S.I. No. 603/2008 - Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008
SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE ALLOWANCE) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 2008 | ||
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 16th January, 2009. | ||
The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 4 (as amended by section 17 and Schedule 3 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (No. 5 of 2006)) and 198 (as amended by section 25 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (No. 8 of 2007)) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (No. 26 of 2005), hereby makes the following regulations: | ||
Citation and construction. | ||
1. (1) These regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008. | ||
(2) These Regulations shall be construed as one with the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 412 of 2007 ) and shall be included in the collective citation “the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 2007 to 2008”. | ||
Commencement. | ||
2. These regulations come into operation on 5 January, 2009. | ||
Amount of supplement. | ||
3. Article 12 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 412 of 2007 ) is amended by substituting “€18” for “€13” in each place where it occurs. | ||
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs this 16 December 2008 | ||
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MARY HANAFIN | ||
Minister for Social and Family Affairs. | ||
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The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing regulations. | ||
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 18 December 2008 | ||
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BRIAN LENIHAN | ||
Minister for Finance. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These regulations provide for an increase in the minimum contribution payable by a recipient of Rent or Mortgage Interest Supplement. The minimum contribution is being increased from €13 to €18. This measure comes into operation on 5 January 2009. |
