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Statutory Text (1 Articles)
Number 9 of 2011
SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS ACT 2011
REVISED
Updated to 22 December 2020
Changes to legislation
as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.
This Revised Act is an
administrative consolidation of the
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011
. It is
prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the
Law
Reform Commission Act 1975
(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake
revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the
Social Welfare Act 2020
(30/2020),
enacted 22 December 2020, and all statutory instruments up to and including the
Appointment of Special Advisers (Leader, Minister for the Environment, Climate and
Communications and Minister for Transport) Order 2020
(S.I. No. 754 of 2020),
made 22 December 2020, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,
the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,
undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature
of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from
any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email
to
revisedacts@lawreform.ie.
Number
9
of
2011
SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS ACT 2011
REVISED
Updated to 22 December
2020
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1
Preliminary and General
Section
1. Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement.
PART 2
Amendments to Social Welfare Acts
2. Definition.
3. Amendment of section 13 of Principal Act.
4. Description of benefits.
5. Discontinuance of death benefit — parents.
6. Discontinuance of State pension (transition).
7. Increase in
pensionable age.
(Repealed)
8. Amendment of section 144 of Principal Act.
9. One-parent family payment — amendments.
10. Supplementary welfare allowance — amendments.
11. Amendments to Principal Act relating to assessment of means.
12. Information to be supplied by claimants and beneficiaries.
13. Amendment of section 250 of Principal Act.
14. Allocation of personal public service number in certain circumstances.
15. Cancellation and surrender of public services card.
16. National internship scheme — amendments to Principal Act.
17. Repayment of amounts due to be deferred, suspended or cancelled.
18. Repayment of amounts due arising from false or misleading statements or wilful
concealment of facts.
19. Supplementary welfare allowance — calculation of means.
20. Specified bodies.
PART 3
Amendments and Modification to other Enactments
21. Exclusion resulting from membership of either House of the Oireachtas, European
Parliament or local authorities.
22. Amendment of National Minimum Wage Act 2000.
23. Reduction in national training fund levy in certain circumstances.
24. Disapplication of section 7 of Official Languages Act 2003.
PART 4
Amendments to Pensions Act 1990
Chapter 1
Definition
25. Definition.
Chapter 2
Regulatory own funds
26. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act.
27. Amendment of section 40 of Principal Act.
28. Amendment of section 41 of Principal Act.
29. Amendment of section 43 of Principal Act.
30. Amendment of section 49 of Principal Act.
31. Amendment of section 50 of Principal Act.
32. Amendment of section 50A of Principal Act.
33. Amendment of section 51 of Principal Act.
34. Amendment of section 51A of Principal Act.
35. Regulatory Own Funds Schemes.
36. Amendment of section 54 of Principal Act.
37. Amendment of section 55 of Principal Act.
38. Amendment of section 56 of Principal Act.
39. Amendment of section 64D of Principal Act.
Chapter 3
Certification of certain policies or contracts of assurance
40. Amendment of section 48 of Principal Act.
41. Certification of certain policies or contracts of assurance.
42. Amendment of Part IVA of Principal Act.
43. Amendment of section 59 of Principal Act.
Acts Referred to
Citizens Information Acts 2000 to 2008
Comhairle Act 2000
2000, No. 1
Companies Acts
European Parliament Elections Act 1997
1997, No. 2
Finance Act 1970
1970, No. 14
Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010
2010, No. 38
Industrial Training Act 1967
1967, No. 5
Insurance Act 1989
1989, No. 3
National Minimum Wage Act 2000
2000, No. 5
National Training Fund Act 2000
2000, No. 41
Official Languages Act 2003
2003, No. 32
Pensions Act 1990
1990, No. 25
Pensions Acts 1990 to 2010
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
2005, No. 10
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008
2008, No. 22
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010
2010, No. 28
Social Welfare Act 2010
2010, No. 34
Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Act 2009
2009, No. 43
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2005
2005, No. 4
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007
2007, No. 8
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008
2008, No. 2
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2009
2009, No. 10
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010
2010, No. 37
Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
2005, No. 26
Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006
2006, No. 5
Tax Acts
Taxes Consolidation Act 1997
1997, No. 39
Number
9
of
2011
SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS ACT 2011
REVISED
Updated to 22 December
2020
AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS AND THE PENSIONS ACTS 1990 TO 2010,
TO AMEND AND MODIFY OTHER ENACTMENTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
[29
th June
, 2011]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1
Preliminary and General
Section
1. Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement.
PART 2
Amendments to Social Welfare Acts
2. Definition.
3. Amendment of section 13 of Principal Act.
4. Description of benefits.
5. Discontinuance of death benefit — parents.
6. Discontinuance of State pension (transition).
7. Increase in
pensionable age.
(Repealed)
8. Amendment of section 144 of Principal Act.
9. One-parent family payment — amendments.
10. Supplementary welfare allowance — amendments.
11. Amendments to Principal Act relating to assessment of means.
12. Information to be supplied by claimants and beneficiaries.
13. Amendment of section 250 of Principal Act.
14. Allocation of personal public service number in certain circumstances.
15. Cancellation and surrender of public services card.
16. National internship scheme — amendments to Principal Act.
17. Repayment of amounts due to be deferred, suspended or cancelled.
18. Repayment of amounts due arising from false or misleading statements or wilful
concealment of facts.
19. Supplementary welfare allowance — calculation of means.
20. Specified bodies.
PART 3
Amendments and Modification to other Enactments
21. Exclusion resulting from membership of either House of the Oireachtas, European
Parliament or local authorities.
22. Amendment of National Minimum Wage Act 2000.
23. Reduction in national training fund levy in certain circumstances.
24. Disapplication of section 7 of Official Languages Act 2003.
PART 4
Amendments to Pensions Act 1990
Chapter 1
Definition
25. Definition.
Chapter 2
Regulatory own funds
26. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act.
27. Amendment of section 40 of Principal Act.
28. Amendment of section 41 of Principal Act.
29. Amendment of section 43 of Principal Act.
30. Amendment of section 49 of Principal Act.
31. Amendment of section 50 of Principal Act.
32. Amendment of section 50A of Principal Act.
33. Amendment of section 51 of Principal Act.
34. Amendment of section 51A of Principal Act.
35. Regulatory Own Funds Schemes.
36. Amendment of section 54 of Principal Act.
37. Amendment of section 55 of Principal Act.
38. Amendment of section 56 of Principal Act.
39. Amendment of section 64D of Principal Act.
Chapter 3
Certification of certain policies or contracts of assurance
40. Amendment of section 48 of Principal Act.
41. Certification of certain policies or contracts of assurance.
42. Amendment of Part IVA of Principal Act.
43. Amendment of section 59 of Principal Act.
Number
9
of
2011