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

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024
No. 24 of 2024

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
 Commencement Information
Ss. 1, 2 15 July 2024 Commenced on enactment
Ss. 3-9 1 October 2024 Commencement as per s. 1(5)
Ss. 10-12 31 March 2025 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 499 of 2024), art. 4
S. 13 in so far only as it effects the insertion of ss. 68KA, 68KB into the Act 26/2005 31 March 2025 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 499 of 2024), art. 4
S. 13 in so far only as it effects the insertion of s. 68KC(1), (2), (6) into the Act 26/2005 1 October 2024 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 499 of 2024), art. 3(a)(i)
S. 13 in so far only as it effects the insertion of s. 68KC(3)-(5) into the Act 26/2005 31 March 2025 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 499 of 2024), art. 4
S. 13 in so far only as it effects the insertion of s. 68KD(1) into the Act 26/2005 31 March 2025 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 499 of 2024), art. 4
S. 13 in so far only as it effects the insertion of s. 68KD(2) into Act 26/2005 1 October 2024 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 499 of 2024), art. 3(a)(ii)
S. 13 in so far only as it effects the insertion of s. 68KE(1)-(5) into Act 26/2005 31 March 2025 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 499 of 2024), art. 4
S. 13 in so far only as it effects the insertion of s. 68KE(6), (7) into Act 26/2005 1 October 2024 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 499 of 2024), art. 3(a)(iii)
S. 13 in so far only as it effects the insertion of s. 68KF(1)-(4), (6)-(11) into Act 26/2005 31 March 2025 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 499 of 2024), art. 4
S. 13 in so far only as it effects the insertion of s. 68KF(5), (12) into Act 26/2005 1 October 2024 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 499 of 2024), art. 3(a)(iv)
S. 13 in so far only as it effects the insertion of s. 68KG-68KJ into Act 26/2005 31 March 2025 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 499 of 2024), art. 4
S. 14 in so far only as it relates to the amendments of s. 4 of Act 26/2005 specified in column (3) of the Schedule to Act 24/2024 opposite reference 1 of that Schedule 1 October 2024 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 499 of 2024), art. 3(b)
S. 14 in so far only as it relates to the amendments of Act 26/2005 specified in column (3) of the Schedule to Act 24/2024 opposite references 2-25 of that Schedule 31 March 2025 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 499 of 2024), art. 4
S. 15 31 March 2025 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Section 15) (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 63 of 2025), art. 2
Ss. 16, 17 15 July 2024 Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
 Commencement Source
Not affected

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 4 Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Diet Supplement) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 746 of 2024)
  Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 19) (Postponement of Maternity Benefit In Certain Circumstances) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 641 of 2024)
S. 47(7A) Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 19) (Postponement of Maternity Benefit In Certain Circumstances) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 641 of 2024)
S. 198(1) Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Diet Supplement) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 746 of 2024)