Social Welfare Act, 1957

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

3.—(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 by virtue of subsection (1) of section 2 of the Social Welfare Act, 1955 (No. 11 of 1955), there are hereby substituted the rates set forth in the Table to this subsection.

TABLE.

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

Means of Widow

Weekly Rates

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.

23

6

31

6

38

6

exceed

£52 10s.

but

do

not

exceed

£65 10s.

18

6

26

6

33

6

£65 10s.

£78 10s.

13

6

21

6

28

6

£78 10s.

£104 15s.

8

6

16

6

23

6

£104 15s.

£117 15s.

No pension

8

0

15

0

£117 15s.

£130 15s.

No pension

No pension

7

0

£130 15s.

No pension

No pension

No pension

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 17th May, 1957.