Social Welfare (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1981
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Increase of pensions, certain allowances and certain benefits under the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981. |
1.—Where a person is or becomes entitled to payment of any of the following pensions, benefits or allowances under the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 — | |
(a) disablement pension, | ||
(b) death benefit by way of pension, | ||
(c) old age (contributory) pension, | ||
(d) retirement pension, | ||
(e) survivor's benefit under section 87, | ||
(f) invalidity pension, | ||
(g) deserted wife's benefit, | ||
(h) widow's (contributory) pension, | ||
(i) orphan's (contributory) allowance, | ||
(j) old age pension, | ||
(k) blind pension, | ||
(l) widow's (non-contributory) pension, | ||
(m) orphan's (non-contributory) pension, | ||
(n) deserted wife's allowance, | ||
(o) prisoner's wife's allowance, | ||
(p) social assistance allowance, | ||
(q) single woman's allowance, | ||
in respect of the week commencing on— | ||
(i) the 10th day of December, 1981, in the case of a pension, benefit or allowance mentioned at paragraph (d), (f), (g), (n), (o), (p) or (q) of this section, or | ||
(ii) the 11th day of December, 1981, in the case of a pension, benefit or allowance mentioned at paragraph (a), (b), (c), (e), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l) or (m) of this section, | ||
any amount payable to him by way of that pension, benefit or allowance (including any increases) for the appropriate week shall be increased by a sum equal to that amount. |