S.I. No. 268/1983 - Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Unemployment Assistance) Regulations, 1983.

S.I. No. 268 of 1983.

SOCIAL WELFARE (VARIATION OF RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE) REGULATIONS, 1983.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981) and section 308 of the said Act as amended by section 9 of the Social Welfare Act, 1982 (No. 3 of 1982), hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Unemployment Assistance) Regulations, 1983.

2. In these Regulations:—

"the Principal Act" means the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 , and

"continuous period of unemployment" shall be construed in accordance with section 135 (2) of the Principal Act.

3. These Regulations shall apply to a person who—

(a) in any continuous period of unemployment has been in receipt of unemployment benefit or unemployment assistance for not less than 390 days, and

(b) is not a person for whom the yearly advantage from the use of land is deemed to be calculated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 147 (1) of the Principal Act by virtue of the provisions of subsection (2) of section 13 of the Social Welfare Act, 1983 (No. 6 of 1983).

4. The scheduled rate of unemployment assistance shall be varied, in the case of a person to whom these Regulations apply, by the substitution for the rates specified in paragraphs 1 (A) (1) and 1 (B) (1) of Part 1 of the Fourth Schedule to the Principal Act (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1983 ) of the rates specified at A and B respectively in the Schedule to these Regulations.

5. These Regulations shall have effect from the 5th day of October, 1983.

SCHEDULE.

	Weekly rate or amount	Increase for adult dependant (where payable)	Increase for first qualified child (where payable)	Increase for second qualified child (where payable)	Increase for each of third, fourth and fifth qualified children (where payable)	Increase for each qualified child in excess of five (where payable)
	£	£	£	£	£	£
A.
Persons other than those at B:
(i) for persons resident in any urban area	30.35	21.90	7.55	8.60	6.70	5.35
(ii) for persons resident in any other place	29.40	21.35	7.55	8.60	6.70	5.35
B.
Persons without an adult dependant and with one or more qualified children:
(i) for persons resident in any urban area	30.65	—	7.55	8.60	6.70	5.35
(ii) for persons resident in any other place	29.80	—	7.55	8.60	6.70	5.35

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare

this 12th day of September, 1983.

BARRY DESMOND,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this

13th day of September, 1983.

ALAN DUKES,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Regulations provide for an increase of 5% in the rates of unemployment assistance for persons who have been in receipt of unemployment benefit or unemployment assistance for not less than 390 days (15 months) and whose means, as calculated for unemployment assistance purposes, are assessed on a factual basis. The new rates are payable from 5 October 1983.