Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
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Pre-1953 pension. [2000 s16] |
113.—(1) Notwithstanding this Chapter and regulations made under this Chapter and subject to subsection (2), a pension shall be payable in accordance with this section in the case of a person who— | |
(a) has attained pensionable age, | ||
(b) was an employed contributor under the National Health Insurance Acts 1911 to 1952, and | ||
(c) has paid— | ||
(i) contributions as an employed contributor under the National Health Insurance Acts 1911 to 1952, or | ||
(ii) a combination of those contributions and qualifying contributions, | ||
in respect of not less than 260 contribution weeks since the person first became insured under the National Health Insurance Acts 1911 to 1952. | ||
| [2000 s16] |
(2) Only one pension shall be payable to or in respect of a person under this Chapter. | |
| [2000 s16] |
(3) In taking into account under this section contributions paid by or in respect of an employed contributor under the National Health Insurance Acts 1911 to 1952, every 2 such contributions under those Acts shall be reckoned as 3 contributions paid in respect of 3 contribution weeks, with any odd contribution being reckoned as 2 contributions paid in respect of 2 contribution weeks. | |
| [2000 s16] |
(4) A pension payable in accordance with this section shall be payable at half the rate specified in column (2) at reference 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 . | |
| [2000 s16; 2001 s15(1)(e)(ii)] |
(5) The weekly rate of old age (contributory) pension payable in accordance with this section shall be increased by— | |
(a) half the amount set out in column (3) at reference 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 for any period during which the beneficiary has a qualified adult, subject to the restriction that a beneficiary shall not be entitled for the same period to an increase of pension under this subsection in respect of more than one person, | ||
(b) half the amount set out in column (4) at reference 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 in respect of each qualified child who normally resides with the beneficiary, | ||
(c) the amount set out in column (6) at reference 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 where the beneficiary is living alone, | ||
(d) the amount set out in column (7) at reference 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 where the beneficiary has attained the age of 80 years, and | ||
(e) the amount set out in column (8) at reference 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 where the beneficiary is ordinarily resident on an island. |