Social Welfare Act, 1987

Family income supplement.

4.—(1) Section 232B (inserted by the Act of 1984) of the Principal Act (which relates to the entitlement to family income supplement) is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution in paragraph (a) for “£100” (inserted by the Act of 1985) of “£104”, and

(b) the substitution in paragraph (b) for “£100” (inserted by the Act of 1985) of “£104” and for “£20” (inserted by the Act of 1986) of “£22”.

(2) Section 232C (inserted by the Act of 1984) of the Principal Act (which relates to the weekly rate of family income supplement) is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution in subsection (1) for “one-third” (inserted by the Act of 1986) of “one-half”,

(b) the substitution in subsection (2) (a) for “£10” (inserted by the Act of 1986) of “£16”, and

(c) the substitution in subsection (2) (b) for “£10” (inserted by the Act of 1986) of “£16”, and for “£4” (inserted by the Act of 1986) of “£7”.

(3) This section shall come into operation on the 23rd day of July, 1987.