Social Welfare Act, 1948

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Rates of sickness and disablement benefits.

18.—(1) The ordinary rate of sickness benefit shall be in the case of a man the sum of twenty-two shillings and sixpence a week and in the case of a woman the sum of eighteen shillings a week throughtout the whole period of twenty-six weeks.

(2) The rate of disablement benefit shall be in the case of a man fifteen shillings a week and in the case of a woman thirteen shillings and sixpence a week.

(3) In subsection (1) of section 12 of the National Health Insurance Act, 1918 (as amended by subsection (3) of section 2 of the Act of 1920), the words “sixteen shillings and sixpence” and the words “thirteen shillings and sixpence” shall be substituted for the words “nine shillings” and words “seven shillings and sixpence” respectively.