Social Welfare Act, 1988

Effect of means on rates of unemployment assistance.

25.—(1) Section 140 of the Principal Act (which relates to the effect of means on rates at which unemployment assistance is payable) is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of the following paragraph:

“(b) if he has means, at a rate equal to the scheduled rate reduced by 10p per week for every 10p or part of 10p of his means.”.

(2) Section 12 of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985 (which relates to the entitlement to unemployment assistance for married couples), is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection:

“(2) Where the spouse of an applicant for unemployment assistance is not an adult dependant, the unemployment assistance payable to the applicant shall be at a rate equal to the scheduled rate reduced by 10p for every 20p or part of 20p of his means.”.

(3) This section shall come into operation on the 20th day of July, 1988.