Updated to 23 October 2025
			(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
			
	
		
		
		Contents
		
		
		Commencement
		
            
            
                | Section | 
                Commencement/Effective Date 
                    Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below. 
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                Commencement Information | 
            
            
			
			
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						Whole Act | 
					
						1 July 1977 | 
					Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Act 1975 (Commencement) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 156 of 1977), art. 2 | 
				
			
		
		
		Amendments and other effects
		
			
				
					| How Affected | 
					Affecting Provision | 
					
			
			
			
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						Rep., continuance of instrs., etc. | 
					1/1981, ss. 310-312, sch. 6, pt. 2 | 
					
			
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						S. 4(1) application restricted | 
					S.I. No. 168 of 1977, regs. 2, 4 | 
					
			
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						S. 10(1), table substituted | 
					S.I. No. 323 of 1979, reg. 2, table | 
					
			
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					S.I. No. 318 of 1977, regs. 2, 3, table | 
					
			
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					S.I. No. 169 of 1977, regs. 2, 3, table | 
					
			
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						S.22, trans. of prop. under will be to the name of the Executive. | 
					26/2005, ss. 208 (1) (2), 364 (1) | 
					
			
		
		
		SIs made under the Act
		
			| Section | SIs made under the Act | 
			
			
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						S. 4 | 
					Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Regulations 1977 (S.I. No. 168 of 1977) | 
				
			
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						S. 8 | 
					Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Regulations 1977 (S.I. No. 168 of 1977) | 
				
			
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						S. 10(3) | 
					Social Welfare (Variation of Weekly Amounts of Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations, 1979 (S.I. No. 323 of 1979) | 
				
			
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					Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Supplementary Welfare Allowance) (No. 2) Regulations 1977 (S.I. No. 318 of 1977) | 
				
			
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					Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 1977 (S.I. No. 169 of 1977) | 
				
			
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						S. 11 | 
					Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Regulations 1977 (S.I. No. 168 of 1977) | 
				
			
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						S. 20 | 
					Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Regulations 1977 (S.I. No. 168 of 1977) | 
				
			
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						S. 21 | 
					Social Welfare (Variation of Weekly Amounts of Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations, 1979 (S.I. No. 323 of 1979) | 
				
			
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					Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Supplementary Welfare Allowance) (No. 2) Regulations 1977 (S.I. No. 318 of 1977) | 
				
			
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					Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 1977 (S.I. No. 169 of 1977) | 
				
			
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					Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Regulations 1977 (S.I. No. 168 of 1977) | 
				
			
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						S. 25 | 
					Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Regulations 1977 (S.I. No. 168 of 1977) |