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Social Welfare Act, 1970

Increase of rates of widows' (non-contributory) pensions.

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

(a) by the substitution for paragraph (b) of subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1969) of the following paragraph:

“(b) (i) where the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated do not exceed two hundred and forty-seven pounds and fifteen shillings, at the rate set forth in Table B to this subsection, and

(ii) where the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated exceed two hundred and forty-seven pounds and fifteen shillings, at the rate at which the pension would be payable if the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated exceeded two hundred and thirty-four pounds and fifteen shillings but did not exceed twohundred and forty-seven pounds and fifteen shillings, less five shillings for each amount (if any) of thirteen pounds by which the said yearly means exceed two hundred and forty-seven pounds and fifteen shillings, any fraction of thirteen pounds being treated for this purpose as thirteen pounds”,

and

(b) the substitution for Table B (inserted by the Act of 1969) of the Table annexed to this subsection.

TABLE B

Weekly Rates of Widows' (Non-Contributory) Pensions

Means of Widow

Widow, no qualified child

Widow, one qualified child

Widow, two qualified children

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

£

s.

£

s.

£

s.

where the yearly means of the widow, as duly calculated:—

are Nil

4

5

5

0

5

15

}

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

exceed Nil but do not exceed £26 5s. 0d.

4

0

4

15

5

10

exceed £26 5s. 0d. but do not exceed £52 10s. 0d.

3

15

4

10

5

5

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

3

10

4

5

5

0

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

3

5

4

0

4

15

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

3

0

3

15

4

10

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

2

15

3

10

4

5

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

2

10

3

5

4

0

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

2

5

3

0

3

15

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

2

0

2

15

3

10

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

1

15

2

10

3

5

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

1

10

2

5

3

0

exceed £182 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £195 15s. 0d.

1

5

2

0

2

15

exceed £195 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £208 15s. 0d.

1

0

1

15

2

10

exceed £208 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £221 15s. 0d.

0

15

1

10

2

5

exceed £221 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £234 15s. 0d.

0

10

1

5

2

0

exceed £234 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £247 15s. 0d.

0

5

1

0

1

15

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 7th day of August, 1970.