Social Welfare Act, 1999

Assessment of means — improvements.

12.—Part II of the Third Schedule to the Principal Act is hereby amended by—

(a) the deletion in Rule 1(4) of subparagraph (b) (inserted by section 10(-5)9b) of the Act of 1998),

(b) the insertion after paragraph (6) of Rule 1 of the following paragraph:

“(7) In the case of carer's allowance, in calculating the weekly means of a carer who is not one of a couple (other than means derived from a social security payment payable under the legislation of another state), such amount as may be prescribed shall be disregarded,”,

and

(c) the substitution for paragraph (1A) (inserted by section 12(2) of the Act of 1995) of Rule 4 of the following paragraphs:

“(1A) In the case of carer's allowance, in calculating the weekly means of the other member of the couple for the purposes of paragraph (1) the following shall be disregarded—

(a) an amount, not exceeding, the maximum amount set out in column (2), reference 3 of Part I of the Second Schedule, of a social security payment payable under the legislation of another state, and

(b) an amount, not exceeding half the amount set out in column (4), reference 3 of Part I of the Second Schedule, of a social security payment payable under the legislation of another state in respect of each qualified child for which an increase is granted under section 165(1) (as amended by section 23 of the Act of 1997).

(1B) In the case of carer's allowance, in calculating the weekly means of the couple (other than means derived from a social security payment payable under the legislation of another state), such amount as may be prescribed shall be disregarded.”.