S.I. No. 255/1986 - Social Welfare (Amendment of Miscellaneous Social Insurance Provisions) (No. 3) Regulations, 1986.

S.I. No. 255 of 1986.

SOCIAL WELFARE (AMENDMENT OF MISCELLANEOUS SOCIAL INSURANCE PROVISIONS) (No. 3) REGULATIONS, 1986.

The Minister for Social Welfare in exercise of the powers conferred on her by Sections 3 , 19 , 30 , 42 , 43 , 46 , 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 (Amendment of Miscellaneous Social Insurance Provisions) (No. 3) Regulations, 1986.

PART I Alteration in Reduced Rate of Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit

2. This part shall come into operation on the 14th day of July 1986.

3. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the First Schedule to the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953, ( S.I. No. 7 of 1953 ).

SCHEDULE

Article 4

"FIRST SCHEDULE

Reduced Rates of Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit

(1)	(2)
	Full weekly rate of benefit applicable under Part 1 of the Second Schedule to the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981) as amended by the Social Welfare Act, 1986 (No. 8 of 1986)
£41.10
Number of qualifying contributions or credited contributions in respect of the relevant contribution year	Reduced rate at which benefit is payable
41 to 47	£39.55
33 to 40	£38.00
26 to 32	£36.75

PART II Increased Rates of Benefits and Pensions Under the Occupational Injuries Scheme

4. In this Part:—

"the Principal Regulations" means the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 77 of 1967 );

"the Regulations of 1985" means the Social Welfare (Amendment of Miscellaneous Social Insurance Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations, 1985 ( S.I. No. 229 of 1985 ).

5. The Principal Regulations are hereby amended—

(1) by the substitution for the Second Schedule thereto (inserted by the Regulations of 1985) of the Schedule set out in Schedule A to this Part, subject in respect of the Scale set out in the said Second Schedule, as amended by these Regulations to the provisions as follows—

( a ) the rates of pension specified in column (3) of the Scale shall have effect on and from the 14th day of July, 1986 whether the period taken into account by the assessment began on, before or after that date, and

( b ) the amounts of gratuity specified in column (2) of the Scale shall be payable only where the period taken into account by the assessment of the degree of disablement began on, or after the 14th day of July, 1986.

(2) by the substitution for the Fourth Schedule thereto (added to the said Regulations by the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries (Amendment) Regulations 1981 (S.I. No. 340 of 1981)) of the Schedule set out in Schedule B to this Part.

6. This part shall come into operation on the 14th day of July, 1986 and shall be construed as one with the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Regulations, 1967 to 1983, the Social Welfare (Amendment of Miscellaneous Social Insurance Provisions) Regulations, 1984 and the Social Welfare (Amendment of Miscellaneous Social Insurance Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations, 1985.

Articles 6 and 7

SCHEDULE A

Articles 6 and 7

Scale of Disablement Gratuities and of Weekly Rates of Pension in Lieu of Disablement Gratuities

Degree of Disablement	Amount of Gratuity		Weekly Rate of Pension
(1)	(2)		(3)
For Persons under age 66	For Persons aged 66 or over	For Persons under age 66	For Persons age 66 or over
	£	£	£	£
1	437	445	0.63	0.64
2	656	668	1.26	1.29
3	874	890	1.89	1.93
4	1,093	1,113	2.52	2.57
5	1,311	1,335	3.15	3.22
6	1,530	1,558	3.77	3.86
7	1,748	1,780	4.40	4.50
8	1,967	2,003	5.03	5.14
9	2,185	2,225	5.66	5.79
10	2,404	2,448	6.29	6.43
11	2,622	2,670	6.92	7.07
12	2,841	2,893	7.55	7.72
13	3,059	3,115	8.18	8.36
14	3,278	3,338	8.81	9.00
15	3,496	3,560	9.44	9.65
16	3,715	3,783	10.06	10.29
17	3,933	4,005	10.69	10.93
18	4,152	4,228	11.32	11.57
19	4,370	4,450	11.95	12.22

SCHEDULE B

Article 4

"FOURTH SCHEDULE

PART I

Weekly rates of Injury Benefit payable to persons under the age of sixteen years.

	Weekly rate
(1)	(2)
	£
( a ) Where the relevant employment or (if more than one) the relevant employments were, or amounted in the aggregate to, full-time employment or substantially full-time employment	56.50
( b ) In any other case	20.40

Article 9

PART II

Increases of Disablement Pension where the beneficiary requires constant attendance.

	Weekly rate
(1)	(2)
	£
( a ) Increase where the beneficiary (not being a person included in (b) or (c) following) is to a substantial extent dependent on such attendance for the necessities of life and is likely to remain so dependent for life or for a period of not less than six months—
(i) Where the attendance required is whole-time
( a ) Beneficiary under age 66	25.15
( b ) Beneficiary aged 66 or over	25.60
(ii) Where the attendance required is part-time only
( a ) Beneficiary under age 66	12.58
( b ) Beneficiary aged 66 or over	12.80
( b ) Increase where the extent of such attendance required is greater by reason of the beneficiary's exceptionally severe disablement
(i) Beneficiary under age 66	37.73
(ii) Beneficiary aged 66 or over	38.40
( c ) Increase where the beneficiary is so exceptionally severely disabled as to be entirely or almost entirely dependent on such attendance for the necessities of life and is likely to remain so for life or for a period of not less than six months and the attendance so required is whole-time
(i) Beneficiary under age 66	50.30
(ii) Beneficiary aged 66 or over	51.20

PART III Alteration in Reduced Weekly Rates of Old Age (Contributory) Pension, Retirement Pension, Widow's (Contributory) Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit.

7. In this Part:

"The Regulations of 1985" means the Social Welfare (Amendment of Miscellaneous Social Insurance Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations, 1985, ( S.I. No. 229 of 1985 ).

8. Articles 9 and 10 of these Regulations shall come into operation on the 18th day of July 1986 and articles 11 and 12 on the 17th day of July 1986.

9. 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 ) as substituted by article 10 of the Regulations of 1985.

"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	52.70	56.45
36 to 41	51.80	55.65
30 to 35	51.00	54.75
24 to 29	50.00	54.05
20 to 23	49.40	53.00

10. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Widow's and Orphan's (Contributory) Pensions) Regulations, 1966 ( S.I. No. 235 of 1966 ), as substituted by article 11 of the Regulations of 1985.

"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 30 years	Widow aged 80 years or over
	£	£	£
42 to 47	47.40	48.30	51.50
36 to 41	46.80	47.70	50.95
30 to 35	46.00	47.00	50.20
24 to 29	45.50	46.50	49.70

11. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Retirement Pension) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 225 of 1970 ), as substituted by article 12 of the Regulations of 1985.

"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	52.70	56.45
36 to 41	51.80	55.65
30 to 35	51.00	54.75
24 to 29	50.20	54.05

12. 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 ) as substituted by article 13 of the Regulations of 1985.

"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	47.40	48.30	51.50
36 to 41	46.80	47.70	50.95
30 to 35	46.00	47.00	50.20
24 to 29	45.50	46.50	49.70

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

14th day of July 1986.

GEMMA HUSSEY,

Minister for Social Welfare

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this

14th day of July 1986.

JOHN BRUTON,

Minister for Finance

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Part I

Provides for increases in the existing scale of reduced rates of disability benefit and unemployment benefit payable where the contribution condition for receipt of the maximum rate of benefit is not satisfied. The new rates are payable from 14th July 1986.

Part II

Provides for increases, under the scheme for occupational injuries and diseases, in the rates of injury benefit payable to persons under the age of sixteen, in the amounts of disablement gratuities appropriate to degrees of disablement assessed at less than 20%, in the rates of disablement pension in lieu of such gratuities and in the rates of constant attendance allowance. The increased rates are payable from 14th July 1986.

Part III

Provides for increases in the existing scales of reduced rates of old age contributory pensions, widows' contributory pensions, retirement pensions and deserted wife's benefit where the contribution conditions for receipt of the maximum rates are not satisfied. These increases take effect from 18th July 1986 in the case of old age contributory and widows' contributory pensions and from 17th July 1986 in the case of retirement pensions and deserted wife's benefit.