Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

Supplements to workmen's compensation payments.

[1993 s64(1); 2005 (SW&P) s26 & Sch 4]

85.—(1) Regulations shall provide for conferring on persons who—

(a) are or have been on or after 1 October 1965 entitled in respect of any injury or disease to weekly payments by way of compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Acts, and

(b) as the result of the injury or disease are, or could for the purpose of the provisions of this Chapter relating to unemployability supplement be treated as being, incapable of work and likely to remain permanently so incapable,

the like right to payments under this Chapter by way of unemployability supplement and the like right to payments under this Chapter in respect of a qualified child or qualified adult as if the injury or disease were one in respect of which a disablement pension were for the time being payable.

[1993 s64(2)]

(2) Regulations shall also provide for conferring on persons who—

(a) are or have been on or after 1 October 1965 entitled in respect of any injury or disease to weekly payments by way of compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Acts, and

(b) as the result of that injury or disease require constant attendance,

the like right to payments under this Chapter in respect of the need of constant attendance as if the injury or disease were one in respect of which a disablement pension were for the time being payable in respect of an assessment of 100 per cent.

[1993 s64(3); 2005 (SW&P) s26 & Sch 4]

(3) Regulations referred to in subsections (1) and (2) may further provide for applying, in relation to payments under this section, the provisions of this Part relating to benefit and to the making of claims and the determination of claims and questions in so far as those provisions apply in relation to an unemployability supplement, to an increase of a disablement pension in respect of a qualified child or qualified adult, or to an increase of a disablement pension in respect of the need of constant attendance, as the case may be, subject to any additions or modifications.

[1993 s64(4)]

(4) All payments under this section shall be paid out of the Social Insurance Fund.