Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993

Conditions for receipt.

[1981, s. 89(1); 1987 (No. 2), s. 9(1)]

96.—(1) The contribution conditions for invalidity pension are—

(a) that before the relevant date the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 260 contribution weeks since his entry into insurance, and

(b) that before the relevant date the claimant has qualifying contributions or credited contributions in respect of not less than 48 contribution weeks in the last complete contribution year before that date.

[1993, s. 9(1)]

(2) In this section “relevant date” means—

(a) any date subsequent to the completion of 1 year of continuous incapacity for work, or

(b) such lesser period as may be prescribed, subject to such conditions and in such circumstances as may be prescribed,

where the insured person has entered into a continuous period of incapacity for work and he is subsequently proved to be permanently incapable of work.

[1987, ss. 8(5), (6)(e); 1987 (No. 2), s. 9(2)]

(3) In the case of person who is in receipt of invalidity pension where—

(a) the period of entitlement to invalidity pension commenced before the 6th day of April, 1987, or

(b) the period of entitlement to invalidity pension commenced on or after the 6th day of April, 1987 but before the 4th day of January, 1988 and who, immediately before that date, had been in receipt of disability benefit for a period greater than 312 days,

subsection (1)(a) shall be construed as if “156” were substituted for “260”.

[1987, s. 8(6)(e); 1987 (No. 2), s. 9(2)]

(4) In the case of person who is in receipt of invalidity pension where—

(a) the period of entitlement to invalidity pension commenced on or after the 6th day of April, 1987, and before the 4th day of January, 1988, or

(b) the period of entitlement to invalidity pension commenced on or after the 4th day of January, 1988 and who, immediately before that date, had been in receipt of disability benefit for a period greater than 312 days,

subsection (1)(a) shall be construed as if “208” were substituted for “260”.

[1987 (No. 2), s. 9(3)]

(5) Subsections (3) and (4) shall not apply to any claim for invalidity pension where the period of incapacity for work commences on or after the 7th day of July, 1988.

[1981, s. 89(3)]

(6) Regulations may provide for modifications of the contribution conditions set out in subsection (1).