S.I. No. 233/1993 - Social Welfare (Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations, 1993.

S.I. No. 233 of 1993.

SOCIAL WELFARE (DESERTED WIFE'S BENEFIT) REGULATIONS, 1993.

The Minister for Social Welfare in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 , (No. 1 of 1981 ) and by section 101 of that Act (as amended by section 26 of the Social Welfare Act, 1992 (No. 5 of 1992)), hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1 Short title and collective citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations, 1993.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 237 of 1992 ) shall be construed together as one and may be cited as the Social Welfare (Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations, 1992 and 1993.

2 Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 29th day of July, 1993.

3 Increased rates.

3. The Social Welfare (Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations, 1992 are hereby amended by the substitution for the Schedules thereto of the following Schedules:—

"SCHEDULE A

Article 8

Yearly Average

(1)

Weekly rate

(2)

36 to 47

24 to 35

61.60

59.80

SCHEDULE B

Article 9

Yearly Average

(1)

Weekly Rate

(2)

18 to 23

12 to 17

5 to 11

44.80

29.70

14.90

SCHEDULE C

Article 10 (1) (a)

Aggregate of reckonable income and reckonable earnings

(1)

Weekly Rate

(2)

Exceeds 10,000 but does not exceed 11,000

Exceeds 11,000 but does not exceed 12,000

Exceeds 12,000 but does not exceed 13,000

Exceeds 13,000 but does not exceed 14,000

50.10

37.60

25.00

12.50

SCHEDULE D

Article 10 (1) (b)

Aggregate of reckonable income and reckonable earnings

(1)

Yearly Average

24 to 35

(2)

Yearly Average

36 to 47

(3)

Weekly Rate

Exceeds 10,000 but does not

exceed 11,000

47.80

49.30

Exceeds 11,000 but does not

exceed 12,000

35.90

36.90

Exceeds 12,000 but does not

exceed 13,000

23.90

24.60

Exceeds 13,000 but does not

exceed 14,000

12.00

12.30

SCHEDULE E

Article 10 (1) (c)

Aggregate of reckonable income and reckonable earnings.

(1)

Yearly Average

5 to 11

(2)

Yearly Average

12 to 17

(3)

Yearly Average

18 to 23

(4)

Weekly Rate

Exceeds 10,000 but does not

exceed 11,000

11.90

23.80

35.80

Exceeds 11,000 but does not

exceed 12,000

8.90

17.80

26.90

Exceeds 12,000 but does not

exceed 13,000

6.00

11.90

17.90

Exceeds 13,000 but does not

exceed 14,000

3.00

5.90

9.00

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare, this 21st day of July, 1993.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 22nd day of July, 1993.

BERTIE AHERN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Social Welfare Act, 1993 provided for increases in the maximum social insurance payments arising from the 1993 Budget, with effect from the end of July, 1993.

These Regulations provide for increases in the reduced rates of Deserted Wife's Benefit from 29th July, 1993.