Social Welfare Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962

Rates of widows (non-contributory) pensions.

4.—(1) Section 20 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution for paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of the following paragraphs:

“(b) where the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated do not exceed one hundred and eighty-two pounds and fifteen shillings, at the rate set forth in Table B to this subsection and, where the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated exceed one hundred and eighty-two pounds and fifteen shillings—

(i) if she has three qualified children and her yearly means as duly calculated do not exceed one hundred and ninety-five pounds and fifteen shillings, at the weekly rate of six shillings, and

(ii) if she has more than three qualified children, at the weekly rate which would be payable if her yearly means as duly calculated exceeded one hundred and sixty-nine pounds and fifteen shillings but did not exceed one hundred and eighty-two pounds and fifteen shillings, less five shillings for each amount (if any) of thirteen pounds by which the said yearly means exceed one hundred and sixty-nine pounds, fifteen shillings and one penny; provided that if the weekly rate, calculated pursuant to this paragraph, at which, but for this proviso, the pension would be payable is less than six shillings, the pension shall not be payable,

(c) in paragraph (b) of this subsection ‘qualified children’ in relation to a widow, means qualified children who normally reside with the widow and who—

(i) normally resided with her or the husband immediately before the death of the husband, or

(ii) being children or step-children of the husband, became normally resident with her subsequent to the death of the husband.”

and

(b) the substitution for Table B of the following Table:—

“TABLE B.

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)

Where the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated—

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

do not exceed £52 10s. 0d.

31

0

41

0

51

0

}

Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.

exceed £52 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £65 10s. 0d.

26

0

36

0

46

0

exceed £65 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £78 10s. 0d.

21

0

31

0

41

0

exceed £78 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £104 15s. 0d.

16

0

26

0

36

0

exceed £104 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £117 15s. 0d.

11

0

21

0

31

0

exceed £117 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £130 15s. 0d.

6

0

16

0

26

0

exceed £130 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £143 15s. 0d.

No pension

11

0

21

0

exceed £143 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £156 15s. 0d.

No pension

6

0

16

0

exceed £156 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £169 15s. 0d.

No pension

No pension

11

0

exceed £169 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £182 15s. 0d.

No pension

No pension

6

0

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 1st day of August, 1962.