Social Welfare Act 2005

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SCHEDULE 1

“PART 1

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases


Description of benefit	Weekly rate	Increase for qualified adult (where payable)	Increase for each qualified child (where payable)	Increase for prescribed relative under section 183 (where payable)	Increase where the person is living alone (where payable)	Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)	Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
1. Disability Benefit, Unemployment Benefit, Injury Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit	165.80	110.00	16.80	—	—	—	—
2. Death Benefit:
(a) pension payable to a widow or widower (section 81)	194.60	—	21.60	114.90	7.70	10.00	12.70
additional increase for a widow or widower (under section 81) who has attained pensionable age	3.10	—	—	—	—	—	—
(b) pension payable to a parent:
(i) reduced rate	94.10	—	—	114.90	7.70	—	—
(ii) maximum rate	194.60	—	—	114.90	7.70	—	—
(c) pension payable to an orphan	141.80	—	—	—	—	—	—
3. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:	193.30	128.80	19.30	114.90	7.70	10.00	12.70
additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age	—	20.50	—	—	—	—	—
4. Invalidity Pension:	171.30	122.20	19.30	114.90	7.70	10.00	12.70
additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 65 years	22.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
additional increase where qualified adult has attained pensionable age	—	27.10	—	—	—	—	—
5. Widow's (contributory Pension) and Widower's (Contributory) Pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of ‘relevant payment’ in section 178:	171.30	—	21.60	114.90	7.70	10.00	12.70
additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age	22.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance	138.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7. Carer's Benefit:
(a) in the case of a person to whom section 102(1)(b) applies	180.70	—	16.80	—	—	—	—
(b) in the case of a person to whom section 102(1)(a) applies	271.10	—	16.80	—	—	—	—

PART 2

Occupational Injuries Benefits — Gratuities and Grant


Description of Grant	Amount
(1)	(2)
	€
1. Disablement Benefit: Maximum gratuity	13,780
2. Death Benefit	635

PART 3

Disablement Pension


Degree of disablement	Weekly rate
(1)	(2)
	€
100 per cent... ... ... ...	196.90
90 per cent... ... ... ...	177.20
80 per cent... ... ... ...	157.50
70 per cent... ... ... ...	137.80
60 per cent... ... ... ...	118.10
50 per cent... ... ... ...	98.50
40 per cent... ... ... ...	78.80
30 per cent... ... ... ...	59.10
20 per cent... ... ... ...	39.40

PART 4

Increases of Disablement Pension


Description of increase	Weekly rate	Increase where the person is living alone	Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
	€	€	€
1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work	165.80	7.70	12.70
2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance	180.70	—	—

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