Social Welfare Act, 1971

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

6.—(1) For the Table to section 25 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935, there is hereby inserted the Table to this subsection.

TABLE

Weekly Rates of Orphans' (Non-contributory) Pensions

Means of orphan

Weekly rates

£

Where the yearly means of the orphan as duly calculated—

do not exceed £23·40

2·50

exceed £23·40 but do not exceed £46·80

2·05

exceed £46·80 but do not exceed £70·20

1·60

exceed £70·20 but do not exceed £93·60

1·15

exceed £93·60 but do not exceed £117·00

0·70

exceed £117·00

No pension

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 6th day of August, 1971.