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PART 3
Miscellaneous Amendments to Principal Act and Family Courts Act 2024
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Invalidity Pension
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19. The Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in section 113A—
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(i) in subsection (1) by the insertion of “, and subject to subsection (1A),” after “under this Chapter”, and
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(ii) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):
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“(1A) In the case of a person who, on the date of passing of the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2025, has attained pensionable age and is in receipt of a payment under Chapter 17 of this Part, the following shall apply on and after that date:
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(a) invalidity pension shall cease to be payable, and
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(b) State pension (contributory) shall be payable in accordance with this section.”,
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(b) in section 118, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):
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“(1) Subject to this Act, a person shall be entitled to invalidity pension where he or she—
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(a) is under pensionable age,
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(b) is permanently incapable of working in insurable employment or insurable self-employment, and the reason for which incapacity is as a direct result of the person concerned being incapable of work and for no other reason,
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(c) would be available to work in insurable employment or insurable self-employment were it not for this incapacity, and
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(d) satisfies the contribution conditions in section 119.”,
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(c) in section 122, by the deletion of subsection (5), and
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(d) in Part 1 of Schedule 2, by the substitution of the following reference for reference 4:
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“
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Invalidity Pension:
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249.50
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178.30
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50.00
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62.00
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22.00
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20.00
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additional increase where a qualified adult has attained pensionable age before 2 January 2014
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81.10
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”.
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