Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003

Island allowance— improvements.

6.—(1) The Principal Act is amended—

(a) in section 99, by substituting the following for subsection (6) (inserted by section 15 of the Act of 2001):

“(6) The weekly rate of invalidity pension shall be increased by the amount set out in column (8) of Part I of the Second Schedule where the beneficiary is ordinarily resident on an island.”,

(b) in section 191C(1) (as amended by section 17 of the Act of 2001)—

(i) in paragraph (b), by deleting “and”, and

(ii) by substituting the following for paragraph (c):

“(c) the amount set out in column (6) of that Part where the claimant or beneficiary is living alone, and

(d) the amount set out in column (8) of Part I of the Fourth Schedule where the claimant or beneficiary is ordinarily resident on an island.”,

(c) by substituting the following for Part IV of the Second Schedule (inserted by section 2 of the Act of 2002):

“PART IV

Increases of Disablement Pension

 

Description of Increase

Weekly Rate

Increase where the person is living alone

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

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work     ...     ...     ...

124.80

7.70

12.70

 

2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance     ...     ...

139.70

”,

and

(d) by inserting “12.70” in column (8) at reference 3 of Part I (amended by section 3 of the Act of 2002) of the Fourth Schedule.

(2) This section comes into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to disability allowance on 2 April 2003,

(b) in so far as it relates to invalidity pension on 3 April 2003, and

(c) in so far as it relates to disablement pension on 4 April 2003.