Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

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SECOND SCHEDULE

[1980, ss.15, 20,21]

Rates of Benefits

Part I

[1952, Sc]

Rates of Benefits and Increases Thereof

Sections 20 , 21 , 31 and 32 .

Section 33 .

Section 26 .

Sections 42 and 44 .

Sections 50 , 51 , and 52 .

Sections 80 , 81 , 85 and 86 .

Sections 90 and 91 .

Sections 94 , 95 , 102 and 103 .

Section 98 .

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 prescribed relative under section 81 (3), 86 (3), 91 (3), 95 (2) or 103 (2) (where payable)	Increase where the person has attained pension-able age and is living alone (where payable)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)
1 (A) Disability Benefit and unemployment Benefit:	£	£	£	£	£	£
(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—
(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or a 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 18 years—
(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	—	—	—	—	—
(B) Reduced rates of Unemployment Benefit:
(a) person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant	17.20	—	5.30	4.10	—	—
(b) any other person	17.00	12.25	5.30	4.10	—	—
2. Maternity Allowance	20.45	—	—	—	—	—
3. Injury Benefit:
(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—
(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband	28.20	13.25	5.95	4.90	—	—
(ii) for any other married woman	22.30	—	—	—	—	—
(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—	—	—	—	—	—	—
(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant	28.20	13.25	5.95	4.90	—	—
(ii) where the person is not so entitled	22.30	—	—	—	—	—
4. Death Benefit:
(a) Pension payable to a widow ( section 50 (2)) or widower ( section 50 (6))	28.55	—	7.50	7.50	—	1.65
(b) Pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a married person	12.70	—	—	—	—	1.65
(c) Pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a widower, widow or a single person—
(i) where the parent is the father and was, at the death of the deceased, incapable of self-support by reason of some physical or mental infirmity and likely to remain permanently so incapable	28.55	—	—	—	—	1.65
(ii) where the parent is the mother, having been, at the death of the deceased, a widow or having thereafter become a widow	28.55	—	—	—	—	1.65
(iii) where the parent is the mother, not being a widow, and a pension at the rate set out at reference 4 (c) (i) in this Part is not payable to her husband	28.55	—	—	—	—	1.65
(iv) in any other case	12.70	—	—	—	—	1.65
(d) Pension payable to an orphan	17.10	—	—	—	—	—
5. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:
(a) in the case of persons under the age of 80 years	24.50	15.65	6.40	5.30	11.75	1.65
(b) in any other case	26.25	15.65	6.40	5.50	11.75	1.65
(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pension-able age	—	2.65	—	—	—	—
6. 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 a 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	1.65
(b) for any other married woman	19.40	—	—	—	11.75	1.65
7. Widows (Contributory) Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit:
(a) in the case of persons under the age of 80 years	22.50	—	7.50	7.50	11.75	1.65
(b) in any other case	24.05	—	7.50	7.50	11.75	1.65
8. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance	16 15	—	—	—	—	—

Part II

[1980, s. 20]

Section 43 (7) (a).

Section 50 (7).

Section 53 (2).

Occupational Injuries Benefits—Gratuities and Grant

	£
1. Disablement Benefit:
Maximum gratuity	2,040
2. Death Benefit:
(i) Widower's gratuity	1,489
(ii) Grant in respect of funeral expenses	175

Part III

Section 43 (8)

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement			Weekly rate (persons over 18 years)	Weekly rate (persons under 18 years and certain married women)
(1)			(2)	(3)
			£	£
100	per	cent	29.40	23.25
90	”	”	26.46	20.92
80	”	”	23.52	18.59
70	”	”	20.58	16.26
60	”	”	17.64	13.93
50	”	”	14.70	11.60
40	”	”	11.76	9.27
30	”	”	8.82	6.94
20	”	”	5.88	4.61

PART IV

Increases of Disablement Pension

Section 45 and 46 .

	£
1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work:
(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—
(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband	20.45
(ii) for any other married woman	18.00
(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—
(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant	20.45
(ii) where the person is not so entitled	18.00
2. Increase where the beneficiary requires constant attendance:
(a) limit of increase except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement	11.75
(b) limit in any case	23.50

PART V

Section 56 .

Reduced Rates of Injury Benefit and Disablement Pension

(a) In the case of persons over the age of 18 years—	£
(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband	5.88
(ii) for any other married woman	4.61
(b) In the case of persons under the age of 18 years
(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or for an adult dependant or, if a disablement pension is payable, would be so entitled if injury benefit rather than disablement pension was payable	5.88
(ii) where the person is not, or would not be, so entitled	4.61

PART VI

[1978, s. 14 (3); 1980, s. 15]

Amounts of Maternity and Death Grants

Section 106 and 109 .

Description of grant (1)	Amount (2)
	£
1. Maternity Grant	8
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

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