Social Welfare Act, 1997

PART VII

Miscellaneous Amendments

Adult dependant — change in title and payment of reduced rate.

28.—(1) Section 120(2) (inserted by section 22 of the Act of 1996) is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (d) of the following paragraph:

“(d) Where the spouse of a claimant for unemployment assistance is not the claimant's qualified adult, or is a spouse in respect of whom an increase is payable by virtue of regulations made under section 245A, the means of the claimant shall be taken to be one-half the means.”.

(2) Section 127 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) (inserted by section 22 of the Act of 1996) of the following subsection:

“(2) Where the spouse of a claimant for pre-retirement allowance is not the claimant's qualified adult, or is a spouse in respect of whom an increase is payable by virtue of regulations made under section 245A, the means of the claimant shall be taken to be one-half the means.”.

(3) Section 191B (inserted by section 13 of the Act of 1996) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection:

“(2) Where the spouse of a claimant for disability allowance is not the claimant's qualified adult, or is a spouse in respect of whom an increase is payable by virtue of regulations made under section 245A, the means of the claimant shall be taken to be one-half the means.”.

(4) Each provision of the Principal Act mentioned in column (1) of Schedule F to this Act is hereby amended in the manner specified in column (2) of that Schedule opposite the mention of that provision in column (1).

(5) Every reference in the Principal Act or any other enactment to “adult dependant” shall be construed as a reference to “qualified adult”.