Social Welfare Act 2016

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Number 15 of 2016


SOCIAL WELFARE ACT 2016


CONTENTS

Section

1. Definitions

2. Definition of qualified adult - amendment

3. Rates of self-employment contributions and related matters

4. Self-employment contributions and invalidity pension

5. Illness benefit

6. Maternity benefit - new rate

7. Adoptive benefit - new rate

8. Paternity benefit - new rate

9. Treatment benefit - amendments

10. Employment contributions - members of local authorities

11. Entitlement to one-parent family payment

12. Report on one-parent family payment changes

13. Definition of qualified child

14. Child benefit - amendment

15. Back to work family dividend

16. Claims - paternity benefit

17. Payment to persons other than claimant or beneficiary

18. Provisions with respect to habitual residence

19. Social welfare inspectors

20. Employments

21. Social insurance benefits (new rates)

22. Rules as to calculation of means

23. Schedule 3 - amendment

24. One-parent family payment - weekly earnings disregard

25. Social assistance payments (new rates)

26. Short title, construction and commencement

SCHEDULE 1

Social Insurance Benefits (New Rates) - Substitution of Parts 1 to 4 of Schedule 2

SCHEDULE 2

Social Assistance Payments (New Rates) - Substitution of Parts 1 to 3 of Schedule 4


Acts Referred to

Employment Permits Act 2003 (No. 7)

Immigration Act 1999 (No. 22)

Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1)

International Protection Act 2015 (No. 66)

Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (No. 11)

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (No. 12)

Social Welfare Act 2012 (No. 43)

Social Welfare Acts

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Act 2009 (No. 43)

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Act 2014 (No. 41)

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (No. 37)

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2013 (No. 38)

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014 (No. 16)

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015 (No. 47)

Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (No. 26)

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Number 15 of 2016


SOCIAL WELFARE ACT 2016


An Act to amend and extend the Social Welfare Acts; and to provide for related matters.

[19th December, 2016]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: