Social Welfare Act 2017

SCHEDULE 2

Social Insurance Benefits (New Rates) - Substitution of Parts 1 to 4 of Schedule 2

Section 12

“Part 1

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases

Description of assistance

(1)

Weekly rate

(2)

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

(3)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

(4)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 183 (where payable)

(5)

Increase where the person is living alone (where payable)

(6)

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

(7)

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

(8)

1. Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit, Injury Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit:

198.00

131.40

31.80

-

-

-

-

2. Death Benefit:

(a) pension payable to a widow, widower or surviving civil partner (section 81)

228.50

-

31.80

143.00

9.00

10.00

12.70

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

19.20

-

-

-

-

-

-

(b) pension payable to an orphan

184.80

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. State Pension (Contributory):

243.30

162.10

31.80

143.00

9.00

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

-

55.90

-

-

-

-

-

3A. State Pension (Transition):

230.30

153.50

29.80

143.00

9.00

10.00

12.70

additional increase where a qualified adult has attained pensionable age before 2 January 2014

-

52.80

-

-

-

-

-

4. Invalidity Pension

203.50

145.30

31.80

143.00

9.00

10.00

12.70

additional increase where a qualified adult has attained pensionable age before 2 January 2014

-

72.70

-

-

-

-

-

5. Widow’s (Contributory) Pension, Widower’s (Contributory) Pension and Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant payment” in section 178(1):

203.50

-

31.80

143.00

9.00

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age

39.80

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)

181.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

7. Carer’s Benefit:

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

215.00

-

31.80

-

-

-

-

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

322.50

-

31.80

-

-

-

-

Part 2

Occupational Injuries benefits - Gratuities and grant

Description of Grant

(1)

Amount

(2)

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity

16,020

2. Death Benefit

Part 3

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement

(1)

Weekly rate

(2)

100 per cent

229.00

90 per cent

206.10

80 per cent

183.20

70 per cent

160.30

60 per cent

137.40

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

(1)

Weekly Rate

(2)

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

(3)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

(4)

Increase where the person is living alone

(5)

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

(6)

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work

198.00

131.40

31.80

9.00

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 66 years

19.30

-

-

-

-

additional increase where the qualified adult has attained the age of 66 years

-

12.80

-

-

-

2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance

215.00

-

-

-

-

”.