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Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969
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Increase of rates of orphans' (non-contributory) pensions.

6.—(1) In the Table to section 25 (inserted by section 106 of the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935, for the rates (inserted by the Act of 1968) set forth therein there are hereby substituted the rates set forth in the Table annexed to this subsection.

TABLE

Weekly Rates of Orphans' (Non-Contributory) Pensions

Means of orphan

Weekly rates

Where the yearly means of the orphan as duly calculated—

s.

d.

do not exceed £6 12s. 6d.

37

6

exceed £6 12s. 6d. but do not exceed £13 2s. 6d.

33

6

exceed £13 2s. 6d. but do not exceed £19 12s. 6d.

29

6

exceed £19 12s. 6d. but do not exceed £26 5s. 0d.

25

6

exceed £26 5s. 0d. but do not exceed £32 17s. 6d.

21

6

exceed £32 17s. 6d. but do not exceed £39 10s. 0d.

17

6

exceed £39 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £46 2s. 6d.

13

6

exceed £46 2s. 6d. but do not exceed £52 15s. 0d.

9

6

exceed £52 15s. 0d.

No pension

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