Social Welfare Act, 1992

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Section

1.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

2.

Definitions.

3.

Social insurance benefits (new rates).

4.

Social assistance payments (new rates).

5.

Invalidity pension (increase where pensioner has attained age of 80 years).

6.

Family income supplement (new weekly rates).

7.

Pay-related social insurance contributions (increase in earnings ceilings).

8.

Self-employment contributions (increase in earnings ceiling).

9.

Pay-related benefit.

10.

Old age (contributory) pension (alternative method of determining yearly average).

11.

Retirement pension (alternative method of determining yearly average).

12.

Widow's (contributory) pension (extension of automatic entitlement).

13.

Proceeds derived from sale of pensioner's principal residence exempt from assessment of means.

14.

Living alone circumstances to be specified in regulations.

15.

Orphan's pension schemes.

16.

Increases for qualified children.

17.

Definition of “spouse” in relation to certain pensions.

18.

Amendment of Third Schedule to Principal Act (rules as to calculation of means).

19.

Maternity allowance.

20.

Amendment of section 314 of Principal Act.

21.

Amendment of section 316 of Principal Act.

22.

Insertion of sections 316A to 316J in Principal Act.

23.

Amendment of section 318 of Principal Act.

24.

Amendment of section 319 of Principal Act.

25.

Deserted wife's benefit (title to benefit).

26.

Deserted wife's benefit (conditions for receipt).

27.

Substitution for Chapter 2, Part III of Principal Act.

28.

Unemployment benefit (title to benefit).

29.

Amendment of section 35 of Principal Act (disqualification for unemployment benefit).

30.

Title to pay-related benefit.

31.

Unemployment benefit (period of disqualification).

32.

Qualifying conditions for disability benefit.

33.

Disability benefit (period of disqualification).

34.

Discontinuance of pay-related benefit for periods of incapacity for work.

35.

Injury benefit (weekly rates).

36.

Carer's allowance.

37.

Integration of single woman's allowance scheme with pre-retirement allowance scheme.

38.

Amendment of section 44 of Principal Act.

39.

Family income supplement (regulations).

40.

Clarification of section 300 (5) (aa) of Principal Act (revised decisions).

41.

Administration of social welfare schemes.

42.

Selection of panels of assessors to sit with appeals officers.

43.

Additional increases of lone parent's allowance to certain persons.

44.

Disqualification for entitlement to benefit where person is convicted of an offence.

45.

Increase of fine under section 227 of Principal Act.

46.

Recoupment of supplementary welfare allowance.

47.

Amendment of section 209 of Principal Act.

48.

Amendment of section 28 of Act of 1991 (information required by Minister).

49.

Amendment of section 4 of Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985 (amounts of increases payable in respect of qualified child normally resident with beneficiary).

50.

Family income supplement (treating claims as having been made on a date earlier than date of receipt of claim).

51.

Sanction of Minister for Finance in relation to certain regulations.

52.

Saving for certain instruments and documents.

53.

Amendment of section 2 of Pensions Act.

54.

Preserved benefit.

55.

Amendment of section 34 of Pensions Act.

56.

Amendment of section 46 of Pensions Act.

57.

Amendment of section 48 of Pensions Act.

58.

Amendment of section 55 of Pensions Act.

59.

Amendment of section 56 of Pensions Act.

60.

Amendment of section 62 of Pensions Act.

61.

Repeals.

62.

Amendment of section 71 of Pensions Act.

63.

Amendment of Third Schedule to Pensions Act.

Acts Referred to

Agriculture Act, 1931

1931, No. 8

Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1980

Courts (No. 2) Act, 1986

1986, No. 26

Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1926

1926, No. 18

Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1940

1940, No. 23

Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976

1976, No. 11

Finance Act, 1972

1972, No. 19

Harbours Act, 1946

1946, No. 9

Health Act, 1970

1970, No. 1

Insurance Act, 1989

1989, No. 3

Local Government Act, 1941

1941, No. 23

Maternity Protection of Employees Act, 1981

1981, No. 2

Pensions Act, 1990

1990, No. 25

Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 1991

Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

1981, No. 1

Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1981

1981, No. 3

Social Welfare Act, 1982

1982, No. 2

Social Welfare Act, 1983

1983, No. 6

Social Welfare Act, 1984

1984, No. 5

Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985

1985, No. 14

Social Welfare Act, 1986

1986, No. 8

Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1987

1987, No. 29

Social Welfare Act, 1989

1989, No. 4

Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1989

1989, No. 12

Social Welfare Act, 1990

1990, No. 5

Social Welfare Act, 1991

1991, No. 7

Social Welfare Acts, 1981 to 1991

Status of Children Act, 1987

1987, No. 26

Vocational Education Act, 1930

1930, No. 29