Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 2001

SCHEDULE A

Section 2 .

“Second Schedule

Rates of Benefits

PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases Thereof

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 167 (where payable)

Increase where the person is living alone (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)

Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

1. Disability Benefit, Unemployment Benefit, Injury Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit

Health and Safety Benefit

...

118.80

78.80

16.80

2. Death Benefit:

(a) pension payable to a widow or widower (under

section 60)

...

...

146.60

21.60

82.30

7.70

12.70

additional increase for a widow or widower (under section 60) who has attained

pensionable age

...

...

5.10

(b) pension payable to a parent:

(i) reduced rate

...

70.90

82.30

7.70

(ii) maximum rate

...

146.60

82.30

7.70

(c) pension payable to an

orphan

...

...

93.10

3. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:

147.30

98.10

19.30

82.30

7.70

6.40

12.70

additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

15.70

4. Invalidity Pension:

123.30

88.00

19.30

82.30

7.70

6.40

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained

the age of 65 years

...

24.00

additional increase where qualified adult has attained

pensionable age

...

17.40

5. Widow's and Widower's (Contributory) Pension and a relevant payment by virtue of section 18(1)(a) of the Social Welfare Act, 1996 :

123.30

21.60

82.30

7.70

6.40

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained

pensionable age

...

21.50

6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

Allowance

...

...

...

91.00

7. Carer's Benefit:

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 82D(1)(b)

applies

...

...

132.70

16.80

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 82D(1)(a)

applies

...

...

199.10

16.80

PART II

Occupational Injuries Benefits — Gratuities and Grant

Description of Grant

Amount

(1)

(2)

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity

...

...

...

...

...

...

10,420

2. Death Benefit

Grant in respect of funeral expenses

...

...

...

...

635

PART III

Disablement Pension

Degree of Disablement

Weekly Rate

(1)

(2)

100 per cent.

...

...

...

...

148.90

90 per cent.

...

...

...

...

134.00

80 per cent.

...

...

...

...

119.10

70 per cent.

...

...

...

...

104.20

60 per cent.

...

...

...

...

89.30

50 per cent.

...

...

...

...

74.50

40 per cent.

...

...

...

...

59.60

30 per cent.

...

...

...

...

44.70

20 per cent.

...

...

...

...

29.80

PART IV

Increases of Disablement Pension

Description of Increase

Weekly Rate

Increase where the person is living alone

(1)

(2)

(3)

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable

of work

...

...

...

...

...

...

118.80

7.70

2. Increase where the person requires constant

attendance

...

...

...

...

...

...

132.70

PART V

Bereavement Grant

Description of Grant

Amount

(1)

(2)

Bereavement Grant

635

”.