Social Welfare Act, 1952
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Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions. |
28.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, regulations may provide for entitling to disability benefit, unemployment benefit or marriage benefit persons who would be entitled thereto but for the fact that the relevant contribution conditions are not satisfied as respects the number of contributions paid or credited in a contribution year. | |
(2) Regulations for the purposes of this section shall provide that benefit payable by virtue thereof shall be payable at a rate, or shall be of an amount, less than that specified in the Third Schedule to this Act, and the rate or amount specified by the regulations may vary with the extent to which the contribution conditions are satisfied, but any increase of benefit in respect of a qualified child shall be the same as if the relevant contribution conditions had been fully satisfied. | ||
Miscellaneous Provisions as to Benefit. |