Social Welfare Act 2021

Maternity benefit - new rate

5. (1) Section 49(1) (amended by section 5 of the Act of 2018) of the Principal Act is amended, in paragraph (b), by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (ii):

“(ii) €250.”.

(2) This section comes into operation on 3 January 2022.