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Social Welfare Act, 1979
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Social insurance benefits (new rates).

20.—(1) The Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following Part for Part I (inserted by the Act of 1978):

“PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and of Increases Thereof

Description of benefit

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)

Increase for adult dependant under section 26(4) (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

1. Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:

£

£

£

£

£

(a) in the case of persons over the age of eighteen—

(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband

16·05

10·45

4·65

3·80

—

(ii) for any other married woman

14·00

—

—

—

—

(b) in the case of persons under the age of eighteen—

(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant

16·05

10·45

4·65

3·80

—

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

14·00

—

—

—

—

2. Invalidity Pension:

(a) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband

16·65

10·85

4·80

3·95

8·80

(b) for any other married woman

14·50

—

—

—

8·80

3. Maternity Allowance

16·05

—

—

—

—

4. Widow's (Contributory) Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit:

(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty

17·00

—

5·70

5·70

8·80

(b) in any other case

18·25

—

5·70

5·70

8·80

5. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

12·30

—

—

—

—

6. Retirement Pension and Old Age (Contributory) Pension:

(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty

18·60

11·90

4·80

3·95

8·80

(b) in any other case

20·00

11·90

4·80

3·95

8·80

(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age

—

2·15

—

—

—

”

(2) Section 14 (2) of the Act of 1977 is hereby amended by the substitution of “£1.30” for “£1.10” (inserted by the Act of 1978).

(3) This section shall come into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit and maternity allowance—on the 2nd day of April, 1979,

(b) in so far as it relates to deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension and retirement pension—on the 5th day of April, 1979, and

(c) in so far as it relates to old age (contributory) pension, widow's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance—on the 6th day of April, 1979.