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Social Welfare Act, 1977
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Social insurance benefits (new rates, including special increase for pensioners living alone).

14.—(1) The Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for Part I (inserted by the Act of 1976, as varied by the Regulations of 1976) of the following Part:

“PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and of Increases Thereof

Description of Benefit

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 (where payable)

Increase for adult dependant under section 26 (4) (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

£

£

£

£

£

1. Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:

(a) in the case of person over the age of eighteen—

(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband

12·45

8·10

3·55

2·95

—

(ii) for any other married woman

10·85

—

—

—

—

(b) in the case of persons under the age of eighteen—

(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant

12·45

8·10

3·55

2·95

—

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

10·85

—

—

—

—

2. Invalidity Pension:

(a) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband

12·45

8·10

3·55

2·95

6·55

(b) for any other married woman

10·85

—

—

—

6·55

3. Mernity Allowance

12·45

—

—

—

—

4. Widow's (Contributory) Pension):

(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty

12·60

—

4·25

4·25

6·55

(b) in any other case

13·60

—

4·25

4·25

6·55

5. Deserted Wife's Benefit

12·60

—

4·25

4·25

6·55

6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

9·20

—

—

—

—

7. Retirement Pension and Old Age (Contributory) Pension:

(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty

13·90

8·85

3·55

2·95

6·55

(b) in any other case

14·75

8·85

3·55

2·95

6·55

(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age

—

1·65

—

—

—

”

(2) The weekly rate of invalidity pension, widow's (contributory) pension, deserted wife's benefit, retirement pension or old age (contributory) pension shall be increased by £1 weekly where the person entitled to such benefit or pension has attained pensionable age and is living alone.

(3) This section shall come into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension and retirement pension—on the 31st day of March, 1977,

(b) in so far as it relates to widow's (contributory) pension, orphan's (contributory) allowance and old age (contributory) pension—on the 1st day of April, 1977, and

(c) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit and maternity allowance—on the 4th day of April, 1977.