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Social Welfare Act, 1978
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Social insurance benefits (new rates).

14.—(1) The Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for Part I (inserted by the Act of 1977 as varied by the Regulations of 1977) of the following Part:

“PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and of Increases Thereof

Description of Benefit

Weekly Rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)

Increase for adult dependant under section 26 (4) (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

£

£

£

£

£

1. Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:

(a) in the case of persons over the age of eighteen—

(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband

14.35

9.35

4.15

3.40

—

(ii) for any other married woman

12.50

—

—

—

—

(b) in the case of persons under the age of eighteen—

(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant

14.35

9.35

4.15

3.40

—

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

12.50

—

—

—

—

2. Invalidity Pension:

(a) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband

14.35

9.35

4.15

3.40

7.60

(b) for any other married woman

12.50

—

—

—

7.60

3. Maternity Allowance

14.35

—

—

—

—

4. Widow's (Contributory) Pension:

(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty

14.60

—

4.90

4.90

7.60

(b) in any other case

15.75

—

4.90

4.90

7.60

5. Deserted Wife's Benefit

14.60

—

4.90

4.90

7.60

6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

10.60

—

—

—

—

7. Retirement Pension and Old Age (Contributory) Pension:

(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty

16.05

10.25

4.15

3.40

7.60

(b) in any other case

17.05

10.25

4.15

3.40

7.60

(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age

—

1.85

—

—

—

”

(2) Section 14 (2) of the Act of 1977 is hereby amended by the substitution of “£1.10” for “£1”.

(3) The Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following for Part II (inserted by the Act of 1965):

“PART II

Amount of Grants

Description of Grant

Amount

(1)

(2)

£

1. Maternity Grant

8

2. Death Grant:

(a) in case the deceased person was a qualified child under the age of five years

10

(b) in case the deceased person was any other qualified child

30

(c) in any other case

50

”

(4) This section shall come into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit, maternity allowance, maternity grant and death grant—on the 3rd day of April, 1978,

(b) in so far as it relates to deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension and retirement pension—on the 6th day of April, 1978, and

(c) in so far as it relates to old age (contributory) pension, widow's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance—on the 7th day of April, 1978.