Social Welfare Act, 1999

Social assistance payments (new rates).

5.—(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for Parts I and II (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1998) 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 on the 26th day of May, 1999,

(b) in so far as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance, on the 31st day of May, 1999,

(c) in so far as it relates to disability allowance, on the 2nd day of June, 1999,

(d) 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 and a relevant payment by virtue of section 18(1) (b) or (c) of the Act of 1996, on the 3rd day of June, 1999, and

(e) in so far as it relates to old age (non-contributory) pension, blind pension, widow's and widower's (non-contributory) pension, one-parent family payment payable in respect of a widow or widower and orphan's (non-contributory) pension, on the 4th day of June, 1999.