Social Welfare Act, 1993

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SCHEDULE B

“Fourth Schedule

Rates of Assistance

PART I

Rates of Periodical Social Assistance and Increases Thereof

Description of assistance, pension or allowance	Weekly rate or amount	Increase for adult dependant (where payable)	Increase for each of first and second qualified children (where payable)	Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)	Increase for prescribed relative under section 162(1)(a), 179(a), 195(2) or 196(2) (where payable)	Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)	Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
1. Unemployment Assistance:
(a) in the case of a person to whom section 137 (1) (a) applies	59.20	35.50	12.80	12.80	—	—	—
(b) in the case of a person to whom section 137 (1) (b) applies	55.60	35.50	12.80	12.80	—	—	—
2. Pre-Retirement Allowance	59.20	35.50	12.80	12.80	—	—	—
3. Old Age Pension and Blind Pension	59.20	—	12.80	12.80	32.90	4.70	4.60
4. Widow's (Non-Contributory) Pension, Deserted Wife's Allowance and Prisoner's Wife's Allowance	59.20	—	—	—	32.90	4.70	4.60
5. Lone Parent's Allowance	59.20	—	14.90	14.90	—	4.70	4.60
6. Carer's Allowance	59.20	—	12.80	12.80	—	—	—
7. Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pension	39.20	—	—	—	—	—	—
8. Supplementary Welfare Allowance	55.60	35.50	12.80	12.80	—	—	—

PART III

Increase of Old Age Pension for a Spouse

Means of claimant or pensioner	Weekly rate of increase
	£
Where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner do not exceed £6	35.50
exceed £6 but do not exceed £8	34.50
exceed £8 but do not exceed £10	33.50
exceed £10 but do not exceed £12	32.50
exceed £12 but do not exceed £14	31.50
exceed £14 but do not exceed £16	30.50
exceed £16 but do not exceed £18	29.50
exceed £18 but do not exceed £20	28.50
exceed £20 but do not exceed £22	27.50
exceed £22 but do not exceed £24	26.50
exceed £24 but do not exceed £26	25.50
exceed £26 but do not exceed £28	24.50
exceed £28 but do not exceed £30	23.50
exceed £30 but do not exceed £32	22.50
exceed £32 but do not exceed £34	21.50
exceed £34 but do not exceed £36	20.50
exceed £36 but do not exceed £38	19.50
exceed £38 but do not exceed £40	18.50
exceed £40 but do not exceed £42	17.50
exceed £42 but do not exceed £44	16.50
exceed £44 but do not exceed £46	15.50
exceed £46 but do not exceed £48	14.50
exceed £48 but do not exceed £50	13.50
exceed £50 but do not exceed £52	12.50
exceed £52 but do not exceed £54	11.50
exceed £54 but do not exceed £56	10.50
exceed £56 but do not exceed £58	9.50
exceed £58 but do not exceed £60	8.50
exceed £60 but do not exceed £62	7.50
exceed £62	Nil

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