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Social Welfare Act, 1980
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Social insurance benefits (new rates).

15.—(1) The Act of 1952 is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution for Part I of the Third Schedule (inserted by the Act of 1979 and varied by the Regulations of 1979) of the following Part:

“PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and 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)

Increase for adult dependant under section 26 (4) (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

£

£

£

£

£

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

20·45

13·25

5·95

4·90

—

(ii) for any other married woman

18·00

—

—

—

—

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

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

20·45

13·25

5·95

4·90

—

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

18·00

—

—

—

—

2. Invalidity Pension:

(a) 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

22·05

14·30

6·40

5·30

11·75

(b) for any other married woman

19·40

—

—

—

11·75

3. Maternity Allowance

20·45

—

—

—

—

4. Widow's (Contributory) Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit:

(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty

22·50

—

7·50

7·50

11·75

(b) in any other case

24·05

—

7·50

7·50

11·75

5. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

16·15

—

—

—

—

6. Retirement Pension and Old Age (Contributory) Pension:

(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty

24·50

15·65

6·40

5·30

11·75

(b) in any other case

26·25

15·65

6·40

5·30

11·75

(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age

—

2·65

—

—

—

”.

and

(b) by the substitution for item 2 in Part II (inserted by the Act of 1978) of the Third Schedule of the following item:

“2. Death Grant:

(a) in case the deceased person was a qualified child under the age of 5 years

15

(b) in case the deceased person was any other qualified child

45

(c) in any other case

75”.

(2) Section 14 (2) of the Act of 1977 is hereby amended by the substitution for “£1.30” (inserted by the Act of 1979) of “£1.65”.

(3) This section shall come into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit, maternity allowance and death grant, on the 7th day of April, 1980,

(b) in so far as it relates to deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension and retirement pension, on the 3rd day of April, 1980, and

(c) in so far as it relates to old age (contributory) pension, widow's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance, on the 4th day of April, 1980.