Social Welfare Act, 1987

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Number 2 of 1987


SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1987


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Definitions.

2.

Social insurance benefits (new rates).

3.

Social assistance payments (new rates).

4.

Family income supplement.

5.

Pay-related social insurance contributions (increase in earnings ceiling).

6.

Exemption from payment of contributions, etc.

7.

Rate of pay-related benefit.

8.

Increase in contribution weeks necessary for entitlement to certain benefits, etc.

9.

Calculation of amounts payable on basis of daily rates for certain benefits.

10.

Amendment of section 76 of Principal Act (regulations).

11.

Participation in certain schemes not to affect subsequent entitlement to unemployment benefit or assistance.

12.

Repeals.

13.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE B


Acts Referred to

Health Contributions Act, 1979

1979, No. 4

Protection of Employees (Employers Insolvency) Act, 1984

1984, No. 21

Redundancy Payments Act, 1967

1967, No. 21

Redundancy Payments Act, 1979

1979, No. 7

Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

1981, No. 1

Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1981

1981, No. 3

Social Welfare Act, 1982

1982, No. 2

Social Welfare Act, 1983

1983, No. 6

Social Welfare Act, 1984

1984, No. 5

Social Welfare Act, 1985

1985, No. 5

Social Welfare Act, 1986

1986, No. 8

Youth Employment Agency Act, 1981

1981, No. 32

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Number 2 of 1987


SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1987


AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, 1981 TO 1986. [4th April, 1987]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: