Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993
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CHAPTER 7 Deserted Wife's Allowance | ||
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Entitlement to allowance. |
[1981, s. 195(1); 1990, s. 13; 1993, s. 38(7); S.I. No. 272 of 1990 , A.13(1)] | |
152.—(1) Subject to this Act and regulations, deserted wife's allowance shall be paid to a woman who— | ||
(a) has been deserted by her husband, | ||
(b) is 40 years of age or over, and | ||
(c) satisfies the conditions as to means calculated in accordance with the Rules contained in Part II of the Third Schedule . | ||
[1981, s. 195(2)] | ||
(2) The rate of deserted wife's allowance shall be the same as the rate of the widow's (non-contributory) pension which would be payable to the woman under Chapter 6 if she were a widow. |