Social Welfare Act, 1997

Social assistance payments (new rates).

4.—(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for Part I and II (inserted by section 4 of the Act of 1996) of the Fourth Schedule thereto of the Parts set out in Schedule B to this Act.

(2) This section shall come into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to unemployment assistance and disability allowance, on the 4th day of June, 1997,

(b) in so far as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance, on the 9th day of June, 1997,

(c) in so far as it relates to pre-retirement allowance, one-parent family payment (other than where payable in respect of a widow or widower), carer's allowance, prescribed relative allowance and a relevant payment by virtue of section 18(1)(b) or (c) of the Act of 1996, on the 12th day of June, 1997, and

(d) in so far as it relates to old age (non-contributory) pension, blind pension, widow's (non-contributory) pension, one-parent family payment payable in respect of a widow or widower and orphan's (non-contributory) pension, on the 13th day of June, 1997.