S.I. No. 281/1982 - Social Welfare (Temporary Provisions) Regulations, 1982.
S.I. No. 281 of 1982. | ||
SOCIAL WELFARE (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) REGULATIONS, 1982. | ||
The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 and 73 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981) and section 308 of the said Act as amended by section 9 of the Social Welfare Act, 1982 (No. 2 of 1982), hereby makes the following Regulations:— 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Temporary Provisions) Regulations, 1982. 2. Where a person is or becomes entitled to payment of any of the following pensions, benefits or allowances under the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 — | ||
( a ) disablement pension, | ||
( b ) death benefit by way of pension, | ||
( c ) old age (contributory) pension, | ||
( d ) retirement pension, | ||
( e ) survivor's benefit under section 87, | ||
( f ) invalidity pension, | ||
( g ) deserted wife's benefit, | ||
( h ) widow's (contributory) pension, | ||
( i ) orphan's (contributory) allowance, | ||
( j ) old age pension, | ||
( k ) blind pension, | ||
( l ) widow's (non-contributory) pension, | ||
( m ) orphan's (non-contributory) pension, | ||
( n ) deserted wife's allowance, | ||
( o ) prisoner's wife's allowance, | ||
( p ) social assistance allowance, | ||
in respect of the week commencing on— | ||
(i) the 2nd day of September, 1982 in the case of a pension, benefit or allowance mentioned at paragraph (d), (f), (g), (n), (o) or (p) of this article, or | ||
(ii) the 3rd day of September, 1982 in the case of a pension, benefit or allowance mentioned at paragraph (a), (b), (c), (e), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l) or (m) of this article, | ||
and such payment includes an amount in respect of a child or children, any such payment shall be increased by a sum equal to that amount. 3. Where a person is or becomes entitled to payment of any of the following benefits, assistance or allowance under the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 — | ||
( a ) disability benefit, | ||
( b ) unemployment benefit, | ||
( c ) injury benefit, | ||
( d ) unemployment assistance, | ||
( e ) supplementary welfare allowance, | ||
in respect of any day in the week beginning on the 6th day of September, 1982 or in respect of a continuous period of up to 6 days, excluding Sunday, which includes at least one day in that week, and such payment includes an amount in respect of a child or children, any such payment shall be increased by a sum equal to that amount. 4. In determining the amount of pay-related benefit payable in any case no account shall be taken of any payment to which a person is entitled under the provisions of article 3 of these Regulations. | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this | ||
25th day of August 1982. | ||
MICHAEL WOODS, | ||
Minister for Social Welfare. | ||
The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Regulations. | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 25th | ||
day of August 1982. | ||
RAY MacSHARRY, | ||
Minister for Finance. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||
These Regulations provide for a double week's payment in September, 1982 for the child dependants of weekly social welfare recipients. | ||
The Regulations provide for payment, in a specified week in September, 1982 of double the amount of the allowance for each child of those in receipt of old age contributory and non-contributory pensions, retirement pension, invalidity pension, deserted wife's benefit, widow's contributory and non-contributory pensions, orphan's contributory and non-contributory pensions, blind pension, deserted wife's allowance, prisoner's wife's allowance, social assistance allowance, disability benefit, unemployment benefit and assistance, injury benefit, disablement pension or supplementary welfare allowance. |