Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023

SCHEDULE 1

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

Section 17

PART 1

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child aged under 12 years (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child aged 12 years and over (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. Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit, Jobseeker’s benefit (Self-employed), Injury Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit

232.00

154.00

46.00

54.00

-

-

-

2. Death Benefit:

(a) pension payable to a widow, widower or surviving civil partner (section 81)

262.50

-

46.00

54.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

additional increase for a widow, widower or surviving civil

19.20

-

-

-

-

-

-

partner (under section 81) who has attained pensionable age

(b) pension payable to a parent:

(i) reduced rate

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(ii) maximum rate

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(c) pension payable to an orphan

218.80

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. State Pension (Contributory):

(a)(i) Age referenced rate for age 66 years

277.30

184.70

46.00

54.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

(ii) Additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

-

63.90

-

-

-

-

-

3A. State Pension (Transition):

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

additional increase where a qualified adult has attained pensionable age before 2 January 2014

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. Invalidity Pension:

237.50

169.70

46.00

54.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

additional increase where a qualified adult has attained pensionable age before 2 January 2014

-

78.90

-

-

-

-

-

5. Widow’s (Contributory) Pension, Widower’s (Contributory) Pension and Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of ‘relevant payment’ in section 178(1):

237.50

-

46.00

54.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age

39.80

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)

215.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

7. Carer’s Benefit:

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 102(1)(b) applies

249.00

-

46.00

54.00

-

-

-

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 102(1)(a) applies

373.50

-

46.00

54.00

-

-

-

PART 2

Occupational Injuries Benefits - Gratuities and Grant

Description of Grant

(1)

Amount

(2)

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity

18,400

2. Death Benefit

850

PART 3

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement

(1)

Weekly rate

(2)

100 per cent

263.00

90 per cent

236.70

80 per cent

210.40

70 per cent

184.10

60 per cent

157.80

50 per cent

131.50

40 per cent

105.20

30 per cent

78.90

20 per cent

52.60

PART 4

Increases of Disablement Pension

Description of Increase

Weekly Rate

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child aged under 12 years (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child aged 12 years and over (where payable)

Increase where the person is living alone

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work

232.00

154.00

46.00

50.00

22.00

20.00

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 66 years

19.30

-

-

-

-

-

additional increase where the qualified adult has attained the age of 66 years

-

12.80

-

-

-

-

2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance

249.00

-

-

-

-

-

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