Social Welfare Act 2010

SCHEDULE 2

Section 4 .

“PART 1

Rates Of Periodical Social Assistance And Increases

Description of assistance

Weekly rate

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

Increase for pres-cribed relative under section 183 (where payable)

Increase where the person is living alone (where payable)

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

Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

1. Jobseeker’s Allowance:

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 142(1)(a) applies

188.00

124.80

29.80

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 142(1)(b) applies

188.00

124.80

29.80

(c) in the case of a person to whom section 142A applies

100.00

100.00

(d) in the case of a person to whom section 142B applies

144.00

124.80

2. Pre-Retirement Allowance

188.00

124.80

29.80

3. Disability Allowance

188.00

124.80

29.80

4. State Pension (Non-Contributory)

219.00

29.80

143.00

7.70

10.00

12.70

5. Blind Pension

188.00

29.80

143.00

7.70

10.00

12.70

6. Widow’s (Non-Contributory) Pension, Widower’s (Non-Contributory) Pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of ‘relevant payment’ in section 178(1)

188.00

29.80

143.00

7.70

10.00

12.70

7. One-Parent Family Payment

188.00

29.80

8. Carer’s Allowance:

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 181(1)(a) applies

306.00

29.80

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age

52.50

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 181(1)(b) applies

204.00

29.80

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age

35.00

9. Guardian’s Payment (Non- Contributory)

161.00

10. Supplementary Welfare Allowance

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 197(1) applies

186.00

124.80

29.80

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 197(2) applies

100.00

100.00

(c) in the case of a person to whom section 197(4) applies

144.00

124.80

11. Farm Assist

188.00

124.80

29.80

”.