Social Welfare Act, 1972

Increase of rates of orphans' (non-contributory) pensions.

6.—(1) For the Table (inserted by the Act of 1971) to section 25 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935 there is hereby inserted the Table 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—

do not exceed £23·40

£3·00

exceed £23·40 but do not exceed £46·80

£2·55

exceed £46·80 but do not exceed £70·20

£2·10

exceed £70·20 but do not exceed £93·60

£1·65

exceed £93·60 but do not exceed £117·00

£1·20

exceed £117·00 but do not exceed £140·40

£0·75

exceed £140·40

No pension

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into the operation on the 4th day of August, 1972