Social Welfare Act, 1992

Injury benefit (weekly rates).

35.—(1) Part I (inserted by section 3 of the Act of 1991) of the Second Schedule to the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for “£65” of “£50” in column (2) at reference 3.

(2) Subsection (1) shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1992.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section or section 3 , in the case of a person who is entitled to or in receipt of injury benefit immediately before the 6th day of April, 1992, the weekly rate of injury benefit (exclusive of any increase thereof) shall be £65 for the injury benefit period.