Social Welfare Act, 1952

Alteration of rates of unemployment assistance.

97.—(1) In the Principal Act, there shall be substituted as the Schedule thereto, in lieu of the Schedule inserted by subsection (2) of section 32 of the Act of 1948, the following:—

“SCHEDULE.

Rates of Unemployment Assistance.

Classes of persons to whom the rates of unemployment assistance set out in this Schedule are applicable

Rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any urban area

Rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any other place

per week

per week

s.

d.

s.

d.

Person without a dependant

18

0

12

0

Person with an adult dependant

28

0

20

0

Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant

33

0

24

0

Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants

38

0

28

0

Person with one child dependant

23

0

16

0

Person with two or more child dependants

28

0

20

0

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 25th day of June, 1952.