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Social Welfare Act, 1988
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SCHEDULE B

“Fourth Schedule

Rates of Assistance

PART I

Rates of Periodical Social Assistance and Increases Thereof

Description of assistance, pension or allowance

Weekly rate or amount

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for each of first and second qualified children (where payable)

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

Increase for prescribed relative under section 162(1)(a), 179(a), 195(2), 196(2) or 197(2) (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

1. Unemployment Assistance:

(1) in the case of persons who, in any continuous period of unemployment as construed in accordance with section 135 (2), have been in receipt of unemployment benefit or unemployment assistance for not less than 390 days:

(i) for persons resident in any urban area

42.00

28.00

10.20

8.40

—

—

—

(ii) for persons resident in any other place

40.70

27.40

10.20

8.40

—

—

—

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

(i) for persons resident in any urban area

39.00

26.10

9.50

8.00

—

—

—

(ii) for persons resident in any other place

37.80

25.40

9.50

8.00

—

—

—

2. Old Age Pension and Blind Pension

48.50

—

10.50

8.70

27.20

3.80

3.60

3. Widow's (Non-Contributory) Pension, Deserted Wife's Allowance, Prisoner's Wife's Allowance and Social Assistance Allowance for persons —

(a) aged under 66 years

47.60

—

12.50

13.10

—

—

—

(b) aged over 66 years

48.50

—

12.80

13.40

27.20

3.80

3.60

4. Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pension

27.10

—

—

—

—

—

—

5. Single Woman's Allowance

42.00

—

—

—

—

—

—

6. Supplementary Welfare Allowance

37.80

25.40

9.50

8.00

—

—

—

PART III

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

24.40

exceed £6 but do not exceed £8

23.40

exceed £8 but do not exceed £10

22.40

exceed £10 but do not exceed £12

21.40

exceed £12 but do not exceed £14

20.40

exceed £14 but do not exceed £16

19.40

exceed £16 but do not exceed £18

18.40

exceed £18 but do not exceed £20

17.40

exceed £20 but do not exceed £22

16.40

exceed £22 but do not exceed £24

15.40

exceed £24 but do not exceed £26

14.40

exceed £26 but do not exceed £28

13.40

exceed £28 but do not exceed £30

12.40

exceed £30 but do not exceed £32

11.40

exceed £32 but do not exceed £34

10.40

exceed £34 but do not exceed £36

  9.40

exceed £36 but do not exceed £38

  8.40

exceed £38 but do not exceed £40

  7.40

exceed £40 but do not exceed £42

  6.40

exceed £42 but do not exceed £44

  5.40

exceed £44 but do not exceed £46

  4.40

exceed £46 but do not exceed £48

  3.40

exceed £48 but do not exceed £50

  2.40

exceed £50 but do not exceed £52

  1.40

exceed £52

Nil

”.