Social Welfare Act, 1977

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Number 3 of 1977

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1977

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1.	Definitions.
2.	Old age pensions (new rates, including special increase for pensioners living alone).
3.	Increase of earnings disregarded in the case of blind persons under Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1977.
4.	Unemployment assistance (new rates).
5.	Unemployment assistance (modification of Act of 1965).
6.	Unemployment assistance (improvement in qualifying conditions for certain applicants).
7.	Unemployment assistance (extension of meaning of term “adult dependant” and removal of certain disqualifications).
8.	Widows' (non-contributory) pensions, deserted wife's allowance, social assistance allowance for unmarried mothers and prisoner's wife's allowance (new rates).
9.	Orphan's (non-contributory) pensions (new rates).
10.	Children's allowances (new rates).
11.	Single woman's allowance (new rates).
12.	Old age (care) allowance (new rates).
13.	Reduction of qualifying age for pension purposes.
14.	Social insurance benefits (new rates, including special increase for pensioners living alone).
15.	Increase of certain rates of unemployment benefit.
16.	Extension of meaning of term “adult dependant” in the case of certain benefits.
17.	Employment contributions (new rates).
18.	Voluntary contributions (new rates).
19.	Occupational injuries benefits (new rates).
20.	Occupational injuries (special increase for pensioners living alone).
21.	Occupational injuries (extension of meaning of term “adult dependant”).
22.	Reciprocal arrangements.
23.	Short title, construction and collective citation.

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Number 3 of 1977

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1977

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE OLD AGE PENSIONS ACTS, 1908 TO 1976, THE UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACTS, 1933 TO 1976, THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS ACTS, 1935 TO 1976, THE SOCIAL WELFARE (CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCES) ACTS, 1944 TO 1976, AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, 1952 TO 1976. [21st March, 1977]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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