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Social Welfare Act, 1979
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Single woman's allowance (new rates and extension of means limit).

10.—(1) Section 8 of the Act of 1974 is hereby amended by the substitution of the Table to this section for the Table to that section (inserted by the Act of 1978).

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 5th day of April, 1979.

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

13·65

exceed £1 but do not exceed £2

12·35

exceed £2 but do not exceed £3

11·05

exceed £3 but do not exceed £4

9·75

exceed £4 but do not exceed £5

8·45

exceed £5 but do not exceed £6

7·15

exceed £6 but do not exceed £7

5·85

exceed £7 but do not exceed £8

4·55

exceed £8 but do not exceed £9

3·25

exceed £9 but do not exceed £10

1·95

exceed £10 but do not exceed £11

0·65

exceed £11

no allowance