60

90 ” ”

77.00

80 ” ”

68.50

70 ” ”

59.90

60 ” ”

51.40

50 ” ”

42.80

40 ” ”

34.20

30 ” ”

25.70

20 ” ”

17.10

PART IV

Increases of Disablement Pension

Description of Increase

Weekly Rate

(1)

(2)

£

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work

62.50

2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance

(a) limit of increase except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement

34.70

(b) limit in any other case

69.50

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ISB Act 1995-04-05

Schedule 2 SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1995 Open official source

SCHEDULE B

Section 4.

“Fourth Schedule

Rates of Assistance

Part I

Rates of Periodical Social Assistance and Increases Thereof

Description of assistance

Weekly rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 167 (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

£

1. Unemployment Assistance

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 121 (1) (a) applies

62.50

37.50

13.20

—

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 121 (1) (b) applies

60.40

37.50

13.20

—

2. Pre-Retirement Allowance

62.50

37.50

13.20

—

3. Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension and Blind Pension

62.50

—

13.20

34.70

4.90

4.80

4. Widow's (Non-Contributory) Pension, Deserted Wife's Allowance and Prisoner's Wife's Allowance

62.50

—

34.70

4.90

4.80

5. Lone Parent's Allowance

62.50

—

15.20

—

4.90

4.80

6. Carer's Allowance

62.50

—

13.20

—

7. Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pension

41.40

—

8. Supplementary Welfare Allowance

60.40

37.50

13.20

—

PART II

Increase of Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension and Blind Pension for One of a Couple

Means of claimant or pensioner

Weekly rate of increase

£

Where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner do not exceed £6

37.50

exceed £6 but do not exceed £8

36.50

exceed £8 but do not exceed £10

35.50

exceed £10 but do not exceed £12

34.50

exceed £12 but do not exceed £14

33.50

exceed £14 but do not exceed £16

32.50

exceed £16 but do not exceed £18

31.50

exceed £18 but do not exceed £20

30.50

exceed £20 but do not exceed £22

29.50

exceed £22 but do not exceed £24

28.50

exceed £24 but do not exceed £26

27.50

exceed £26 but do not exceed £28

26.50

exceed £28 but do not exceed £30

25.50

exceed £30 but do not exceed £32

24.50

exceed £32 but do not exceed £34

23.50

exceed £34 but do not exceed £36

22.50

exceed £36 but do not exceed £38

21.50

exceed £38 but do not exceed £40

20.50

exceed £40 but do not exceed £42

19.50

exceed £42 but do not exceed £44

18.50

exceed £44 but do not exceed £46

17.50

exceed £46 but do not exceed £48

16.50

exceed £48 but do not exceed £50

15.50

exceed £50 but do not exceed £52

14.50

exceed £52 but do not exceed £54

13.50

exceed £54 but do not exceed £56

12.50

exceed £56 but do not exceed £58

11.50

exceed £58 but do not exceed £60

10.50

exceed £60 but do not exceed £62

9.50

exceed £62 but do not exceed £64

8.50

exceed £64 but do not exceed £66

7.50

exceed £66

Nil

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ISB Act 1995-04-05

Schedule 3 SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1995 Open official source

SCHEDULE C

Section 23.

Provision of Third Schedule Amended

Nature of Amendment

(1)

(2)

Rule 1 (1) of Part I

The insertion before “the yearly value ascertained in the prescribed manner of all property” of “other than in such circumstances and subject to such conditions and for such periods as may be prescribed,”.

Rule 1 (2) of Part I (as amended by section 18 of the Act of 1994)

The deletion of subparagraph (1).

Rule 1 (1) of Part II

The insertion before “the yearly value of any property” of “other than in such circumstances and subject to such conditions and for such periods as may be prescribed,”.

Rule 1 (4) of Part II (as amended by section 18 of the Act of 1994)

The deletion of subparagraph (m).

Rule 5 of Part II

The substitution of “lone parent's allowance or carer's allowance” for “or lone parent's allowance” in both places where it occurs.

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1995

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