Social Welfare Act, 1995

SCHEDULE B

Section 4 .

“Fourth Schedule

Rates of Assistance

Part I

Rates of Periodical Social Assistance and Increases Thereof

Description of assistance

Weekly rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 167 (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)

£

£

£

£

£

£

1. Unemployment Assistance:

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 121 (1) (a) applies

62.50

37.50

13.20

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 121 (1) (b) applies

60.40

37.50

13.20

2. Pre-Retirement Allowance

62.50

37.50

13.20

3. Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension and Blind Pension

62.50

13.20

34.70

4.90

4.80

4. Widow's (Non-Contributory) Pension, Deserted Wife's Allowance and Prisoner's Wife's Allowance

62.50

34.70

4.90

4.80

5. Lone Parent's Allowance

62.50

15.20

4.90

4.80

6. Carer's Allowance

62.50

13.20

7. Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pension

41.40

8. Supplementary Welfare Allowance

60.40

37.50

13.20

PART II

Increase of Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension and Blind Pension for One of a Couple

Means of claimant or pensioner

Weekly rate of increase

£

Where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner do not exceed £6

37.50

exceed £6 but do not exceed £8

36.50

exceed £8 but do not exceed £10

35.50

exceed £10 but do not exceed £12

34.50

exceed £12 but do not exceed £14

33.50

exceed £14 but do not exceed £16

32.50

exceed £16 but do not exceed £18

31.50

exceed £18 but do not exceed £20

30.50

exceed £20 but do not exceed £22

29.50

exceed £22 but do not exceed £24

28.50

exceed £24 but do not exceed £26

27.50

exceed £26 but do not exceed £28

26.50

exceed £28 but do not exceed £30

25.50

exceed £30 but do not exceed £32

24.50

exceed £32 but do not exceed £34

23.50

exceed £34 but do not exceed £36

22.50

exceed £36 but do not exceed £38

21.50

exceed £38 but do not exceed £40

20.50

exceed £40 but do not exceed £42

19.50

exceed £42 but do not exceed £44

18.50

exceed £44 but do not exceed £46

17.50

exceed £46 but do not exceed £48

16.50

exceed £48 but do not exceed £50

15.50

exceed £50 but do not exceed £52

14.50

exceed £52 but do not exceed £54

13.50

exceed £54 but do not exceed £56

12.50

exceed £56 but do not exceed £58

11.50

exceed £58 but do not exceed £60

10.50

exceed £60 but do not exceed £62

 9.50

exceed £62 but do not exceed £64

 8.50

exceed £64 but do not exceed £66

 7.50

exceed £66

 Nil

”.