Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985

Amount of unemployment assistance in respect of qualified children in certain cases.

11.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), any increase of unemployment assistance payable pursuant to section 139 of the Principal Act in respect of a qualified child who normally resides with the applicant or recipient and with the spouse of the applicant or recipient shall be payable at the rate of one-half of the appropriate amount in any case where the spouse of the applicant or recipient is not an adult dependant, and the said section 139 shall be construed and have effect accordingly.

(2) The provision of subsection (1) shall not apply in any case where a spouse of an applicant or recipient is living apart from the applicant or recipient and is not making a financial contribution to the maintenance of the qualified child.