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Social Welfare Act, 1970

PART III

Miscellaneous

Increase of rates of old age pensions.

24.—(1) Section 77 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution of “two hundred and forty-seven pounds” for “two hundred and twenty-one pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1969) in each place where it occurs in subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1964),

(b) the substitution of “two hundred and thirty-four pounds” for “two hundred and eight pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1969) in that subsection,

(c) the substitution for the Table to that subsection (inserted by the Act of 1969) of the Table annexed to this subsection, and

(d) the substitution for subsection (2B) (inserted by the Act of 1966) of the following :—

“(2B) In this section, ‘qualified child’ in relation to a claimant or pensioner means—

(a) a person under the age of eighteen years in respect of whom the claimant or pensioner is entitled to a children's allowance under the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1970, or would be so entitled if the person were not over the age of sixteen years,

(b) if the claimant or pensioner is a woman, a child of hers under the age of eighteen years in respect of whom the head of the household in which she resides is entitled to a children's allowance under those Acts or would be so entitled if such child were not over the age of sixteen years, and

(c) if the claimant or pensioner is a widow, a person who is over the age of eighteen years and under the age of twenty-one years, who is receiving full-time instruction by day at any university, college, school or other educational establishment and in respect of whom the claimant or pensioner would be entitled to a children's allowance under those Acts if the person were not over the age of sixteen years.”

TABLE

Rate of Pension

Weekly Rates

Means of claimant or pensioner

Claimant or pensioner, no qualified child

Claimant or pensioner, one qualified child

Claimant or pensioner, two or more qualified children

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

£

s.

£

s.

£

s.

Where the yearly means of the claimant or pensioner as duly calculated—

are Nil

4

5

5

0

5

15

}

Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, 10 shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.

exceed Nil but do not exceed £26 5s. 0d.

4

0

4

15

5

10

exceed £26 5s. 0d. but do not exceed £52 10s. 0d.

3

15

4

10

5

5

exceed £52 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £65 10s. 0d.

3

10

4

5

5

0

exceed £65 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £78 10s. 0d.

3

5

4

0

4

15

exceed £78 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £104 15s. 0d.

3

0

3

15

4

10

exceed £104 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £117 15s. 0d.

2

15

3

10

4

5

exceed £117 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £130 15s. 0d.

2

10

3

5

4

0

exceed £130 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £143 15s. 0d.

2

5

3

0

3

15

exceed £143 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £156 15s. 0d.

2

0

2

15

3

10

exceed £156 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £169 15s. 0d.

1

15

2

10

3

5

exceed £169 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £182 15s. 0d.

1

10

2

5

3

0

exceed £182 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £195 15s. 0d.

1

5

2

0

2

15

exceed £195 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £208 15s. 0d.

1

0

1

15

2

10

exceed £208 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £221 15s. 0d.

0

15

1

10

2

5

exceed £221 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £234 15s. 0d.

0

10

1

5

2

0

exceed £234 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £247 15s. 0d.

0

5

1

0

1

15

(2) Section 8 of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1924 , is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (1) of the following for paragraph (i) (inserted by the Act of 1964):

“(i) in case the person has no child who is a qualified child as defined in subsection (2B) (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1970) of section 77 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 , two hundred and forty-seven pounds and fifteen shillings,”.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall come into operation on the 7th day of August, 1970.