Social Welfare Act, 1955

Increase of rates of windows' (non-contributory) pensions.

2.—(1) In Table B to section 20 of the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935 (No. 29 of 1935), being the section inserted by section 105 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952), for the rates set forth therein there shall be substituted the rates set forth in the Table to this subsection.

TABLE.

Weekly Rates of Widows' (Non-Contributory) Pensions.

Weekly Rates

Means of Widow

Widow, no qualified child

Widow, one qualified child

Widow, two or more qualified children

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

Where the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated—

do not exceed £52 10s. 0d.

22

6

29

6

36

6

exceed

£52  10s.  0d.

but do not exceed

£65  10s.  0d.

17

6

24

6

31

6

£65  10s.  0d.

£78  10s.  0d.

12

6

19

6

26

6

£78  10s.  0d.

£104  15s.  0d.

7

6

14

6

21

6

£104  15s.  0d.

£117  15s.  0d.

No pension

7

0

14

0

£117  15s.  0d.

£130  15s.  0d.

No pension

No pension

7

0

£130  15s.  0d.

No pension

No pension

No pension

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 29th day of July, 1955.