Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1968

Increase of certain rates of unemployment benefit.

4.—(1) In the Table to section 5 (2) of the Act of 1967, for the rates set forth therein there are hereby substituted the rates set forth in the Table to this section.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 1st day of August, 1968.

TABLE

Class of Person

Weekly Rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant

54s.   6d.

12s.   6d.

7s.   6d.

Any other person

51s.   6d.

46s.   0d.

12s.   6d.

7s.   6d.