Social Welfare Act, 1972

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Increase of rates of widows' (non- contributory) pensions.

5.—(1) Section 20 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution for subsection (1) (b) (inserted by the Act of 1971) of the following:

“(b) (i) where the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated do not exceed two hundred and seventy-three pounds and seventy-five new pence, at the rate set forth in Table B to this subsection, and

(ii) where the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated exceed two hundred and seventy-three pounds and seventy-five new pence, at the rate at which the pension would be payable if the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated exceeded two hundred and sixty pounds and seventy-five new pence but did not exceed two hundred and seventy-three pounds and seventy-five new pence, less twenty-five new pence for each amount (if any) of thirteen pounds by which the said yearly means exceed two hundred and seventy-three pounds and seventy-five new pence, any fraction of thirteen pounds being treated for this purpose as thirteen pounds; provided that if the rate calculated pursuant to this paragraph at which, but for this provision, the pension would be payable is less than fifty new pence a week, the pension shall not be payable”,

and

(b) the substitution for Table B (inserted by the Act of 1971) of the following Table:

TABLE B

Weekly Rates of Widows' (Non-Contributory) Pensions

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation, in the case of allowances payable by virtue of section 22 of the Act of 1970, on the 3rd day of August, 1972, and, in all other cases, on the 4th day of August, 1972.