Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969

Increase of rates of unemployment assistance.

3.—(1) In the Act of 1933, for the Schedule thereto (inserted by the Act of 1968) there is hereby substituted the Schedule annexed to this subsection.

SCHEDULE

RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE

Classes of persons to whom the rates of unemployment assistance set out in this Schedule are applicable

Rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any urban area

Rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any other place

per week

per week

Person without a dependant

61s. 6d.

55s. 6d.

Person with an adult dependant

117s. 6d.

109s. 6d.

Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant

130s. 0d.

122s. 0d.

Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants

142s. 6d.

134s. 6d.

plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 7s. 6d. for each child dependant in excess of two.

plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 7s. 6d. for each child dependant in excess of two.

Person with one child dependant

77s. 0d.

71s. 0d.

Person with two or more child dependants

89s. 6d.

83s. 6d.

plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 7s. 6d. for each child dependant in excess of two.

plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 7s. 6d. for each child dependant in excess of two.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 30th day of July, 1969.