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Social Welfare Act, 1977

Increase of certain rates of unemployment benefit.

15.—(1) Section 5 (2) of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967 is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table thereto (inserted by the Act of 1976) of the Table to this section.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1977.

TABLE

Class of Person

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)

£

£

£

£

Person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant

10·35

—

3·15

2·40

Any other person

10·20

7·40

3·15

2·40