Social Welfare Act 2005

SCHEDULE 1

Section 2.

“PART 1

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases

 

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 183 (where payable)

Increase where the person is living alone (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)

Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

 

1. Disability Benefit, Unemployment Benefit, Injury Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit

165.80

110.00

16.80

2. Death Benefit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) pension payable to a widow or widower (section 81)

194.60

21.60

114.90

7.70

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a widow or widower (under section 81) who has attained pensionable age

3.10

(b) pension payable to a parent:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i) reduced rate

94.10

114.90

7.70

(ii) maximum rate

194.60

114.90

7.70

(c) pension payable to an orphan

141.80

3. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:

193.30

128.80

19.30

114.90

7.70

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

20.50

4. Invalidity Pension:

171.30

122.20

19.30

114.90

7.70

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 65 years

22.00

additional increase where qualified adult has attained pensionable age

27.10

5. Widow's (contributory Pension) and Widower's (Contributory) Pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of ‘relevant payment’ in section 178:

171.30

21.60

114.90

7.70

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age

22.00

6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

138.00

7. Carer's Benefit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 102(1)(b) applies

180.70

16.80

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 102(1)(a) applies

271.10

16.80

 

PART 2

Occupational Injuries Benefits — Gratuities and Grant

 

Description of Grant

Amount

(1)

(2)

 

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity

13,780

2. Death Benefit

635

 

PART 3

Disablement Pension

 

Degree of disablement

Weekly rate

(1)

(2)

 

100 per cent... ... ... ...

196.90

90 per cent... ... ... ...

177.20

80 per cent... ... ... ...

157.50

70 per cent... ... ... ...

137.80

60 per cent... ... ... ...

118.10

50 per cent... ... ... ...

98.50

40 per cent... ... ... ...

78.80

30 per cent... ... ... ...

59.10

20 per cent... ... ... ...

39.40

 

PART 4

Increases of Disablement Pension

 

Description of increase

Weekly rate

Increase where the person is living alone

Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work

165.80

7.70

12.70

2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance

180.70

 

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