Social Welfare Act, 1976

Increase of certain rates of unemployment benefit.

10.—(1) Section 5 of the Act of 1967 is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table (inserted by the Act of 1975) to subsection (2) of the Table to this section.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 5th day of April, 1976.

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

9·05

2·75

2·10

Any other person

8·90

6·45

2·75

2·10