Social Welfare Act 2010

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Number 34 of 2010


SOCIAL WELFARE ACT 2010


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, construction and commencement.

2. Definitions.

PART 2

Amendments to Social Welfare Acts

3. Social insurance benefits (new rates).

4. Social assistance payments (new rates).

5. Child benefit (new rates).

6. Increases in disablement pension.

7. Jobseeker’s benefit — reduction of rates in certain circumstances.

8. Jobseeker’s allowance — reduction of rates in certain circumstances.

9. Supplementary welfare allowance — reduced weekly amounts in certain circumstances.

10. Repeals.

11. Abolition of income ceilings.

12. Abolition of employee PRSI relief on employee pension contributions.

13. Reduction in employer PRSI relief on employee pension contributions.

14. Self-employment contributions — increase in rate.

PART 3

Repeal of Health Contributions Act 1979

15. Repeal of Health Contributions Act 1979 and consequential amendment.

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 3


Acts Referred to

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009

2009, No. 5

Health Contributions Act 1979

1979, No. 4

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008

2008, No. 22

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010

2010, No. 28

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Act 2009

2009, No. 43

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2009

2009, No. 10

Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

2005, No. 26

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006

2006, No. 5

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Number 34 of 2010


SOCIAL WELFARE ACT 2010


AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS; TO REPEAL THE HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS ACT 1979; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[17th December, 2010]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: