Social Welfare Act 2007

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 pre-scribed 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. Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit, Injury Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit

197.80

131.30

24.00

2. Death Benefit:

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

227.70

24.00

138.00

7.70

10.00

12.70

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

(b) pension payable to a parent:

(i) reduced rate

110.10

138.00

7.70

(ii) maximumrate

227.70

138.00

7.70

(c) pension payable to an orphan

173.80

3. State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Transition):

223.30

148.80

24.00

138.00

7.70

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

51.20

4. Invalidity Pension:

203.30

145.10

24.00

138.00

7.70

10.00

12.70

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

20.00

additional increase where qualified adult has attained pensionable age

54.90

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:

203.30

24.00

138.00

7.70

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age

20.00

6.Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)

170.00

7. Carer’s Benefit:

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

214.70

24.00

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

322.10

24.00

PART 2

Occupational Injuries Benefits — Gratuities and Grant

Description of Grant

Amount

(1)

(2)

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity

16,020

2. Death Benefit

850

PART 3

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement

Weekly rate

(1)

(2)

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

228.90

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

206.00

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

183.10

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

160.20

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

137.30

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

114.50

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

91.60

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

68.70

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

45.80

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

197.80

7.70

12.70

2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance

214.70

”.