Social Welfare Act, 1978

Single woman's allowance (new rates).

10.—(1) Section 8 of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974 , is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table to that section (inserted by the Act of 1977 as varied by the Regulations of 1977) of the Table to this section.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1978.

TABLE

Rate of Single Woman's Allowance

Means of Claimant or Beneficiary

Weekly Rate

Where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary

£

do not exceed £1

11.75

exceed £1 but do not exceed £2

10.35

exceed £2 but do not exceed £3

8.95

exceed £3 but do not exceed £4

7.55

exceed £4 but do not exceed £5

6.15

exceed £5 but do not exceed £6

4.75

exceed £6 but do not exceed £7

3.35

exceed £7 but do not exceed £8

1.95

exceed £8 but do not exceed £9

0.55

exceed £9

no allowance