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Social Welfare Act, 1970
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Increase of certain rates of unemployment benefit.

26.—(1) In the Table to section 5 (2) of the Act of 1967, for the rates set forth therein (inserted by the Act of 1969) there are hereby substituted the rates set forth in the Table annexed to this subsection.

TABLE

Class of Person

Weekly Rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable)

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant

£3 15s.

—

15s.

10s.

Any other person

£3 12s.

£2 16s.

15s.

10s.

(2) For the purposes of this section, the provisions of subsection (3) of section 29 of this Act shall come into operation on the 30th day of July, 1970.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall come into operation on the 30th day of July, 1970.