EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ORDER

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 318.10

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ORDER

7th January, 1989

LEGAL NOTICE 94 of 1989, as amended by Legal Notice 424 of 2007.

The title of this Order is the Emergency Assistance Order.

A female, who is or has been rendered destitute by the head

of the household to the extent that she becomes an inmate of any

institute for the care and welfare of such persons, shall, in

accordance with articles 3 and 4 of this Order, be entitled to receive

from the Director of Welfare any emergency assistance in cash or in

kind that in the opinion of the Director of Welfare she may require

during any period within which she is not entitled to any benefit,

pension or assistance payable under the provisions of articles 18,

26, 27, 28, 29 (onl y insofar as a disablem ent pen sio n is in

pa y m e n t ) , 3 0, 7 5 , 7 6 , 96 o r 97 o f th e S oc i a l S e c u r i ty A c t ,

hereinafter referred to as "the Act"; so however that any such

assistance shall only be due for any period during which she is such

an inmate.

The maximum amount of assistance in cash to which a

female may be entitled under the provisions of this Order shall in

no case exceed twenty-three euros and twenty-nine cents (23.29) in

any period of seven consecutive days nor shall it be paid for more

than ten consecutive weeks or exceed two hundred and thirty-two

euros and ninety-four cents (232.94) in the aggregate during any

calendar year without the approval of the Social Assistance Board

established in terms of articles 129 and 130 of the Act.

The maximum amount of assistance in kind to which a

female may be entitled under the provisions of this Order shall in

no case exceed one hundred and sixteen euros and forty-seven cents

(116.47) in the aggregate without the approval of the Social

Assistance Board established in terms of articles 129 and 130 of the

Act.