Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969

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Number 19 of 1969


SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1969


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Increase of rates of old age pensions.

3.

Increase of rates of unemployment assistance.

4.

Increase of certain rates of unemployment benefit.

5.

Increase of rates of widows' (non-contributory) pensions.

6.

Increase of rates of orphans' (non-contributory) pensions.

7.

Increase of rates of children's allowances.

8.

Grant of children's allowance in respect of three or more children in case of multiple birth.

9.

Extension of “qualified child” (pensions payable in the case of widows and orphans).

10.

Amendment of Third Schedule to Act of 1952.

11.

Amendment of Second Schedule to Act of 1952.

12.

Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1952.

13.

Amendment of Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966 .

14.

Restriction of section 13 of Act of 1966 and of certain regulations under section 32 of Act of 1952.

15.

Amendment of section 26 (4) of Act of 1952 (increase of benefit for adult dependants).

16.

Amendment of section 77 of Act of 1952 (increased rates of certain old age pensions).

17.

Amendment of section 8 (2) of Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1960 .

18.

Short title, construction and collective citation.


Acts Referred to

Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933

1933, No. 46.

Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935

1935, No. 29.

Social Welfare Act, 1952

1952, No. 11.

Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960

1960, No. 25.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1964

1964, No. 28.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965

1965, No. 20.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1966

1966, No. 24.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967

1967, No. 18.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1968

1968, No. 31.

Old Age Pensions Act, 1924

1924, No. 19.

Children's Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1946

1946, No. 8.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963

1963, No. 26.

Social Welfare (Modifications of Insurance) Regulations, 1956

1956, S.I. No. 236 .

Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966

1966, No. 16.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1960

1960, No. 28.

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Number 19 of 1969


SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1969


AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE OLD AGE PENSIONS ACTS, 1908 TO 1968, THE UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACTS, 1933 TO 1968, THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS ACTS, 1935 TO 1968, THE SOCIAL WELFARE (CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCES) ACTS, 1944 TO 1966, AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, 1952 TO 1968. [25th July, 1969]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: