Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965

Amendment of Seventh Schedule to Act of 1952.

15.—The Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution for subparagraph (e) of paragraph (II) of Rule 1 of the following subparagraph:

“(e) (i) any income from a charitable organisation, being a body whose activities are carried on otherwise than for profit (but excluding any public or local authority) and one of whose functions is to assist persons in need by making grants of money to them, and

(ii) any income, other than income of the kind specified in clause (i) of this subparagraph, from voluntary or gratuitous payments in so far as it does not exceed £52 5s. 0d. per year”,

(b) the substitution in subparagraph (h) of paragraph (II) of Rule 1 of “£65” for “£52” in both places where it occurs, “£52” for “£39” in both places where it occurs and “£39” for “£26” in both places where it occurs,

(c) the substitution in subparagraph (j) (inserted by the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1960 ) of paragraph (II) of Rule 1 of “earnings derived by her from her personal exertions” for “earnings derived by her from employment which is an employment specified in the First Schedule to this Act”,

(d) the insertion after subparagraph (k) (inserted by the Act of 1962) in paragraph (II) of Rule 1 of the following subparagraph:

“(l) any income arising by way of annual payment or payments under section 6 of the Land Act, 1965 , in so far as such payment or payments does not or do not exceed £156 per year,”, and

(e) the substitution in Rule 4 of the following paragraphs for paragraphs (a), (b) and (c):

“(a) if there is one qualified child (and not more) normally residing with her—any means of the child (excluding any cash income derived from personal exertions) in so far as the means of the child do not exceed £26 per year,

(b) if there are two or more qualified children normally residing with her—any means of the children (excluding any cash income derived from personal exertions) in so far as the means of the children do not exceed £52 per year”.