Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
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Increase of injury benefit and disablement pension for qualified adult and qualified children. [1993 s55(1); 1997 s28(4) & Sch F] |
76.—(1) The weekly rate of injury benefit shall be increased by the amount set out in column (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 injury benefit under this subsection in respect of more than one person. | |
| [1993 s55(2); 1994 s32 & Sch F] |
(2) The weekly rate of injury benefit shall be increased by the amount set out in column (4) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 in respect of each qualified child who normally resides with the beneficiary. | |
| [1993 s55(3); 2003 s10(1)(d)] |
(3) Subject to subsection (4), any increase of injury benefit payable under subsection (2) in respect of a qualified child who normally resides with the beneficiary and with the spouse of a beneficiary shall be payable at the rate of one-half of the appropriate amount in any case where the spouse of the beneficiary is not a qualified adult and subsection (2) shall be read and have effect accordingly. | |
| [2003 s10(1)(d)] |
(4) Subsection (3) shall not apply and no increase of injury benefit payable under subsection (2) in respect of a qualified child who normally resides with the beneficiary and with the spouse of a beneficiary shall be payable where the weekly income of that spouse, calculated or estimated in the manner that may be prescribed, exceeds any amount that may be prescribed. | |
| [2003 s10(1)(d)] |
(5) Subsections (1) and (2) shall, for any period for which the beneficiary is entitled to unemployability supplement, apply to a disablement pension as they apply to injury benefit and any increase under subsection (2) in respect of a qualified child who normally resides with the beneficiary and with the spouse of a beneficiary shall be payable at the rate of one-half of the appropriate amount in any case where the spouse of the beneficiary is not a qualified adult and subsection (2) shall be read and have effect accordingly. |