Social Welfare Act, 1991

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SCHEDULE B

“Fourth Schedule Rates of Assistance

PART I

Rates of Periodical Social Assistance and Increases Thereof

Description of assistance, pension or allowance	Weekly rate or amount	Increase for adult dependant (where payable)	Increase for each of first and second qualified children (where payable)	Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)	Increase for prescribed relative under section 162(1)(a), 179(a), 195(2) or 196(2) (where payable)	Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)	Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
1. Unemployment Assistance:
(a) in the case of persons who in any continuous period of unemployment as construed in accordance with section 135 (2), have been in receipt of unemployment benefit or unemployment assistance for not less than 390 days	55.00	33.00	12.00	12.00	—	—	—
(b) in the case of persons other than those at (a)	50.00	33.00	12.00	12.00	—	—	—
2. Pre-Retirement Allowance	55.00	33.00	12.00	12.00	—	—	—
3. Old Age Pension and Blind Pension	55.00	—	12.00	12.00	30.60	4.30	4.20
4. Widow's (Non-Contributory) Pension, Deserted Wife's Allowance and Prisoner's Wife's Allowance .	55.00	—	—	—	30.60	4.30	4.20
5. Lone Parent's Allowance	55.00	—	14.00	14.00	30.60	4.30	4.20
6. Carer's Allowance	50.00	—	12.00	12.00	—	—	—
7. Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pension	31.20	—	—	—	—	—	—
8. Single Woman's Allowance	55.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
9. Supplementary Welfare Allowance	50.00	33.00	12.00	12.00	—	—	—

PART III

Increase of Old Age Pension for a Spouse

Means of claimant or pensioner	Weekly rate of increase
	£
Where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner do not exceed £6	28.00
exceed £6 but do not exceed £8	27.00
exceed £8 but do not exceed £10	26.00
exceed £10 but do not exceed £12	25.00
exceed £12 but do not exceed £14	24.00
exceed £14 but do not exceed £16	23.00
exceed £16 but do not exceed £18	22.00
exceed £18 but do not exceed £20	21.00
exceed £20 but do not exceed £22	20.00
exceed £22 but do not exceed £24	19.00
exceed £24 but do not exceed £26	18.00
exceed £26 but do not exceed £28	17.00
exceed £28 but do not exceed £30	16.00
exceed £30 but do not exceed £32	15.00
exceed £32 but do not exceed £34	14.00
exceed £34 but do not exceed £36	13.00
exceed £36 but do not exceed £38	12.00
exceed £38 but do not exceed £40	11.00
exceed £40 but do not exceed £42	10.00
exceed £42 but do not exceed £44	9.00
exceed £44 but do not exceed £46	8.00
exceed £46 but do not exceed £48	7.00
exceed £48 but do not exceed £50	6.00
exceed £50 but do not exceed £52	5.00
exceed £52 but do not exceed £54	4.00
exceed £54 but do not exceed £56	3.00
exceed £56 but do not exceed £58	2.00
exceed £58	nil

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