Social Welfare Act 2021

Disability allowance - rate of allowance

13. (1) Section 211(2)(a) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subparagraph (i) by the substitution of “€7.60” for “€2.50”, and

(b) by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (ii):

“(ii) where the weekly means exceed €7.60, at the scheduled rate reduced by €2.50 for each amount (if any) of €2.50 by which those weekly means exceed €7.60, any fraction of €2.50 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as €2.50.”.

(2) This section comes into operation on 1 June 2022.