Social Welfare Act, 1992
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PART IX Miscellaneous | ||
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Carer's allowance. |
36.—Section 198G (1) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of “relevant pensioner” (inserted by section 8 of the Act of 1991) of the following definition: | |
“‘relevant pensioner’ means a person (other than a person in receipt of a payment in respect of need for constant attendance under section 46) who is so incapacitated as to require full-time care and attention, and who— | ||
(a) is in receipt of— | ||
(i) old age (contributory) pension, | ||
(ii) invalidity pension, | ||
(iii) old age (non-contributory) pension, | ||
(iv) blind pension, | ||
(v) a maintenance allowance under section 69 of the Health Act, 1970 , or | ||
(vi) a payment corresponding to a pension referred to in subparagraph (i) to a person who has attained pensionable age, or in subparagraph (ii) from another Member State of the European Communities, or under the legislation of any other State with which the Minister has made a reciprocal arrangement under the provisions of section 307, or | ||
(b) is in receipt of a retirement pension or who has attained the age of 65 years and is in receipt of a payment corresponding to a retirement pension from another Member State of the European Communities, or under the legislation of any other State with which the Minister has made a reciprocal arrangement under the provisions of section 307, where such person was, immediately prior to the receipt of such pension, in receipt of invalidity pension or a payment corresponding to an invalidity pension from another Member State of the European Communities or under such a reciprocal arrangement, or | ||
(c) who has attained pensionable age and is in receipt of— | ||
(i) death benefit by way of widow's or widower's pension, | ||
(ii) death benefit by way of parent's pension, | ||
(iii) retirement pension, | ||
(iv) widow's (contributory) pension, | ||
(v) deserted wife's benefit, | ||
(vi) widow's (non-contributory) pension, | ||
(vii) deserted wife's allowance, | ||
(viii) prisoner's wife's allowance, | ||
(ix) lone parent's allowance, or | ||
(x) a payment corresponding to a pension referred to in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) from another Member State of the European Communities, or under the legislation of any other State with which the Minister has made a reciprocal arrangement under the provisions of section 307;”. |