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Social Welfare Act, 1996

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SCHEDULE A

“Second Schedule

Rates of Benefits

PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases Thereof

Description of benefit	Weekly rate	Increase for adult dependant (where payable)	Increase for each qualified child (where payable)	Increase for prescribed relative under section 167 (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)
	£	£	£	£	£	£
1. Disability Benefit, Unemployment Benefit, Injury Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit	64.50	38.50	13.20	—	—	—
2. Death Benefit:
(a) pension payable to a widow (section 60 (2)) or widower (section 60 (6))	86.40	—	17.00	35.80	6.00	—
(b) pension payable to a parent
(i) reduced rate	38.80	—	—	35.80	6.00	—
(ii) maximum rate	86.40	—	—	35.80	6.00	—
(c) pension payable to an orphan	44.90	—	—	—	—	—
3. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:	75.00	49.50	15.20	35.80	6.00	5.00
additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age	—	4.40	—	—	—	—
4. Invalidity Pension:	66.20	43.60	15.20	35.80	6.00	5.00
additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 65 years	8.80	—	—	—	—	—
5. Survivor's Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit	68.10	—	17.00	35.80	6.00	5.00
6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance.	42.60	—	—	—	—	—

PART II

Occupational Injuries Benefits — Gratuities and Grant

Description of Grant	Amount
(1)	(2)
	£
1. Disablement Benefit:
Maximum gratuity	6,160
2. Death Benefit:
(a) Widower's gratuity	4,490
(b) Grant in respect of funeral expenses	310

PART III

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement				Weekly rate
(1)				(2)
				£
100	per	cent		88.20
90	”	”		79.40
80	”	”		70.60
70	”	”		61.70
60	”	”		52.90
50	”	”		44.10
40	”	”		35.30
30	”	”		26.50
20	”	”		17.60

PART IV

Increases of Disablement Pension

Description of Increase	Weekly Rate
(1)	(2)
	£
1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work	64.50
2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance:
(a) limit of increase except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement	35.80
(b) limit in any other case	71.60

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