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Social Welfare Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962

Amendment of Third Schedule to Act of 1952.

13.—(1) The Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for Part I (inserted by the Act of 1960) 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)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

shillings

shillings

shillings

shillings

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

37½

25

13

8

(ii) for any other married woman

28½

—

—

—

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

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

37½

25

13

8

where the person is not so entitled

28½

—

—

—

2. Maternity Allowance

40

—

—

—

3. Widow's (contributory) Pension:

where the widow is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children

40

—

13

8

where the widow is not so entitled

37½

—

—

—

4. Orphan's (contributory) Allowance

25

—

—

—

5. Old Age (contributory) Pension

45

35

—

—

”

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall, in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit and maternity allowance under the Act of 1952, come into operation on the 7th day of January, 1963, and shall, in so far as it relates to widow's (contributory) pension, orphan's (contributory) allowance and old age (contributory) pension under the Act of 1952, come into operation on the 4th day of January, 1963.