Social Welfare Act, 1983

Rate of pay-related benefit.

9.—(1) The following section is hereby substituted for section 73 of the Principal Act (inserted by the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1981 ):

“73.—The weekly rate of pay-related benefit payable to a person in any period of interruption of employment shall be an amount equal to—

(a) for any part of that period up to the 159th day of incapacity for work, or for any part of that period up to the 159th day of unemployment, 25 per cent.,

(b) for any part of that period from the 160th day of incapacity for work up to the 393rd such day, or for any part of that period from the 160th day of unemployment up to the 393rd such day, 20 per cent.,

of the part (if any) of his reckonable weekly earnings for the relevant income tax year that exceeds £36 but does not exceed such limit as stands prescribed for the time being, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed to restrict the total amount of benefit payable under this Part to the person in respect of any week.”.

(2) (a) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 73 of the Principal Act (inserted by this Act) shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1983.

(b) The provision in section 73 of the Principal Act relating to the sum of £36 (inserted by this Act) shall apply to periods of interruption of employment commencing on or after the 4th day of April, 1983.