Social Welfare Act, 1977

Single woman's allowance (new rates).

11.—(1) Section 8 of the Act of 1974 is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table thereto (inserted by the Act of 1976, as varied by the Regulations of 1976) of the Table to this section.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 31st day of March, 1977.

TABLE

Rate of Single Woman's Allowance

Means of Claimant or Beneficiary

Weekly Rate

Where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary—

£

do not exceed £1

10·20

exceed £1 but do not exceed £2

8·95

exceed £2 but do not exceed £3

7·70

exceed £3 but do not exceed £4

6·45

exceed £4 but do not exceed £5

5·20

exceed £5 but do not exceed £6

3·95

exceed £6 but do not exceed £7

2·70

exceed £7 but do not exceed £8

1·45

exceed £8

no allowance