Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Rates of Assistance

PART I

Rates of Periodical Social Assistance and Increases

Section 139

Sections 161 and 162 .

Sections 178 , 179 , 195 (2), 196 (2) and 197 (2).

Section 183 .

Section 198 (2).

Section 208 .

Description of assistance. Pension or allowance

Weekly rate or amount

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for each qualified children (where payable)

Increase for each child in excess of two (where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 162 (1) (a), 179 (a), 192 (2), 196 (2) or 197 (2) (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained pension-able age and is living alone (where payable)

Increase where the person bas attained tge age if 80 years (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

1. Unemployment Assistance:

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

A. persons other than those at B:

(1) in the case of persons other than those at (2)

(i) for persons resident in any urban area

17.00

12.25

5.30

4.10

(ii) for persons resident in any other place

16.45

11.95

5.30

4.10

(2) in the case of persons for whom the yearly advantage from land is valvulated in accordance with paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 147 (1)

(b) where the rateable valuation of the land exceeds £10 but does not exceed £15-

(i) for persons resident in any urban area

12.00

8.55

3.65

2.90

(ii) for persons resident in any other place

11.55

8.45

3.65

2.90

(b) where the rateable valuation of the land exceeds 10 but does not exceed 15—

(i) for persons resident in any urban area

12.00

8.55

3.65

2.90

(ii) for persons resident in any other place

11.55

8.45

3.65

2.90

(c) where the rateable valuation of the land exceeds £15 but does not exceed £20

(i) for persons resident in any urban area

10.05

7.15

3.10

2.45

(ii) for persons resident in any other place

9.70

7.05

3.10

2.45

(B) Persons without an adult dependant and with one or more qualified children:

(1) in the case of persons other than those at (2)

(i) for persons resident in any urban area

17.20

5.30

4.10

(ii) for persons resident in any other place

16.70

5.30

4.10

(2) in the case of persons for whom the yearly advantage from land is calculated in accordance with paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 147 (1)

(a) where the rateable valuation of the land does not exceed £10

(i) for persons resident in any urban area

14.35

4.40

3.40

(ii) for persons resident in any urban area

13.90

4.40

3.40

(b) where the rateable valuation of the land ecceeds £10 but does not exceed £15-

(i) for persons resident in any urban area

12.15

3.65

2.90

(ii) for persons resident in any urban area

11.70

3.65

2.90

(c) where the rateable valuation of the land exceeds £15 but does not exceed £20-

(i) for persons resident in any urban area

10.25

3.10

2.45

(ii) for persons resident in any other place

9.85

3.10

2.45

2. Old Age Pension and Blind Pension

21.00

5.70

4.40

11.75

1.65

1.50

3. Widow's (Non-Contributory) Peasion, Deserted Wite's Allowance and Social Assistance Allowance

21.00

6.90

6.90

11.75

1.65

1.50

4. Orphan's(Non-Contributory)pension

13.55

5. Single Women's Allowance

18.30

6. Supplementry Welfare Allowance:

(a) Person other than those at (b)

16.45

11.95

5.30

4.10

(b) (Person) without an adult dependent and with one or more child dependents

16.70

5.30

4.10

PART II

Section 161 (2) (b), 178 (2) (b), 183 (b), 195 (2), and 198 (2) (b).

Reductions for Means

Description of social assistance

Amount of reduction for each £1 of weekly means

(1)

(2)

£

Old Age Pension and Build Pension

1.20

Window's (Non-Contributory) Pension, Deserted Wife's Allowance, Prisoner's Wife's Allowance and social Assistance Allowance

1.20

Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pension

1.20

Single Women's Allowance

1.20

PART III

Section 162 (1) (d).

Increase of Old Age Pension for a Spouse

Means of claimant or pensioner

Weekly rate of increase

Where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner—

£

do not exceed £6

10.55

exceed £6 but do not exceed £7

9.95

exceed £7 but do not exceed £8

9.35

exceed £8 but do not exceed £9

8.75

exceed £9 but do not exceed £10

8.15

exceed £10 but do not exceed £11

7.55

exceed £11 but do not exceed £12

6.95

exceed £12 but do not exceed £13

6.35

exceed £13 but do not exceed £14

5.75

exceed £14 but do not exceed £15

5.15

exceed £15 but do not exceed £16

4.55

exceed £16 but do not exceed £17

3.95

exceed £17 but do not exceed £18

3.35

exceed £18 but do not exceed £19

2.75

exceed £19 but do not exceed £20

2.15

exceed £20 but do not exceed £21

1.55

exceed £21 but do not exceed £22

0.95

exceed £22 but do not exceed £23

0.35

exceed £23

Nil

Part IV

Section 225 .

Amounts of Children's Allowances

Amount for one child

Additional amount for each in child in excess of one

(1)

(2)

£4.50

£7