Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993

Increase of injury benefit and disablement pension for adult and child dependants.

[1981, s. 44(1)]

55.—(1) The weekly rate of injury benefit shall be increased by the amount set out in column (3) of Part I of the second Schedule for any period during which the beneficiary has an adult dependant, subject to the restriction that a beneficiary shall not be entitled for the same period to an increase of injury benefit under this subsection in respect of more than one person.

[1982, s. 2(4)]

(2) The weekly rate of injury benefit shall be increased by the appropriate amount set out in column (4) or (5) of Part I of the Second Schedule in respect of each qualified child who normally resides with the beneficiary.

[1985 (No. 2), s. 4]

(3) Any increase of injury benefit payable pursuant to subsection (2) in respect of a qualified child who normally resides with a beneficiary and with the spouse of a beneficiary shall be payable at the rate of one-half of the appropriate amount in any case where the spouse of the beneficiary is not an adult dependant, and subsection (2) shall be construed and have effect accordingly.

[1992, s. 38]

(4) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) shall, for any period for which the beneficiary is entitled to unemployability supplement, apply to a disablement pension as they apply to injury benefit.