Social Welfare Act, 2000

Blind pension — increases for one of a couple.

30.—(1) The Principal Act is amended by the substitution in section 141(1)(a) (inserted by section 19 of the Act of 1998) for subparagraph (ii) of the following subparagraph:

“(ii) the increase payable by virtue of section 137(a), shall be as set out—

(I) where the beneficiary and his or her spouse have attained pensionable age, in Part II of the Fourth Schedule,

(II) where the beneficiary and his or her spouse have not attained pensionable age, in Part IIA of the Fourth Schedule,

(III) where the beneficiary has not attained pensionable age and his or her spouse has attained that age, in Part IIB of the Fourth Schedule, and

(IV) where the beneficiary has attained pensionable age and his or her spouse has not attained that age, in Part IIC of the Fourth Schedule,”.

(2) This section comes into operation on 5 May 2000.