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Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993

FOURTH SCHEDULE

RATES OF ASSISTANCE

PART I

Rates of Periodical Social Assistance and Increases Thereof

Description of assistance

Weekly rate or amount

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

£

£

£

£

£

£

1. Unemployment Assistance:

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 121 (1) (a) applies

59.20

35.50

12.80

–

–

–

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 121 (1) (b) applies

55.60

35.50

12.80

–

–

–

2. Pre-Retirement Allowance

59.20

35.50

12.80

–

–

–

3. Old Age (non-contributory) Pension and Bund Pension

59.20

–

12.80

32.90

4.70

4.60

4. Widow's (Non-Contributory) Pension, Deserted Wife's Allowance and Prisoner's Wife's Allowance

59.20

–

–

32.90

4.70

4.60

5. Lone Parent's Allowance

59.20

–

14.90

–

4.70

4.60

6. Carer's Allowance

59.20

–

12.80

–

–

–

7. Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pension

39.20

–

–

–

–

–

8. Supplementary Welfare Allowance

55.60

35.50

12.80

–

–

–

PART II

Increase of Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension and Blind Pension for One of a Couple

Section 137 .

Means of claimant or pensioner

Weekly rate of increase

£

Where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner do not exceed £6

35.50

exceed £6 but do not exceed £8

34.50

exceed £8 but do not exceed £10

33.50

exceed £10 but do not exceed £12

32.50

exceed £12 but do not exceed £14

31.50

exceed £14 but do not exceed £16

30.50

exceed £16 but do not exceed £18

29.50

exceed £18 but do not exceed £20

28.50

exceed £20 but do not exceed £22

27.50

exceed £22 but do not exceed £24

26.50

exceed £24 but do not exceed £26

25.50

exceed £26 but do not exceed £28

24.50

exceed £28 but do not exceed £30

23.50

exceed £30 but do not exceed £32

22.50

exceed £32 but do not exceed £34

21.50

exceed £34 but do not exceed £36

20.50

exceed £36 but do not exceed £38

19.50

exceed £38 but do not exceed £40

18.50

exceed £40 but do not exceed £42

17.50

exceed £42 but do not exceed £44

16.50

exceed £44 but do not exceed £46

15.50

exceed £46 but do not exceed £48

14.50

exceed £48 but do not exceed £50

13.50

exceed £50 but do not exceed £52

12.50

exceed £52 but do not exceed £54

11.50

exceed £54 but do not exceed £56

10.50

exceed £56 but do not exceed £58

9.50

exceed £58 but do not exceed £60

8.50

exceed £60 but do not exceed £62

7.50

exceed £62

Nil

PART III

Amounts of Child Benefit

Section 194 .

[1993, s. 5(1)]

Amount for each of first three children

Amount for each child in excess of three

(1)

(2)

£20.00

£23.00