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Updated to 23 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)

Social Welfare Act 1982
No. 2 of 1982

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
 Commencement Information
S. 1 29 March 1982 Commenced on enactment
S. 2 in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit, disablement gratuity and disablement pension 5 April 1982 Commenced as per s. 2(11)(a)
S. 2 in so far as it relates to deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension, retirement pension and death grant 1 April 1982 Commenced as per s. 2(11)(b)
S. 2 in so far as it relates to deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension, retirement pension and death grant 2 April 1982 Commenced as per s. 2(11)(c)
S. 3 in so far as it relates to unemployment assistance 31 March 1982 Commenced as per s. 3(7)(a)
S. 3 in so far as it relates to old age pension, blind pension, widow's (non-contributory) pension and orphan's (non-contributory) pension 2 April 1982 Commenced as per s. 3(7)(b)
S. 3 in so far as it relates to deserted wife's allowance, prisoner's wife's allowance, social assistance allowance, single woman's allowance, and children's allowances 1 April 1982 Commenced as per s. 3(7)(c)
S. 3 in so far as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance 5 April 1982 Commenced as per s. 3(7)(d)
S. 4 in so far as it relates to old age pension, blind pension, widow's (non-contributory) pension and orphan's (non-contributory) pension 2 April 1982 Commenced as per s. 4(4)(a)
S. 4  in so far as it relates to deserted wife's allowance, prisoner's wife's allowance, social assistance allowance and single woman's allowance 1 April 1982 Commenced as per s. 4(4)(b)
S. 5 6 April 1982 Commenced as per s. 5(3)
S. 6 29 March 1982 Commenced on enactment
S. 7 1 April 1982 Commenced as per s. 7(2)
Ss. 8 -11 29 March 1982 Commenced on enactment
Sch. A See s. 2
Sch. B See s. 3

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision
Rep. with continuance of insts. etc. 27/1993, ss. 300 - 304, sch. 5

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
None