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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd April, 2018.
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I, REGINA DOHERTY, Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3, 4 (amended by
section 96
of the
Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011
(No. 10 of 2011)),
41
,
53
,
64
,
109
(9),
109
(10),
109
(15) and 178A of the
Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
(No. 26 of 2005), and by sections 2(2), 109(8) (amended by
section 4
of the
Social Welfare Act 2012
(No. 43 of 2012)), 109(14) (amended by
section 4
of the
Social Welfare Act 2012
),
125
and
297
of the
Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, hereby make the following Regulations:
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Citation and construction
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2018.
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(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2018 shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2018.
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Definition
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2. In these Regulations “Principal Act” means the
Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
.
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Commencement
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3. These Regulations come into operation–
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(a) in so far as they relate to jobseeker’s allowance, pre-retirement allowance and farm assist, on 21 March 2018,
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(b) in so far as they relate to jobseeker’s benefit, on 22 March 2018,
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(c) in so far as they relate to a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant payment” in section 178(1) of the Principal Act–
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(i) on 29 March 2018 in the case of a beneficiary who, on that date, has attained pensionable age, and
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(ii) on 5 April 2018 in the case of a beneficiary who has not, on 29 March 2018, attained pensionable age,
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(d) in so far as they relate to State pension (contributory), on 30 March 2018,
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(e) in so far as they relate to widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension and surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension–
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(i) on 30 March 2018 in the case of a beneficiary who, on that date, has attained pensionable age, and
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(ii) on 6 April 2018 in the case of a beneficiary who has not, on 30 March 2018, attained pensionable age,
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(f) in so far as they relate to illness benefit, health and safety benefit and injury benefit, on 26 March 2018,
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(g) in so far as they relate to disability allowance, on 28 March 2018, and
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(h) in so far as they relate to invalidity pension, on 29 March 2018.
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Amendment of Schedules to Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007
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4. The Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (
S.I. No. 142 of 2007
) are amended–
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(a) by the substitution of the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations for Schedule 1,
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(b) by the substitution of the Schedules set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations for Schedules 2 and 2A,
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(c) by the substitution of the Schedules set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations for Schedules 3 and 3A,
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(d) by the substitution of the Schedule set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations for Schedule 4,
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(e) by the substitution of the Schedules set out in Schedule 5 to these Regulations for Schedules 5, 6 and 6A,
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(f) by the substitution of the Schedule set out in Schedule 6 to these Regulations for Schedule 7,
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(g) by the substitution of the Schedules set out in Schedule 7 to these Regulations for Schedules 8, 8A and 8B,
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(h) by the substitution of the Schedule set out in Schedule 8 to these Regulations for Schedule 9, and
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(i) by the substitution of the Schedule set out in Schedule 9 to these Regulations for Schedule 11.
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SCHEDULE 1
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“SCHEDULE 1
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Article 9
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Rates of increases for Qualified Adult payable with Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit, Injury Benefit, Incapacity Supplement, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Pre-Retirement Allowance, Disability Allowance or Farm Assist and where Qualified Adult has attained pensionable age in the case of Incapacity Supplement
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Qualified Adult weekly income, calculated or estimated in accordance with article 8 (1)
|
Increase in respect of Qualified Adult (2)
|
Incapacity Supplement Increase inrespect of Qualified Adult (over 66) (3)
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€
|
€
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|
Less than or equal to €100.00
|
131.40
|
144.20
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|
Exceed €100.01 but do not exceed €110.00
|
126.40
|
139.20
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|
Exceed €110.01 but do not exceed €120.00
|
121.40
|
134.20
|
|
Exceed €120.01 but do not exceed €130.00
|
115.70
|
127.90
|
|
Exceed €130.01 but do not exceed €140.00
|
109.80
|
121.60
|
|
Exceed €140.01 but do not exceed €150.00
|
104.10
|
115.30
|
|
Exceed €150.01 but do not exceed €160.00
|
98.30
|
109.00
|
|
Exceed €160.01 but do not exceed €170.00
|
92.50
|
102.70
|
|
Exceed €170.01 but do not exceed €180.00
|
86.70
|
96.40
|
|
Exceed €180.01 but do not exceed €190.00
|
80.80
|
90.10
|
|
Exceed €190.01 but do not exceed €200.00
|
75.10
|
83.80
|
|
Exceed €200.01 but do not exceed €210.00
|
69.20
|
77.50
|
|
Exceed €210.01 but do not exceed €220.00
|
63.50
|
71.20
|
|
Exceed €220.01 but do not exceed €230.00
|
57.60
|
64.90
|
|
Exceed €230.01 but do not exceed €240.00
|
51.90
|
58.60
|
|
Exceed €240.01 but do not exceed €250.00
|
46.10
|
52.30
|
|
Exceed €250.01 but do not exceed €260.00
|
40.30
|
46.00
|
|
Exceed €260.01 but do not exceed €270.00
|
34.50
|
39.70
|
|
Exceed €270.01 but do not exceed €280.00
|
28.70
|
33.40
|
|
Exceed €280.01 but do not exceed €290.00
|
22.90
|
27.10
|
|
Exceed €290.01 but do not exceed €300.00
|
17.10
|
20.80
|
|
Exceed €300.01 but do not exceed €310.00
|
11.30
|
14.50
|
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”.
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SCHEDULE 2
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“SCHEDULE 2
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Articles 10, 62 and 70A
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Rates of tapered increases for Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Transition) where Qualified Adult has attained pensionable age
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State Pension (Contributory)
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Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1)
|
Whereyearly average is notless than 48 (2)
|
Whereyearly average is less than 48, but not less than 40 (3)
|
Whereyearly average is less than 40, but not less than 30 (4)
|
Whereyearly average is less than 30, but not less than 20 (5)
|
Whereyearly average is less than 20, but not less than 15 (6)
|
Whereyearly average is less than 15, but not less than 10 (7)
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|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
Less than or equal to €100
|
218.00
|
207.10
|
196.50
|
184.90
|
141.60
|
87.70
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|
Exceed €100.01 but do not exceed €110.00
|
208.60
|
198.10
|
187.90
|
176.80
|
135.40
|
83.90
|
|
Exceed €110.01 but do not exceed €120.00
|
199.20
|
189.10
|
179.30
|
168.70
|
129.20
|
80.10
|
|
Exceed €120.01 but do not exceed €130.00
|
189.80
|
180.10
|
170.70
|
160.60
|
123.00
|
76.30
|
|
Exceed €130.01 but do not exceed €140.00
|
180.40
|
171.10
|
162.10
|
152.50
|
116.80
|
72.50
|
|
Exceed €140.01 but do not exceed €150.00
|
171.00
|
162.10
|
153.50
|
144.40
|
110.60
|
68.70
|
|
Exceed €150.01 but do not exceed €160.00
|
161.60
|
153.10
|
144.90
|
136.30
|
104.40
|
64.90
|
|
Exceed €160.01 but do not exceed €170.00
|
152.20
|
144.10
|
136.30
|
128.20
|
98.20
|
61.10
|
|
Exceed €170.01 but do not exceed €180.00
|
142.80
|
135.10
|
127.70
|
120.10
|
92.00
|
57.30
|
|
Exceed €180.01 but do not exceed €190.00
|
133.40
|
126.10
|
119.10
|
112.00
|
85.80
|
53.50
|
|
Exceed €190.01 but do not exceed €200.00
|
124.00
|
117.10
|
110.50
|
103.90
|
79.60
|
49.70
|
|
Exceed €200.01 but do not exceed €210.00
|
114.60
|
108.10
|
101.90
|
95.80
|
73.40
|
45.90
|
|
Exceed €210.01 but do not exceed €220.00
|
105.20
|
99.10
|
93.30
|
87.70
|
67.20
|
42.10
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|
Exceed €220.01 but do not exceed €230.00
|
95.80
|
90.10
|
84.70
|
79.60
|
61.00
|
38.30
|
|
Exceed €230.01 but do not exceed €240.00
|
86.40
|
81.10
|
76.10
|
71.50
|
54.80
|
34.50
|
|
Exceed €240.01 but do not exceed €250.00
|
77.00
|
72.10
|
67.50
|
63.40
|
48.60
|
30.70
|
|
Exceed €250.01 but do not exceed €260.00
|
67.60
|
63.10
|
58.90
|
55.30
|
42.40
|
26.90
|
|
Exceed €260.01 but do not exceed €270.00
|
58.20
|
54.10
|
50.30
|
47.20
|
36.20
|
23.10
|
|
Exceed €270.01 but do not exceed €280.00
|
48.80
|
45.10
|
41.70
|
39.10
|
30.00
|
19.30
|
|
Exceed €280.01 but do not exceed €290.00
|
39.40
|
36.10
|
33.10
|
31.00
|
23.80
|
15.50
|
|
Exceed €290.01 but do not exceed €300.00
|
30.00
|
27.10
|
24.50
|
22.90
|
17.60
|
11.70
|
|
Exceed €300.01 but do not exceed €310.00
|
20.60
|
18.10
|
15.90
|
14.80
|
11.40
|
7.90
|
|
State Pension (Transition)
|
|
Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1)
|
Where yearly average is not less than 48 (2)
|
Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 40 (3)
|
Where yearly average is less than 40, but not less than 30 (4)
|
Where yearly average is less than 30, but not less than 24 (5)
|
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
Less than or equal to €100
|
206.30
|
196.00
|
186.00
|
175.00
|
|
Exceed €100.01 but do not exceed €110.00
|
196.90
|
187.00
|
177.40
|
166.90
|
|
Exceed €110.01 but do not exceed €120.00
|
187.50
|
178.00
|
168.80
|
158.80
|
|
Exceed €120.01 but do not exceed €130.00
|
178.10
|
169.00
|
160.20
|
150.70
|
|
Exceed €130.01 but do not exceed €140.00
|
168.70
|
160.00
|
151.60
|
142.60
|
|
Exceed €140.01 but do not exceed €150.00
|
159.30
|
151.00
|
143.00
|
134.50
|
|
Exceed €150.01 but do not exceed €160.00
|
149.90
|
142.00
|
134.40
|
126.40
|
|
Exceed €160.01 but do not exceed €170.00
|
140.50
|
133.00
|
125.80
|
118.30
|
|
Exceed €170.01 but do not exceed €180.00
|
131.10
|
124.00
|
117.20
|
110.20
|
|
Exceed €180.01 but do not exceed €190.00
|
121.70
|
115.00
|
108.60
|
102.10
|
|
Exceed €190.01 but do not exceed €200.00
|
112.30
|
106.00
|
100.00
|
94.00
|
|
Exceed €200.01 but do not exceed €210.00
|
102.90
|
97.00
|
91.40
|
85.90
|
|
Exceed €210.01 but do not exceed €220.00
|
93.50
|
88.00
|
82.80
|
77.80
|
|
Exceed €220.01 but do not exceed €230.00
|
84.10
|
79.00
|
74.20
|
69.70
|
|
Exceed €230.01 but do not exceed €240.00
|
74.70
|
70.00
|
65.60
|
61.60
|
|
Exceed €240.01 but do not exceed €250.00
|
65.30
|
61.00
|
57.00
|
53.50
|
|
Exceed €250.01 but do not exceed €260.00
|
55.90
|
52.00
|
48.40
|
45.40
|
|
Exceed €260.01 but do not exceed €270.00
|
46.50
|
43.00
|
39.80
|
37.30
|
|
Exceed €270.01 but do not exceed €280.00
|
37.10
|
34.00
|
31.20
|
29.20
|
|
Exceed €280.01 but do not exceed €290.00
|
27.70
|
25.00
|
22.60
|
21.10
|
|
Exceed €290.01 but do not exceed €300.00
|
18.30
|
16.00
|
14.00
|
13.00
|
|
Exceed €300.01 but do not exceed €310.00
|
8.90
|
7.00
|
5.40
|
4.90
|
|
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SCHEDULE 2A
|
| |
Articles 62A, 65A, 71 and 71A
|
| |
Rates of tapered increases for Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) in accordance with articles 62A(5)(a) and 65A(4)(a) and State Pension (Transition) in accordance with articles 71(3)(a) and 71A(3)(a)
|
| | |
State Pension (Contributory)
|
|
Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1)
|
Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 20 (2)
|
Where yearly average is less than 20, but not less than 15 (3)
|
Where yearly average is less than 15, but not less than 10 (4)
|
Where yearly average is less than 10, but notless than 5 (5)
|
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
Less than or equal to €100
|
218.00
|
163.50
|
109.00
|
54.50
|
|
Exceed €100.01 but do not exceed €110.00
|
208.60
|
156.40
|
104.30
|
52.20
|
|
Exceed €110.01 but do not exceed €120.00
|
199.20
|
149.30
|
99.60
|
49.90
|
|
Exceed €120.01 but do not exceed €130.00
|
189.80
|
142.20
|
94.90
|
47.60
|
|
Exceed €130.01 but do not exceed €140.00
|
180.40
|
135.10
|
90.20
|
45.30
|
|
Exceed €140.01 but do not exceed €150.00
|
171.00
|
128.00
|
85.50
|
43.00
|
|
Exceed €150.01 but do not exceed €160.00
|
161.60
|
120.90
|
80.80
|
40.70
|
|
Exceed €160.01 but do not exceed €170.00
|
152.20
|
113.80
|
76.10
|
38.40
|
|
Exceed €170.01 but do not exceed €180.00
|
142.80
|
106.70
|
71.40
|
36.10
|
|
Exceed €180.01 but do not exceed €190.00
|
133.40
|
99.60
|
66.70
|
33.80
|
|
Exceed €190.01 but do not exceed €200.00
|
124.00
|
92.50
|
62.00
|
31.50
|
|
Exceed €200.01 but do not exceed €210.00
|
114.60
|
85.40
|
57.30
|
29.20
|
|
Exceed €210.01 but do not exceed €220.00
|
105.20
|
78.30
|
52.60
|
26.90
|
|
Exceed €220.01 but do not exceed €230.00
|
95.80
|
71.20
|
47.90
|
24.60
|
|
Exceed €230.01 but do not exceed €240.00
|
86.40
|
64.10
|
43.20
|
22.30
|
|
Exceed €240.01 but do not exceed €250.00
|
77.00
|
57.00
|
38.50
|
20.00
|
|
Exceed €250.01 but do not exceed €260.00
|
67.60
|
49.90
|
33.80
|
17.70
|
|
Exceed €260.01 but do not exceed €270.00
|
58.20
|
42.80
|
29.10
|
15.40
|
|
Exceed €270.01 but do not exceed €280.00
|
48.80
|
35.70
|
24.40
|
13.10
|
|
Exceed €280.01 but do not exceed €290.00
|
39.40
|
28.60
|
19.70
|
10.80
|
|
Exceed €290.01 but do not exceed €300.00
|
30.00
|
21.50
|
15.00
|
8.50
|
|
Exceed €300.01 but do not exceed €310.00
|
20.60
|
14.40
|
10.30
|
6.20
|
|
State Pension (Transition)
|
|
Weekly income of Qualified Adult(1)
|
Where yearly average is less than 48,but not less than 24(2)
|
|
|
€
|
|
Less than or equal to €100
|
206.30
|
|
Exceed €100.01 but do not exceed €110.00
|
196.90
|
|
Exceed €110.01 but do not exceed €120.00
|
187.50
|
|
Exceed €120.01 but do not exceed €130.00
|
178.10
|
|
Exceed €130.01 but do not exceed €140.00
|
168.70
|
|
Exceed €140.01 but do not exceed €150.00
|
159.30
|
|
Exceed €150.01 but do not exceed €160.00
|
149.90
|
|
Exceed €160.01 but do not exceed €170.00
|
140.50
|
|
Exceed €170.01 but do not exceed €180.00
|
131.10
|
|
Exceed €180.01 but do not exceed €190.00
|
121.70
|
|
Exceed €190.01 but do not exceed €200.00
|
112.30
|
|
Exceed €200.01 but do not exceed €210.00
|
102.90
|
|
Exceed €210.01 but do not exceed €220.00
|
93.50
|
|
Exceed €220.01 but do not exceed €230.00
|
84.10
|
|
Exceed €230.01 but do not exceed €240.00
|
74.70
|
|
Exceed €240.01 but do not exceed €250.00
|
65.30
|
|
Exceed €250.01 but do not exceed €260.00
|
55.90
|
|
Exceed €260.01 but do not exceed €270.00
|
46.50
|
|
Exceed €270.01 but do not exceed €280.00
|
37.10
|
|
Exceed €280.01 but do not exceed €290.00
|
27.70
|
|
Exceed €290.01 but do not exceed €300.00
|
18.30
|
|
Exceed €300.01 but do not exceed €310.00
|
8.90
|
|
| |
”.
|
| |
SCHEDULE 3
|
| |
“SCHEDULE 3
|
| |
Articles 10, 62 and 70A
|
| |
Rates of tapered increases for Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Transition) where Qualified Adult has not attained pensionable age
|
| | |
State Pension (Contributory)
|
|
Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1)
|
Where yearly average is not less than 48 (2)
|
Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 40 (3)
|
Where yearly average is less than 40, but not less than 30 (4)
|
Where yearly average is less than 30, but not less than 20 (5)
|
Where yearly average is less than 20, but not less than 15 (6)
|
Where yearly average is less than 15, but not less than 10 (7)
|
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
Less than or equal to €100
|
162.10
|
154.20
|
146.80
|
137.30
|
105.60
|
64.40
|
|
Exceed €100.01 but do not exceed €110.00
|
155.10
|
147.50
|
140.40
|
131.30
|
101.00
|
61.60
|
|
Exceed €110.01 but do not exceed €120.00
|
148.10
|
140.80
|
134.00
|
125.30
|
96.40
|
58.80
|
|
Exceed €120.01 but do not exceed €130.00
|
141.10
|
134.10
|
127.60
|
119.30
|
91.80
|
56.00
|
|
Exceed €130.01 but do not exceed €140.00
|
134.10
|
127.40
|
121.20
|
113.30
|
87.20
|
53.20
|
|
Exceed €140.01 but do not exceed €150.00
|
127.10
|
120.70
|
114.80
|
107.30
|
82.60
|
50.40
|
|
Exceed €150.01 but do not exceed €160.00
|
120.10
|
114.00
|
108.40
|
101.30
|
78.00
|
47.60
|
|
Exceed €160.01 but do not exceed €170.00
|
113.10
|
107.30
|
102.00
|
95.30
|
73.40
|
44.80
|
|
Exceed €170.01 but do not exceed €180.00
|
106.10
|
100.60
|
95.60
|
89.30
|
68.80
|
42.00
|
|
Exceed €180.01 but do not exceed €190.00
|
99.10
|
93.90
|
89.20
|
83.30
|
64.20
|
39.20
|
|
Exceed €190.01 but do not exceed €200.00
|
92.10
|
87.20
|
82.80
|
77.30
|
59.60
|
36.40
|
|
Exceed €200.01 but do not exceed €210.00
|
85.10
|
80.50
|
76.40
|
71.30
|
55.00
|
33.60
|
|
Exceed €210.01 but do not exceed €220.00
|
78.10
|
73.80
|
70.00
|
65.30
|
50.40
|
30.80
|
|
Exceed €220.01 but do not exceed €230.00
|
71.10
|
67.10
|
63.60
|
59.30
|
45.80
|
28.00
|
|
Exceed €230.01 but do not exceed €240.00
|
64.10
|
60.40
|
57.20
|
53.30
|
41.20
|
25.20
|
|
Exceed €240.01 but do not exceed €250.00
|
57.10
|
53.70
|
50.80
|
47.30
|
36.60
|
22.40
|
|
Exceed €250.01 but do not exceed €260.00
|
50.10
|
47.00
|
44.40
|
41.30
|
32.00
|
19.60
|
|
Exceed €260.01 but do not exceed €270.00
|
43.10
|
40.30
|
38.00
|
35.30
|
27.40
|
16.80
|
|
Exceed €270.01 but do not exceed €280.00
|
36.10
|
33.60
|
31.60
|
29.30
|
22.80
|
14.00
|
|
Exceed €280.01 but do not exceed €290.00
|
29.10
|
26.90
|
25.20
|
23.30
|
18.20
|
11.20
|
|
Exceed €290.01 but do not exceed €300.00
|
22.10
|
20.20
|
18.80
|
17.30
|
13.60
|
8.40
|
|
Exceed €300.01 but do not exceed €310.00
|
15.10
|
13.50
|
12.40
|
11.30
|
9.00
|
5.60
|
|
State Pension (Transition)
|
|
Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1)
|
Where yearly average is not less than 48 (2)
|
Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 40 (3)
|
Where yearly average is less than 40, but not less than 30 (4)
|
Where yearly average is less than 30, but not less than 24 (5)
|
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
Less than or equal to €100
|
153.50
|
146.00
|
139.00
|
130.00
|
|
Exceed €100.01 but do not exceed €110.00
|
146.50
|
139.30
|
132.60
|
124.00
|
|
Exceed €110.01 but do not exceed €120.00
|
139.50
|
132.60
|
126.20
|
118.00
|
|
Exceed €120.01 but do not exceed €130.00
|
132.50
|
125.90
|
119.80
|
112.00
|
|
Exceed €130.01 but do not exceed €140.00
|
125.50
|
119.20
|
113.40
|
106.00
|
|
Exceed €140.01 but do not exceed €150.00
|
118.50
|
112.50
|
107.00
|
100.00
|
|
Exceed €150.01 but do not exceed €160.00
|
111.50
|
105.80
|
100.60
|
94.00
|
|
Exceed €160.01 but do not exceed €170.00
|
104.50
|
99.10
|
94.20
|
88.00
|
|
Exceed €170.01 but do not exceed €180.00
|
97.50
|
92.40
|
87.80
|
82.00
|
|
Exceed €180.01 but do not exceed €190.00
|
90.50
|
85.70
|
81.40
|
76.00
|
|
Exceed €190.01 but do not exceed €200.00
|
83.50
|
79.00
|
75.00
|
70.00
|
|
Exceed €200.01 but do not exceed €210.00
|
76.50
|
72.30
|
68.60
|
64.00
|
|
Exceed €210.01 but do not exceed €220.00
|
69.50
|
65.60
|
62.20
|
58.00
|
|
Exceed €220.01 but do not exceed €230.00
|
62.50
|
58.90
|
55.80
|
52.00
|
|
Exceed €230.01 but do not exceed €240.00
|
55.50
|
52.20
|
49.40
|
46.00
|
|
Exceed €240.01 but do not exceed €250.00
|
48.50
|
45.50
|
43.00
|
40.00
|
|
Exceed €250.01 but do not exceed €260.00
|
41.50
|
38.80
|
36.60
|
34.00
|
|
Exceed €260.01 but do not exceed €270.00
|
34.50
|
32.10
|
30.20
|
28.00
|
|
Exceed €270.01 but do not exceed €280.00
|
27.50
|
25.40
|
23.80
|
22.00
|
|
Exceed €280.01 but do not exceed €290.00
|
20.50
|
18.70
|
17.40
|
16.00
|
|
Exceed €290.01 but do not exceed €300.00
|
13.50
|
12.00
|
11.00
|
10.00
|
|
Exceed €300.01 but do not exceed €310.00
|
6.50
|
5.30
|
4.60
|
4.00
|
|
| |
SCHEDULE 3A
|
| |
Articles 62A, 65A, 71 and 71A
|
| |
Rates of tapered increases for Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) in accordance with articles 62A(5)(b) and 65A(4)(b) and State Pension (Transition) in accordance with articles 71(3)(b) and 71A(3)(b)
|
| | |
State Pension (Contributory)
|
|
Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1)
|
Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 20 (2)
|
Where yearly average is less than 20, but not less than 15 (3)
|
Where yearly average is less than 15, but not less than 10 (4)
|
Where yearly average is less than 10, but not less than 5 (5)
|
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
Less than or equal to €100
|
162.10
|
121.60
|
81.10
|
40.50
|
|
Exceed €100.01 but do not exceed €110.00
|
155.10
|
116.30
|
77.60
|
38.80
|
|
Exceed €110.01 but do not exceed €120.00
|
148.10
|
111.00
|
74.10
|
37.10
|
|
Exceed €120.01 but do not exceed €130.00
|
141.10
|
105.70
|
70.60
|
35.40
|
|
Exceed €130.01 but do not exceed €140.00
|
134.10
|
100.40
|
67.10
|
33.70
|
|
Exceed €140.01 but do not exceed €150.00
|
127.10
|
95.10
|
63.60
|
32.00
|
|
Exceed €150.01 but do not exceed €160.00
|
120.10
|
89.80
|
60.10
|
30.30
|
|
Exceed €160.01 but do not exceed €170.00
|
113.10
|
84.50
|
56.60
|
28.60
|
|
Exceed €170.01 but do not exceed €180.00
|
106.10
|
79.20
|
53.10
|
26.90
|
|
Exceed €180.01 but do not exceed €190.00
|
99.10
|
73.90
|
49.60
|
25.20
|
|
Exceed €190.01 but do not exceed €200.00
|
92.10
|
68.60
|
46.10
|
23.50
|
|
Exceed €200.01 but do not exceed €210.00
|
85.10
|
63.30
|
42.60
|
21.80
|
|
Exceed €210.01 but do not exceed €220.00
|
78.10
|
58.00
|
39.10
|
20.10
|
|
Exceed €220.01 but do not exceed €230.00
|
71.10
|
52.70
|
35.60
|
18.40
|
|
Exceed €230.01 but do not exceed €240.00
|
64.10
|
47.40
|
32.10
|
16.70
|
|
Exceed €240.01 but do not exceed €250.00
|
57.10
|
42.10
|
28.60
|
15.00
|
|
Exceed €250.01 but do not exceed €260.00
|
50.10
|
36.80
|
25.10
|
13.30
|
|
Exceed €260.01 but do not exceed €270.00
|
43.10
|
31.50
|
21.60
|
11.60
|
|
Exceed €270.01 but do not exceed €280.00
|
36.10
|
26.20
|
18.10
|
9.90
|
|
Exceed €280.01 but do not exceed €290.00
|
29.10
|
20.90
|
14.60
|
8.20
|
|
Exceed €290.01 but do not exceed €300.00
|
22.10
|
15.60
|
11.10
|
6.50
|
|
Exceed €300.01 but do not exceed €310.00
|
15.10
|
10.30
|
7.60
|
4.80
|
|
State Pension (Transition)
|
|
Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1)
|
Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 24 (2)
|
|
|
€
|
|
Less than or equal to €100
|
153.50
|
|
Exceed €100.01 but do not exceed €110.00
|
146.50
|
|
Exceed €110.01 but do not exceed €120.00
|
139.50
|
|
Exceed €120.01 but do not exceed €130.00
|
132.50
|
|
Exceed €130.01 but do not exceed €140.00
|
125.50
|
|
Exceed €140.01 but do not exceed €150.00
|
118.50
|
|
Exceed €150.01 but do not exceed €160.00
|
111.50
|
|
Exceed €160.01 but do not exceed €170.00
|
104.50
|
|
Exceed €170.01 but do not exceed €180.00
|
97.50
|
|
Exceed €180.01 but do not exceed €190.00
|
90.50
|
|
Exceed €190.01 but do not exceed €200.00
|
83.50
|
|
Exceed €200.01 but do not exceed €210.00
|
76.50
|
|
Exceed €210.01 but do not exceed €220.00
|
69.50
|
|
Exceed €220.01 but do not exceed €230.00
|
62.50
|
|
Exceed €230.01 but do not exceed €240.00
|
55.50
|
|
Exceed €240.01 but do not exceed €250.00
|
48.50
|
|
Exceed €250.01 but do not exceed €260.00
|
41.50
|
|
Exceed €260.01 but do not exceed €270.00
|
34.50
|
|
Exceed €270.01 but do not exceed €280.00
|
27.50
|
|
Exceed €280.01 but do not exceed €290.00
|
20.50
|
|
Exceed €290.01 but do not exceed €300.00
|
13.50
|
|
Exceed €300.01 but do not exceed €310.00
|
6.50
|
|
| |
”.
|
| |
SCHEDULE 4
|
| |
“SCHEDULE 4
|
| |
Article 11
|
| |
Rates of increases for Qualified Adult payable with Invalidity Pension and for Qualified Adult who attained pensionable age before 2 January 2014
|
| | |
Qualified Adult weekly income, calculated or estimated in accordance with article 8 (1)
|
Increase in respect of Qualified Adult (2)
|
Increase in respect of Qualified Adult who attained Pensionable age before 2 January 2014 (3)
|
|
|
€
|
€
|
|
Less than or equal to €100.00
|
145.30
|
218.00
|
|
Exceed €100.01 but do not exceed €110.00
|
139.10
|
208.60
|
|
Exceed €110.01 but do not exceed €120.00
|
132.70
|
199.20
|
|
Exceed €120.01 but do not exceed €130.00
|
126.50
|
189.80
|
|
Exceed €130.01 but do not exceed €140.00
|
120.20
|
180.40
|
|
Exceed €140.01 but do not exceed €150.00
|
113.90
|
171.00
|
|
Exceed €150.01 but do not exceed €160.00
|
107.70
|
161.60
|
|
Exceed €160.01 but do not exceed €170.00
|
101.40
|
152.20
|
|
Exceed €170.01 but do not exceed €180.00
|
95.10
|
142.80
|
|
Exceed €180.01 but do not exceed €190.00
|
88.80
|
133.40
|
|
Exceed €190.01 but do not exceed €200.00
|
82.60
|
124.00
|
|
Exceed €200.01 but do not exceed €210.00
|
76.20
|
114.60
|
|
Exceed €210.01 but do not exceed €220.00
|
70.00
|
105.20
|
|
Exceed €220.01 but do not exceed €230.00
|
63.80
|
95.80
|
|
Exceed €230.01 but do not exceed €240.00
|
57.50
|
86.40
|
|
Exceed €240.01 but do not exceed €250.00
|
51.20
|
77.00
|
|
Exceed €250.01 but do not exceed €260.00
|
44.90
|
67.60
|
|
Exceed €260.01 but do not exceed €270.00
|
38.70
|
58.20
|
|
Exceed €270.01 but do not exceed €280.00
|
32.40
|
48.80
|
|
Exceed €280.01 but do not exceed €290.00
|
26.10
|
39.40
|
|
Exceed €290.01 but do not exceed €300.00
|
19.90
|
30.00
|
|
Exceed €300.01 but do not exceed €310.00
|
13.50
|
20.60
|
|
| |
”.
|
| |
SCHEDULE 5
|
| |
“SCHEDULE 5
|
| |
Articles 27 and 48
|
| |
Reduced rates of Illness Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
| | |
Amount of reckonable weekly earnings (1)
|
Weekly Rate (2)
|
Increase for Qualified Adult (where payable) (3)
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
32.00 to 44.43
|
88.90
|
85.10
|
|
44.44 to 63.48
|
127.80
|
85.10
|
|
63. 49 to 88.87
|
155.10
|
85.10
|
|
| |
SCHEDULE 6
|
| |
Articles 27, 37 and 48
|
| |
Reduced rates of Illness Benefit, Health and Safety Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
| | |
Amount ofreckonableweekly earnings (1)
|
Weekly Rate (2)
|
Increase for Qualified Adult (where payable) (3)
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
32.00 to 79.79
|
88.90
|
85.10
|
|
80.00 to 124.99
|
127.80
|
85.10
|
|
125.00 to 149.99
|
155.10
|
85.10
|
|
| |
SCHEDULE 6A
|
| |
Articles 27, 37 and 48
|
| |
Reduced rates of Illness Benefit, Health and Safety Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
| | |
Amount ofreckonableweekly earnings (1)
|
Weekly Rate (2)
|
Increase for Qualified Adult (where payable) (3)
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
32.00 to 149.99
|
88.90
|
85.10
|
|
150.00 to 219.99
|
127.80
|
85.10
|
|
220.00 to 299.99
|
155.10
|
85.10
|
|
| |
”.
|
| |
SCHEDULE 6
|
| |
“SCHEDULE 7
|
| |
Articles 27 and 48
|
| |
Rates of increases for Qualified Adult payable with reduced rates of Illness and Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
| | |
Qualified Adult weekly income, calculated or estimated in accordance with article 8 (1)
|
Increase in respect of Qualified Adult (2)
|
|
|
€
|
|
Less than or equal to €100.00
|
85.10
|
|
Exceed €100.01 but do not exceed €110.00
|
81.50
|
|
Exceed €110.01 but do not exceed €120.00
|
77.70
|
|
Exceed €120.01 but do not exceed €130.00
|
74.10
|
|
Exceed €130.01 but do not exceed €140.00
|
70.40
|
|
Exceed €140.01 but do not exceed €150.00
|
66.70
|
|
Exceed €150.01 but do not exceed €160.00
|
63.00
|
|
Exceed €160.01 but do not exceed €170.00
|
59.30
|
|
Exceed €170.01 but do not exceed €180.00
|
55.60
|
|
Exceed €180.01 but do not exceed €190.00
|
52.00
|
|
Exceed €190.01 but do not exceed €200.00
|
48.20
|
|
Exceed €200.01 but do not exceed €210.00
|
44.60
|
|
Exceed €210.01 but do not exceed €220.00
|
41.00
|
|
Exceed €220.01 but do not exceed €230.00
|
37.20
|
|
Exceed €230.01 but do not exceed €240.00
|
33.60
|
|
Exceed €240.01 but do not exceed €250.00
|
29.90
|
|
Exceed €250.01 but do not exceed €260.00
|
26.20
|
|
Exceed €260.01 but do not exceed €270.00
|
22.50
|
|
Exceed €270.01 but do not exceed €280.00
|
18.80
|
|
Exceed €280.01 but do not exceed €290.00
|
15.10
|
|
Exceed €290.01 but do not exceed €300.00
|
11.50
|
|
Exceed €300.01 but do not exceed €310.00
|
7.80
|
|
| |
”.
|
| |
SCHEDULE 7
|
| |
“SCHEDULE 8
|
| |
Article 62
|
| |
Reduced rates of State Pension (Contributory) and increases for Qualified Adult where contribution conditions are partially satisfied and where person attains pensionable age on or after 1 September 2012
|
| |
|
| | |
Yearly Average (1)
|
Weekly Rate (2)
|
Increase for Qualified Adult who has not attained pensionable age (3)
|
Increase for Qualified Adultwho has attained pensionable age (4)
|
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
Less than 48, but not less than 40
|
238.50
|
154.20
|
207.10
|
|
Less than 40, but not less than 30
|
218.70
|
146.80
|
196.50
|
|
Less than 30, but not less than 20
|
207.10
|
137.30
|
184.90
|
|
Less than 20, but not less than 15
|
158.50
|
105.60
|
141.60
|
|
Less than 15, but not less than 10
|
97.20
|
64.40
|
87.70
|
|
| |
SCHEDULE 8A
|
| |
Articles 62A and 65A
|
| |
Reduced rates of State Pension (Contributory) and increases for Qualified Adult where contribution conditions are partially satisfied and where person attained pensionable age before 1 September 2012 and is not a person to whom section 109(10) applies
|
| | |
Yearly Average (1)
|
Weekly Rate (2)
|
Increase for Qualified Adult who has not attained pensionable age (3)
|
Increase for Qualified Adult who has attained pensionable age (4)
|
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
Less than 48, but not less than 20
|
238.50
|
162.10
|
218.00
|
|
Less than 20, but not less than 15
|
182.50
|
121.60
|
163.50
|
|
Less than 15, but not less than 10
|
121.70
|
81.10
|
109.00
|
|
Less than 10, but not less than 5
|
60.80
|
40.50
|
54.50
|
|
| |
SCHEDULE 8B
|
| |
Articles 62B and 65B
|
| |
Reduced rates of State Pension (Contributory) and increases for Qualified Adult where section 109(10) applies
|
| | |
Yearly Average (1)
|
Weekly Rate (2)
|
Increase for Qualified Adult who has not attained pensionable age (3)
|
Increase for Qualified Adultwho has attained pensionable age (4)
|
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
Less than 48, but not less than 20
|
238.50
|
162.10
|
218.00
|
|
Less than 20, but not less than 15
|
182.50
|
127.30
|
163.50
|
|
Less than 15, but not less than 10
|
121.70
|
127.30
|
163.50
|
|
Less than 10, but not less than 5
|
60.80
|
127.30
|
163.50
|
|
| |
”.
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SCHEDULE 8
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“SCHEDULE 9
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Articles 62B and 65B
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Rates of tapered increases for a Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) where section 109(10) applies
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|
Increase for Qualified Adult who has not attained pensionable age
|
Increase for Qualified Adult who has attained pensionable age
|
|
Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1)
|
Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 20 (2)
|
Where yearly average is less than 20, but not less than 10 (3)
|
Where yearly average is less than 10, but not less than 5 (4)
|
Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 20 (5)
|
Where yearly average is less than 20, but not less than 10 (6)
|
Where yearly average is less than 10, but not less than 5 (7)
|
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
Less than or equal to €100
|
162.10
|
127.30
|
127.30
|
218.00
|
163.50
|
163.50
|
|
Exceed €100.01 but do not exceed €110.00
|
155.10
|
121.50
|
121.50
|
208.60
|
156.40
|
156.40
|
|
Exceed €110.01 but do not exceed €120.00
|
148.10
|
115.70
|
115.70
|
199.20
|
149.30
|
149.30
|
|
Exceed €120.01 but do not exceed €130.00
|
141.10
|
109.90
|
109.90
|
189.80
|
142.20
|
142.20
|
|
Exceed €130.01 but do not exceed €140.00
|
134.10
|
104.10
|
104.10
|
180.40
|
135.10
|
135.10
|
|
Exceed €140.01 but do not exceed €150.00
|
127.10
|
98.30
|
98.30
|
171.00
|
128.00
|
128.00
|
|
Exceed €150.01 but do not exceed €160.00
|
120.10
|
92.50
|
92.50
|
161.60
|
120.90
|
120.90
|
|
Exceed €160.01 but do not exceed €170.00
|
113.10
|
86.70
|
86.70
|
152.20
|
113.80
|
113.80
|
|
Exceed €170.01 but do not exceed €180.00
|
106.10
|
80.90
|
80.90
|
142.80
|
106.70
|
106.70
|
|
Exceed €180.01 but do not exceed €190.00
|
99.10
|
75.10
|
75.10
|
133.40
|
99.60
|
99.60
|
|
Exceed €190.01 but do not exceed €200.00
|
92.10
|
69.30
|
69.30
|
124.00
|
92.50
|
92.50
|
|
Exceed €200.01 but do not exceed €210.00
|
85.10
|
63.50
|
63.50
|
114.60
|
85.40
|
85.40
|
|
Exceed €210.01 but do not exceed €220.00
|
78.10
|
57.70
|
57.70
|
105.20
|
78.30
|
78.30
|
|
Exceed €220.01 but do not exceed €230.00
|
71.10
|
51.90
|
51.90
|
95.80
|
71.20
|
71.20
|
|
Exceed €230.01 but do not exceed €240.00
|
64.10
|
46.10
|
46.10
|
86.40
|
64.10
|
64.10
|
|
Exceed €240.01 but do not exceed €250.00
|
57.10
|
40.30
|
40.30
|
77.00
|
57.00
|
57.00
|
|
Exceed €250.01 but do not exceed €260.00
|
50.10
|
34.50
|
34.50
|
67.60
|
49.90
|
49.90
|
|
Exceed €260.01 but do not exceed €270.00
|
43.10
|
28.70
|
28.70
|
58.20
|
42.80
|
42.80
|
|
Exceed €270.01 but do not exceed €280.00
|
36.10
|
22.90
|
22.90
|
48.80
|
35.70
|
35.70
|
|
Exceed €280.01 but do not exceed €290.00
|
29.10
|
17.10
|
17.10
|
39.40
|
28.60
|
28.60
|
|
Exceed €290.01 but do not exceed €300.00
|
22.10
|
11.30
|
11.30
|
30.00
|
21.50
|
21.50
|
|
Exceed €300.01 but do not exceed €310.00
|
15.10
|
5.50
|
5.50
|
20.60
|
14.40
|
14.40
|
|
| |
”.
|
| |
SCHEDULE 9
|
| |
“SCHEDULE 11
|
| |
Articles 80, 81, 87 and 88
|
| |
Reduced rates of Widows (Contributory) Pension, Widowers (Contributory) Pension, Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension and a payment by virtue of paragraph (a) in the definition of “relevant payment” in section 178 where contribution conditions are partially satisfied
|
| | |
Yearly Average (1)
|
Weekly Rate (under 66) (2)
|
Weekly Rate (over 66) (3)
|
|
|
€
|
€
|
|
36 to 47
|
200.50
|
238.50
|
|
24 to 35
|
198.00
|
232.90
|
|
18 to 23
|
146.30
|
174.60
|
|
12 to 17
|
96.60
|
115.90
|
|
5 to 11
|
48.90
|
58.00
|
|
| |
”.
|
| |
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform consents to the foregoing Regulations.
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
|
| |
20 March 2018.
|
| |
PASCHAL DONOHOE,
|
| |
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
|
| |
26 March 2018.
|
| |
REGINA DOHERTY,
|
| |
Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection.
|
| |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
|
| |
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
|
| |
Section 12
of the
Social Welfare Act 2017
provides for increases in the maximum rates of certain social insurance payments arising from Budget 2018. These rates will apply where the contribution conditions and relevant weekly earnings or weekly income conditions are fully satisfied.
|
| |
Where contribution conditions are partially satisfied, the Social Welfare Consolidation Act provides for Regulations to specify the reduced personal rates and for tapered increases for a qualified adult (where such a qualified adult has a weekly income).
|
| |
These Regulations provide for increases to the reduced personal rates of Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit, Health and Safety Benefit, State Pension (Contributory), Widow’s (Contributory) Pension, Widower’s (Contributory) Pension, and Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension. The reduced rates applicable for qualified adults in such cases are also increased.
|
| |
The Regulations also provide for changes to the rates of tapered increases for qualified adults (whose income is between €100.01 and €310.00), of recipients of Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit, Injury Benefit, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Pre-Retirement Allowance, Disability Allowance, Farm Assist and Invalidity Pension.
|
| |
Finally, the Regulations provide for changes to the tapered increases for qualified adults (whose income is between €100.01 and €310.00), of recipients who are on reduced rates of State Pension (Contributory), Illness Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit.
|
| |
These changes will take effect from 21 March 2018 to 6 April 2018 to concide with the increases to the maximum rates for the schemes in question provided for in the
Social Welfare Act 2017
.
|
