Social Welfare Act, 1977

Increase of earnings disregarded in the case of blind persons under Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1977.

3.—(1) The Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1952, which contains rules as to calculation of means for the purposes of old age pension, is hereby amended by the substitution in Rule 1 (II) (h) of “£208”, “£156” and “£104”, respectively, for “£65”, “£52” and “£39” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in both places where they occur.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1977.