Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1961

Increase of rates of unemployment assistance.

3.—In the Act of 1933 for the Schedule thereto inserted by section 3 of the Act of 1960, there is hereby substituted 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

Person without a dependant

21s.

6d.

15s.

6d.

Person with an adult dependant

37s.

6d.

29s.

6d.

Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant

45s.

6d.

36s.

6d.

Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants.

52s. 6d. plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 2s. 6d. for each child dependant in excess of two.

42s. 6d. plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 2s. 6d. for each child dependant in excess of two.

Person with one child dependant.

29s.

6d.

22s.

6d.

Person with two or more child dependants.

36s. 6d. plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 2s. 6d. for each child dependant in excess of two.

28s. 6d. plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 2s. 6d. for each child dependant in excess of two.