Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1966

Increase of 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 the substitution for Table B of the following Table:

“TABLE B

Weekly Rates of Widows' (Non-Contributory) Pensions

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,—are NIL

51

0

61

0

71

0

exceed Nil but do not exceed £26 5s. 0d.

46

0

56

0

66

0

exceed £26 5s. 0d. but do not exceed £52 10s. 0d.

41

0

51

0

61

0

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

36

0

46

0

56

0

}

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

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

31

0

41

0

51

0

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

26

0

36

0

46

0

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

21

0

31

0

41

0

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

16

0

26

0

36

0

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

11

0

21

0

31

0

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

6

0

16

0

26

0

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

no pension

11

0

21

0

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

no pension

6

0

16

0

exceed £182 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £195 15s. 0d.

no pension

no pension

11

0

exceed £195 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £208 15s. 0d.

no pension

no pension

6

0

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 1st day of November, 1966.