Social Welfare Act, 1988

SCHEDULE A

Section 3 .

“Second Schedule

Rates of Benefits

PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases Thereof

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for each of first and second qualified children (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 50 (11), 51 (2), 81 (3), 86 (3), 91 (3), 95 (2) or 103 (2) (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

£

£

£

£

£

£

1. (A) Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit

43.60

28.20

10.60

9.30

(B) Reduced rates of Unemployment Benefit

39.00

26.10

9.50

8.00

2. Maternity Allowance

43.60

10.60

9.30

3. Injury Benefit

59.90

28.20

10.60

9.30

4. Death Benefit:

(a) pension payable to a widow (section 50 (2)) or widower (section 50 (6))—

(i) aged under 66 years

64.70

13.90

14.50

(ii) aged over 66 years

66.10

14.10

14.60

27.20

3.80

(b) pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a married person, where the parent is—

(i) aged under 66 years

28.80

(ii) aged over 66 years

29.50

27.20

3.80

(c) pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a widower, a widow or a single person—

(i) where the parent is the father and was, at the death of the deceased, incapable of self-support by reason of some physical or mental infirmity and likely to remain permanently so incapable and is—

(a) aged under 66 years

64.70

(b) aged over 66 years

66.10

27.20

3.80

(ii) where the parent is the mother, having been, at the death of the deceased, a widow or having thereafter become a widow and is—

(a) aged under 66 years

64.70

(b) aged over 66 years

66.10

27.20

3.80

(iii) where the parent is the mother, not being a widow, and a pension at the rate set out at (i) above is not payable to her husband and she is—

(a) aged under 66 years

64.70

(b) aged over 66 years

66.10

27.20

3.80

(iv) in any other case where the parent is—

(a) aged under 66 years

28.80

(b) aged over 66 years

29.50

27.20

3.80

(d) pension payable to an orphan

34.10

5. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:

(a) in the case of persons under the age of 80 years

56.80

36.20

11.80

10.30

27.20

3.80

(b) in any other case

60.60

36.20

11.80

10.30

27.20

3.80

(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age

6.20

6. Invalidity Pension:

(a) where the person is aged under 66 years

50.00

32.40

11.60

10.10

27.20

(b) where the person is aged over 66 years

51.00

33.10

11.80

10.30

27.20

3.80

7. Widow's (Contributory) Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit in the case of persons:

(a) aged under 66 years

51.00

13.90

14.50

(b) aged between 66 and 80 years

52.10

14.10

14.60

27.20

3.80

(c) aged over 80 years

55.50

14.10

14.60

27.20

3.80

8. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

32.20

PART II

Occupational Injuries Benefits—Gratuities and Grant

£

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity in the case of persons—

(i) aged under 66 years

4,640

(ii) aged over 66 years

4,720

2. Death Benefit:

(i) Widower's gratuity in the case of persons—

(a) aged under 66 years

3,380

(b) aged over 66 years

3,440

(ii) Grant in respect of funeral expenses

    230

PART III

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement

Weekly rate

(1)

(2)

Persons under the age of 66 years

Persons over the age of 66 years

£

£

100  per  cent

66.70

68.20

90       ”         ”

60.03

61.38

80       ”         ”

53.36

54.56

70       ”         ”

46.69

47.74

60       ”         ”

40.02

40.92

50       ”         ”

33.35

34.10

40       ”         ”

26.68

27.28

30       ”         ”

20.01

20.46

20       ”         ”

13.34

13.64

PART IV

Increases of Disablement Pension

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work:

£

in the case of persons—

(a) aged under 66 years

43.60

(b) aged over 66 years

44.50

2. Increase where the beneficiary requires constant attendance:

(a) limit of increase except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement where the person is—

(i) aged under 66 years

26.70

(ii) aged over 66 years

27.20

(b) limit in any case where the person is

(i) aged under 66 years

53.40

(ii) aged over 66 years

54.30

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