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Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993

SECOND SCHEDULE

RATES OF BENEFITS

PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases Thereof

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for each of first and second qualified children (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

1. Disability Benefit, Unemployment Benefit and Injury Benefit

55.60

35.50

12.80

12.80

—

—

—

2. Death Benefit:

(a) pension payable to a widow (section 60 (2)) or widower (section 60 (6))

79.50

—

16.50

16.50

32.90

4.70

—

(b) pension payable to a parent

(i) reduced rate

35.70

—

—

—

32.90

4.70

—

(ii) maximum rate

79.50

—

—

—

32.90

4.70

—

(c) pension payable to an orphan

41.30

—

—

—

—

—

—

3. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:

68.90

43.90

14.90

12.80

32.90

4.70

4.60

additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age

—

5.60

—

—

—

—

—

4. Invalidity Pension

60.80

40.10

14.90

12.80

32.90

4.70

4.60

5. Widow's (Contributory) Pension, Deserted Wife's Benefit and Survivor's Benefit

62.60

—

16.50

16.50

32.90

4.70

4.60

6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

39.20

—

—

—

—

—

—

PART II

Occupational Injuries Benefits—Gratuities and Grant

Sections 54 , 60 and 63 .

Description of Grant

Amount

(1)

(2)

£

1. Disablement Benefit

Maximum gratuity

5,660

2. Death Benefit:

(a) Widower's gratuity

4,130

(b) Grant in respect of funeral expenses

280

PART III

Disablement Pension

Section 54 .

Degree of disablement

Weekly rate

(1)

(2)

£

100 per cent

81.10

90  ”  ”

73.00

80  ”  ”

64.90

70  ”  ”

56.80

60  ”  ”

48.70

50  ”  ”

40.50

40  ”  ”

32.40

30  ”  ”

24.30

20  ”  ”

16.20

PART IV

Increases of Disablement Pension

Sections 56 and 57 .

Description of Increase

Weekly Rate

(1)

(2)

£

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work

55.60

2. Increase where the beneficiary requires constant attendance:

(a) limit of increase except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement

32.90

(b) limit in any other case

65.80

[1982, s. 2(1)]

PART V

Death Grant

Section 116 .

Description of Grant

Amount

(1)

(2)

£

Death Grant:

(a) in case the deceased person was a qualified child under the age of 5 years

20

(b) in case the deceased person was any other qualified child

60

(c) in any other case

100