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Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963

Amendment of Third Schedule to Act of 1952.

15.—(1) The Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for Part I (inserted by the Act of 1962) of the following Part:

“PART I.

Rates of Periodical Benefits and of Increases thereof.

Description of benefit

Weekly Rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

shillings

shillings

shillings

shillings

1. Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:

(a) in the case of persons over the age of eighteen—

(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband

42 1/2

30

13

8

(ii) for any other married woman

32 1/2

—

—

—

(b) in the case of persons under the age of eighteen—

where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant

42 1/2

30

13

8

where the person is not so entitled

32 1/2

—

—

—

2. Maternity Allowance

45

—

—

—

3. Widow's (contributory) Pension:

where the widow is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children

45

—

13

8

where the widow is not so entitled

42 1/2

—

—

—

4. Orphan's (contributory) Allowance

25

—

—

—

5. Old Age (contributory) Pension

50

37 1/2

—

—

”

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall, in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit and maternity allowance under the Act of 1952, come into operation on the 6th day of January, 1964, and shall, in so far as it relates to widow's (contributory) pension, orphan's (contributory) allowance and old age (contributory) pension under the Act of 1952, come into operation on the 3rd day of January, 1964.