Social Welfare Act, 1985

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1. (A) Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:

(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—

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

(ii) for any other married woman

(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—

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

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

(B) Reduced rates of Unemployment Benefit:

(a) person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant

(b) any other person

2. Maternity Allowance

3. Injury Benefit:

(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—

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

(ii) for any other married woman

(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—

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

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

4. Death Benefit:

(a) pension payable to a widow (section 50 (2)) or widower (section 50 (6))—

(i) aged under 66 years

(ii) aged over 66 years

(b) pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a married person, where the parent is—

(i) aged under 66 years

(ii) aged over 66 years

(c) pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a widower, a widow or a single person—

(i) where the parent is the father and was, at the death of the deceased, incapable of self-support by reason of some physical or mental infirmity and likely to remain permanently so incapable and is—

(a) aged under 66 years

(b) aged over 66 years

(ii) where the parent is the mother, having been, at the death of the deceased, a widow or having thereafter become a widow and is—

(a) aged under 66 years

(b) aged over 66 years

(iii) where the parent is the mother, not being a widow, and a pension at the rate set out at (i) above is not payable to her husband and she is—

(a) aged under 66 years

(b) aged over 66 years

(iv) in any other case where the parent is—

(a) aged under 66 years

(b) aged over 66 years

(d) pension payable to an orphan

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

(a) in the case of persons under the age of 80 years

(b) in any other case

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

6. 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 a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband, where the person is—

(i) aged under 66 years

(ii) aged over 66 years

(b) for any other married woman—

(i) aged under 66 years

(ii) aged over 66 years

7. Widow's (Contributory) Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit in the case of persons:

(a) aged under 66 years

(b) aged between 66 and 80 years

(c) aged over 80 years

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity in the case of persons—

(i) aged under 66 years—

(ii) aged over 66 years

2. Death Benefit:

(i) Widower's gratuity in the case of persons—

(a) aged under 66 years

(b) aged over 66 years

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1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work:

(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—

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

(a) aged under 66 years

(b) aged over 66 years

(ii) for any other married woman—

(a) aged under 66 years

(b) aged over 66 years

(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—

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

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

2. Increase where the beneficiary requires constant attendance:

(a) limit of increase except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement where the person is—

(i) aged under 66 years

(ii) aged over 66 years

(b) limit in any case where the person is—

(i) aged under 66 years

(a) In the case of persons over the age of 18 years—

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

(a) aged under 66 years

(b) aged over 66 years

(ii) for any other married woman—

(a) aged under 66 years

(b) aged over 66 years

(b) In the case of persons under the age of 18 years—

(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or for an adult dependant or, if a disablement pension is payable, would be so entitled if injury benefit rather than disablement pension was payable