Social Welfare Act, 1984

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SCHEDULE A

“Second Schedule

Rates of Benefits

PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases Thereof

Description of benefit	Weekly rate	Increase for adult dependant (where payable)	Increase for first qualified child (where payable)	Increase for second qualified child (where payable)	Increase for each of third, fourth and fifth qualified children (where payable)	Increase for each qualified child in excess of five (where payable)	Increase for prescribed relative under section 50 (11), 51 (2), 81 (3), 86 (3), 91 (3), 95 (2) or 103 (12) (where payable)	Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(4a)	(5)	(5a)	(6)	(7)
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
1. (A) Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:
(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—
(i) for a man, single woman or widow married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or a married woman entitled to an increase for qualified child or qualified children or for a husband	37.25	24.15	8.85	9.90	8.20	6.55	—	—
(ii) for any other married woman	32.75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—
(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant	37.25	24.15	8.85	9.90	8.20	6.55	—	—
(ii) where the person is not so entiled	32.75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
(B) Reduced rates of Unemployment Benefit:
(a) person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant	31.25	—	7.70	8.75	6.85	5.45	—	—
(b) any other person	30.90	22.30	7.70	8.75	6.85	5.45	—	—
2. Maternity Allowance	37.25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3. Injury Benefit:
(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—
(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband	51.25	24.15	8.85	9.90	8.20	6.55	—	—
(ii) for any other married woman	40.55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—
(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant	51.25	24.15	8.85	9.90	8.20	6.55	—	—
(ii) where the person is not so entitled	40.55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4. Death Benefit:
(a) pension payable to a widow (section 50 (2)) or widower (section 50 (6))
(i) aged under 66 years	55.05	—	11.65	12.80	12.80	11.05	—	—
(ii) aged over 66 years	56.25	—	11.95	12.95	12.95	11.30	23.10	3.20
(b) pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a married person, where the parent is—
(i) aged under 66 years	24.55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
(ii) aged over 66 years	25.05	—	—	—	—	—	23.10	3.20
(c) pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a widower, a widow or a single person—
(i) where the parent is the father and was, at the death of the deceased, incapable of self-support by reason of some physical or mental infirmity and likely to remain permanently so incapable and is—
(a) aged under 66 years	55.05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
(b) aged over 66 years	56.25	—	—	—	—	—	23.10	3.20
(ii) where the parent is the mother, having been, at the death of the deceased, a widow or having thereafter become a widow and is—
(a) aged under 66 years	55.05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
(b) aged over 66 years	56.25	—	—	—	—	—	23.10	3.20
(iii) where the parent is the mother, not being a widow, and a pension at the rate set out at (i) above is not payable to her husband and she is—
(a) aged under 66 years	55.05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
(b) aged over 66 years	56.25	—	—	—	—	—	23.10	3.20
(iv) in any other case where the parent is—
(a) aged under 66 years	24.55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
(b) aged over 66 years	25.05	—	—	—	—	—	23.10	3.20
(d) pension payable to an orphan	29.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:
(a) in the case of persons under the age of 80 years	48.25	30.80	9.95	11.00	9.15	7.50	23.10	3.20
(b) in any other case	51.55	30.80	9.95	11.00	9.15	7.50	23.10	3.20
(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age	—	5.20	—	—	—	—	—	—
6. Invalidity Pension:
(a) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband, where the person is—
(i) aged under 66 years	42.55	27.60	9.80	10.80	8.95	7.30	23.10	—
(ii) aged over 66 years	43.40	28.15	9.95	11.00	9.15	7.50	23.10	3.20
(b) for any other married woman
(i) aged under 66 years	37.45	—	—	—	—	—	23.10	—
(ii) aged over 66 years	38.10	—	—	—	—	—	23.10	3.20
7. Widow's (Contributory) Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit in the case of persons:
(a) aged under 66 years	43.45	—	11.65	12.80	12.80	11.05	—	—
(b) aged between 66 and 80 years	44.30	—	11.95	12.95	12.95	11.30	23.10	3.20
(c) aged over 80 years	47.30	—	11.95	12.95	12.95	11.30	23.10	3.20
8. Ophan's (Contributrory) Allowance	27.45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

PART II

Occupational Injuries Benefits—Gratuities and Grant

	£
1. Disablement Benefit:
Maximum gratuity in the case of persons—
(i) aged under 66 years	3,940
(ii) aged over 66 years	4,020
2. Death Benefit:
(i) Widower's gratuity in the case of persons—
(a) aged under 66 years	2,870
(b) aged over 66 years	2,930
(ii) Grant in respect of funeral expenses	220

PART III

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement			Weekly rate (persons over the age of 18 years)		Weekly rate (persons under the age of 18 years and certain married women)
(1)			(2)		(3)
(1)			Persons under the age of 66 years	Persons over the age of 66 years	Persons under the age of 18 years and certain married women under the age of 66 years	Certain married women over the age of 66 years
			£	£	£	£
100	per	cent	56.80	58.00	45.00	45.90
90	”	”	51.12	52.20	40.50	41.31
80	”	”	45.44	46.40	36.00	36.72
70	”	”	39.76	40.60	31.50	32.13
60	”	”	34.08	34.80	27.00	27.54
50	”	”	28.40	29.00	22.50	22.95
40	”	”	22.72	23.20	18.00	18.36
30	”	”	17.04	17.40	13.50	13.77
20	”	”	11.36	11.60	9.00	9.18

PART IV

Increases of Disablement Pension

	£
1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work:
(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—
(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband, where the person is—
(a) aged under 66 years	37.25
(b) aged over 66 years	38.00
(ii) for any other married woman—
(a) aged under 66 years	32.75
(b) aged over 66 years	33.45
(b) in the case of person under the age of 18 years—
(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependent	37.25
(ii) where the person is not so entitled	32.75
2. Increase where the beneficiary requires constant attendance:
(a) limit of increase except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement where the person is—
(i) aged under 66 years	22.70
(ii) aged over 66 years	23.10
(b) limit in any case where the person is—
(i) aged under 66 years	45.40
(ii) aged over 66 years	46.20

PART V

Reduced Rates of Injury Benefit and Disablement Pension

	£
(a) In the case of persons over the age of 18 years—
(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband where the person is—
(a) aged under 66 years	11.36
(b) aged over 66 years	11.60
(ii) for any other married woman—
(a) aged under 66 years	9.00
(b) aged over 66 years	9.18
(b) In the case of persons under the age of 18 years—
(i) where the person in entitled to an increase for a qualified child or for a adult dependant or, if a disablement pension is payable, would be so entitled if injury benefit rather than disablement pension was payable	11.36
(ii) where the person is not, or would not be, so entitled	9.00

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Social Welfare Act, 1984 Permanent Page URL

Social Welfare Act, 1984

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