Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

CHAPTER 10

Invalidity Pension

Title to pension.

[1952, s. 25C; 1970, s. 6]

88.—(1) Subject to this Act, a person shall be entitled to invalidity pension if—

(a) he is permanently incapable of work, and

(b) he satisfies the contribution conditions in section 89 .

[1974 (No. 2), s. 10]

(2) Subject to section 125 , payment of invalidity pension shall continue to be made for a period of 6 weeks after the date of death of a beneficiary who had an adult dependant.

(3) The conditions under which a person shall be regarded for the purposes of this section as being permanently incapable of work shall be specified by regulations.

(4) Regulations may provide for disqualifying a person for receiving invalidity pension if he fails without good cause to observe any prescribed rules of behaviour.