Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969

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 (inserted by the Act of 1968) there are hereby substituted the rates set forth in the Table annexed to this subsection.

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

64s. 6d.

12s. 6d.

7s. 6d.

Any other person

61s. 6d.

56s. 0d.

12s. 6d.

7s. 6d.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 31st day of July, 1969.