Social Welfare Act, 1987

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Number 2 of 1987

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1987

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1.	Definitions.
2.	Social insurance benefits (new rates).
3.	Social assistance payments (new rates).
4.	Family income supplement.
5.	Pay-related social insurance contributions (increase in earnings ceiling).
6.	Exemption from payment of contributions, etc.
7.	Rate of pay-related benefit.
8.	Increase in contribution weeks necessary for entitlement to certain benefits, etc.
9.	Calculation of amounts payable on basis of daily rates for certain benefits.
10.	Amendment of section 76 of Principal Act (regulations).
11.	Participation in certain schemes not to affect subsequent entitlement to unemployment benefit or assistance.
12.	Repeals.
13.	Short title, construction and collective citation.

Acts Referred to
Health Contributions Act, 1979	1979, No. 4
Protection of Employees (Employers Insolvency) Act, 1984	1984, No. 21
Redundancy Payments Act, 1967	1967, No. 21
Redundancy Payments Act, 1979	1979, No. 7
Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981	1981, No. 1
Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1981	1981, No. 3
Social Welfare Act, 1982	1982, No. 2
Social Welfare Act, 1983	1983, No. 6
Social Welfare Act, 1984	1984, No. 5
Social Welfare Act, 1985	1985, No. 5
Social Welfare Act, 1986	1986, No. 8
Youth Employment Agency Act, 1981	1981, No. 32

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Number 2 of 1987

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1987

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, 1981 TO 1986. [4th April, 1987]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: