Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974

Single woman's allowance.

8.—(1) An allowance (in this section referred to as a single woman's allowance) shall, subject to regulations, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas to a woman—

(a) who is single,

(b) who has attained the age of fifty-eight years but has not attained pensionable age, and

(c) who satisfies the conditions as to means specified for the purposes of this subsection by regulations.

(2) A single woman's allowance shall be at the rate set out in the Table to this section.

(3) The Minister may make regulations with respect to a single woman's allowance and such regulations may, in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, apply (with or without modification), or make provisions corresponding (with or without modification) to, any provisions of or made under the Act of 1952 and the Acts amending or extending that Act.

(4) This section shall come into operation on the 4th day of July, 1974.

TABLE

RATE OF SINGLE WOMAN'S ALLOWANCE

Means of claimant or beneficiary

Weekly Rate

£

Where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary—

do not exceed £1

6·35

exceed £1 but do not exceed £2

5·35

exceed £2 but do not exceed £3

4·35

exceed £3 but do not exceed £4

3·35

exceed £4 but do not exceed £5

2·35

exceed £5 but do not exceed £6

1·35

exceed £6 but do not exceed £6·50

0·85

exceed £6·50

no allowance