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Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963

Rates of widows' (non-contributory) pensions.

4.—(1) Section 20 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution of “eight shillings and sixpence” for “six shillings” in subparagraph (i) and subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) (inserted by the Act of 1962) of subsection (1),

(b) the substitution for subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) (inserted by the Act of 1962) of the said subsection (1) of the following subparagraphs:

“(ii) being children, grand-children or step-children of the husband or of the widow, became normally resident with her subsequent to the death of the husband, or

(iii) were adopted by the widow pursuant to the provisions of the Adoption Act, 1952 , subsequent to the death of the husband.”

(c) the substitution for subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of the following subparagraphs:

“(ii) being a child, grand-child or step-child of the husband or of the widow, became normally resident with her subsequent to the death of the husband, or

(iii) was adopted by the widow pursuant to the provisions of the Adoption Act, 1952 , subsequent to the death of the husband.”,

(d) the substitution for subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of the following subparagraphs:

“(ii) being children, grand-children or step-children of the husband or of the widow, became normally resident with her subsequent to the death of the husband, or

(iii) were adopted by the widow pursuant to the provisions of the Adoption Act, 1952 , subsequent to the death of the husband.”, and

(e) the substitution for Table B of the following Table:

“TABLE B.

Weekly Rates of Widows' (Non-Contributory) Pensions.

Weekly Rates

Means of Widow

Widow, no qualified child

Widow, one qualified child

Widow, two or more qualified children

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

Where the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated—

do not exceed £52 10s. 0d.

33

6

43

6

53

6

}

Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.

exceed £52 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £65 10s. 0d.

28

6

38

6

48

6

exceed £65 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £78 10s. 0d.

23

6

33

6

43

6

exceed £78 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £104 15s. 0d.

18

6

28

6

38

6

exceed £104 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £117 15s. 0d.

13

6

23

6

33

6

exceed £117 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £130 15s. 0d.

8

6

18

6

28

6

exceed £130 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £143 15s. 0d.

no pension

13

6

23

6

exceed £143 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £156 15s. 0d.

no pension

8

6

18

6

exceed £156 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £169 15s. 0d.

no pension

no pension

13

6

exceed £169 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £182 15s. 0d.

no pension

no pension

8

6

”

(2) Subsection 1 of this section shall come into operation on the 1st day of November, 1963.