Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

PART III

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

CHAPTER 1

Preliminary

Description of assistance.

[1908 OAP, s. 1; 1933 UA, s. 24;1952, s. 61; 1970, s. 22; 1973, s. 8; 1974 (No. 2), ss. 8, 9]

134.—(1) Assistance under this Part shall be of the following descriptions and is, in each case, so described in this Act—

(a) unemployment assistance,

(b) old age pension,

(c) blind pension,

(d) widow's (non-contributory) pension,

(e) orphan's (non-contributory) pension,

(f) deserted wife's allowance,

(g) prisoner's wife's allowance,

(h) social assistance allowance,

(i) single woman's allowance,

(j) supplementary welfare allowance.

(2) Assistance, except supplementary welfare allowance, shall be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.