S.I. No. 386/2005 - Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) (Amendment) (No. 1) Regulations 2005

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance (Amendment) (No. 1) Regulations 2005.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 1995 (

S.I. No. 382 of 1995

) shall be construed together as one and may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 1995 to 2005.

Commencement

2. These Regulations come into operation on 25 July 2005.

Definitions

3. In these Regulations

“the Principal Regulations” means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 1995 (

S.I. No. 382 of 1995

); and

“the Regulations of 2003” means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2003 (

S.I. No. 727 of 2003

).

Maximum amount of rent in respect of which a supplement is payable

4. The Principal Regulations are amended by

(

a

) the substitution in sub-article 9(2) of paragraph (

g

(as amended by article 3 of the Regulations of 2003) for “for the period commencing on 1 January 2004 and ending on 30 June 2005” of “for the period commencing on 25 July 2005 and ending on 31 December 2006”,

(

b

) the substitution in article 13 (as amended by article 4 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) (Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (

S.I. No. 630 of 2002

) for “EUR 45” of “EUR 55” and for “EUR 40” of “EUR 50”, and

(

c

) the substitution for Schedule C (as amended by article 3 of the Regulations of 2003) of the following

“Schedule C

Article 9

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Class of person

Health Service Executive Eastern Regional Area

Health Service Executive Midland Area

Health Service Executive Mid-Western Area

Health Service Executive North-Eastern Area

Health Service Executive North-Western Area

Health Service Executive South-Eastern Area

Health Service Executive Western Area

Health Service Executive Southern Area

€

€

€

€

€

€

€

€

Single person in shared accommodation

98.00 per week

70.00 per week

70.00 per week

70.00 per week

70.00 per week

80.00 per week

70.00 per week

75.00 per week

Couple in shared accommodation

98.00 per week

70.00 per week

70.00 per week

70.00 per week

70.00 per week

80.00 per week

70.00 per week

75.00 per week

Single person

120.00 per week

90.00 per week (Counties Westmeath & Longford)

100.00 per week (Counties Laois & Offaly)

100.00 per week

85.00 per week (Counties Monaghan & Cavan)

100.00 per week (Counties Louth & Meath)

85.00 per week

115.00 per week

115.00 per week

100.00 per week

Couple with no children

178.00 per week

120.00 per week

130.00 per week

121.00 per week (Counties Monaghan & Cavan)

130.00 per week (Counties Louth & Meath)

120.00 per week

130.00 per week

115.00 per week

153.00 per week

Couple with 1 child or one-parent family with 1 child

953.00 per month

140.00 per week

150.00 per week

140.00 per week (Counties Monaghan & Cavan)

150.00 per week (Counties Louth & Meath)

140.00 per week

150.00 per week

175.00 per week

153.00 per week

Couple with 2 children or one-parent family with 2 children

1,200 per month

160.00 per week

170.00 per week

155.00 per week (Counties Monaghan & Cavan)

170.00 per week (Counties Louth & Meath)

153.00 per week

170.00 per week

200.00 per week

190.00 per week

Couple with 3 children or one-parent family with 3 children

1,200 per month

175.00 per week

185.00 per week

191.00 per week (Counties Monaghan & Cavan)

200.00 per week (Counties Louth & Meath)

170.00 per week

170.00 per week

200.00 per week

203.00 per week

”.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, this 20th day of July 2005.

SÉAMUS BRENNAN

Minister for Social and Family Affairs.

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

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 20th day of July 2005.

BRIAN COWEN

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These regulations provide for the continuation until 31 December 2006 of the levels of maximum rent, as set out in Schedule C, in respect of which Rent Supplement is paid. The Health Service Executive may, in respect of sub-divisions of its functional areas set levels below that provided for in these regulations.

In addition, these regulations also provide for an increase in the maximum amount of Rent Supplement payable to tenants in voluntary housing developments funded through the local authority Capital Assistance Scheme. The maximum amounts are being increased to €50.00 (from €40.00) for a single person and to €55.00 (from €45.00) for couples.

S.I. No. 386 of 2005

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SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE ALLOWANCE) (AMENDMENT) (No. 1) REGULATIONS 2005.

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4 (as amended by

section 26

of the

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2005

(No. 4 of 2005) and 179 (as amended by

section 13

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003

(No. 4 of 2003)) of the

Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1993

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

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