S.I. No. 182/1983 - Social Welfare (Old Age and Widows' and Orphans' (Contributory) Pensions, Retirement Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1983.

S.I. No. 182 of 1983.

SOCIAL WELFARE (OLD AGE AND WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' (CONTRIBUTORY) PENSIONS, RETIREMENT PENSION AND DESERTED WIFE'S BENEFIT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1983.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 , 79 , 84 , 93 and 101 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981), hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Old Age Widows' and Orphans' (Contributory) Pensions, Retirement Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1983.

2. Articles 3 and 4 of these Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of July 1983 and articles 5 and 6 on the 30th day of June, 1983.

3. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Old Age (Contributory) Pension) Regulations. 1960 ( S.I. No. 274 of 1960 ).

"SCHEDULE.

Reduced rates of old age (contributory) pensions where contribution conditions are partially satisfied.

Average number of contributions paid or credited per contribution year in the relevant period	Weekly Rate
	Pensioner aged under 80 years	Pensioner aged 80 years or over
42 to 47	44.45	47.65
36 to 41	43.70	46.95
30 to 35	43.05	46.20
24 to 29	42.35	45.60
20 to 23	41.70	44.70

4. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Widows' and Orphans' (Contributory) Pensions) Regulations, 1966 ( S.I. No. 235 of 1966 ).

"SCHEDULE.

Reduced rates of widows' (contributory) pensions where contribution conditions are partially satisfied.

Average number of contributions paid or credited per contribution year in the relevant period	Weekly Rate
Widow aged under 66 years	Widow aged 66 years or over but under 80 years	Widow aged 80 years or over
	£	£	£
42 to 47	40.00	40.75	43.45
36 to 41	39.50	40.25	43.00
30 to 35	38.85	39.65	42.35
24 to 29	38.40	39.20	41.95

5. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Retirement Pension) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 225 of 1970 ).

"SCHEDULE.

Reduced rates of retirement pensions where contribution conditions are partially satisfied.

Average number of contributions paid or credited per contribution year in the relevant period	Weekly Rate
Pensioner aged under 80 years	Pensioner aged 80 years or over
	£	£
42 to 47	44.45	47.65
36 to 41	43.70	46.95
30 to 35	43.05	46.20
24 to 29	42.35	45.60

6. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations, 1973, ( S.I. No. 202 of 1973 ).

"SCHEDULE.

Reduced rates of deserted wife's benefit where contribution conditions are partially satisfied.

Average number of contributions paid or credited per contribution year in the relevant period	Weekly Rate
Deserted wife aged under 66 years	Deserted wife aged 66 years or over but under 80 years	Deserted wife aged 80 years or over
	£	£	£
42 to 47	40.00	40.75	43.45
36 to 41	39.50	40.25	43.00
30 to 35	38.85	39.65	42.35
24 to 29	38.40	39.20	41.95

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this

29 day of June, 1983.

BARRY DESMOND,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 29 day of

June, 1983.

ALAN DUKES,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Social Welfare Act, 1983 (No. 6 of 1983) provides, inter alia, for increases in the maximum rates of old age (contributory), widows' (contributory) and retirement pensions and deserted wife's benefit.

The effect of these Regulations is to provide for increases in the reduced rates of pensions or benefits payable where the contribution conditions are partially satisfied.

The improvements take effect from 1 July 1983 in the case of old age (contributory) and widows' (contributory) pensions and from 30 June, 1983 in the case of retirement pension and deserted wife's benefit.