Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967

Increase of rates of old age pensions.

2.—(1) Section 77 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution of “one hundred and sixty-nine pounds” for “one hundred and fifty-six pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in each place where it occurs in subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1964),

(b) the substitution of “one hundred and fifty-six pounds” for “one hundred and forty-three pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in that subsection, and

(c) the substitution for the Table to that subsection (inserted by the Act of 1966) of the following Table :

“TABLE

Rate of Pension

Weekly Rates

Means of claimant or pensioner

Claimant or pensioner, no qualified child

Claimant or pensioner, one qualified child

Claimant or pensioner, two or more qualified children

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

Where the yearly means of the claimant or pensioner as duly calculated—

are Nil

57

6

67

6

77

6

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

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

52

6

62

6

72

6

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

47

6

57

6

67

6

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

42

6

52

6

62

6

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

37

6

47

6

57

6

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

32

6

42

6

52

6

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

27

6

37

6

47

6

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

22

6

32

6

42

6

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

17

6

27

6

37

6

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

12

6

22

6

32

6

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

7

6

17

6

27

6

(2) Section 8 of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1924 , is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (1) of “one hundred and sixty-nine pounds” for “one hundred and fifty-six pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1965).

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall come into operation on the 4th day of August, 1967.