S.I. No. 214/1994 - Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations, 1994.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4 and 243 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993 (No. 27 of 1993), hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1 Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations, 1994.

2 Interpretation.

2. In these Regulations "the Principal Act" means the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993 .

3 Application of Principal Act.

3. Paragraph (i) of Rule 1 (4) of Part II of the Third Schedule to the Principal Act shall apply, without modification, to the calculation of weekly means for the purposes of ascertaining a person's entitlement to supplementary welfare allowance pursuant to section 117 of the said Act.

4 Calculation of means.

4. In calculating the weekly means of a person for supplementary welfare allowance pursuant to section 177 of the Principal Act, there shall be included in the list of exclusions set out in Rule 1 (1) of Part III of the Third Schedule of the said Act the following paragraph:

"(k) any income arising from a grant or allowance in pursuance of a scheme for promoting the welfare of the blind prepared under section 2 of the Blind Persons Act, 1920.".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare, this 12th day of July, 1994.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Social Welfare.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide that the Blind Welfare Allowance will not be taken into account in calculating means for the purposes of ascertaining a person's entitlement to Supplementary Welfare Allowance.