Social Welfare Act, 1971

Increase of rates of unemployment assistance.

3.—(1) In the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933 , for the Schedule thereto (inserted by the Act of 1970) there is hereby substituted the Schedule to this subsection.

SCHEDULE

RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE

Classes of persons to whom the rates of unemployment assistance set out in this Schedule are applicable

Weekly rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any urban area

Weekly rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any other place

Person without a dependant

£3·95

£3·65

Person with an adult dependant

£7·05

£6·65

Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant

£7·80

£7·40

Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants

£8·55

plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 50p for each child dependant in excess of two.

£8·15

plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 50p for each child dependant in excess of two.

Person with one child dependant

£4·85

£4·55

Person with two or more child dependants

£5·60

plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 50p for each child dependant in excess of two.

£5·30

plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 50p for each child dependant in excess of two.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 28th day of July, 1971.