Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981
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CHAPTER 10 Invalidity Pension | ||
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Title to pension. [1952, s. 25C; 1970, s. 6] |
88.—(1) Subject to this Act, a person shall be entitled to invalidity pension if— | |
(a) he is permanently incapable of work, and | ||
(b) he satisfies the contribution conditions in section 89 . | ||
[1974 (No. 2), s. 10] | ||
(2) Subject to section 125 , payment of invalidity pension shall continue to be made for a period of 6 weeks after the date of death of a beneficiary who had an adult dependant. | ||
(3) The conditions under which a person shall be regarded for the purposes of this section as being permanently incapable of work shall be specified by regulations. | ||
(4) Regulations may provide for disqualifying a person for receiving invalidity pension if he fails without good cause to observe any prescribed rules of behaviour. |