Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993
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Conditions for receipt. |
[1981, s. 108(1)] | |
115.—(1) The contribution conditions for a death grant are— | ||
(a) that before the relevant date the relevant insured person has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 26 contribution weeks since his entry into insurance or since the 1st day of October, 1970, (whichever is the later), and | ||
(b) that either— | ||
(i) the relevant insured person has qualifying contributions, voluntary contributions or credited contributions in respect of not less than 48 contribution weeks in the last complete contribution year before the beginning of the benefit year in which the relevant date occurs, or | ||
(ii) the yearly average in respect of the period commencing at the beginning of the contribution year in which his entry into insurance occurred or the beginning of the contribution year next following the 1st day of October, 1970, (whichever is the later) and ending at the end of the last complete contribution year before the beginning of the benefit year in which the relevant date occurs is not less than 48. | ||
[1981, s. 108(3)] | ||
(2) Regulations may provide for modifications of the contribution conditions for receipt of death grant. | ||
[1981, s. 108(4)] | ||
(3) Subject to subsection (4), regulations may provide for entitling to death grant persons who would be entitled thereto but for the fact that the contribution condition set out in subsection (1)(b) is not satisfied. | ||
[1981, s. 108(5)] | ||
(4) Regulations under subsection (3) shall provide that death grant payable by virtue thereof shall be of an amount less than that specified in Part V of the second Schedule , and the amount specified in the regulations may vary with the extent to which the relevant contribution condition set out in subsection (1)(b) is satisfied. | ||
[1981, s. 108(6)] | ||
(5) Regulations may provide for modifications of the contribution conditions for death grant in the case of a person who was an insured person on the 1st day of October, 1970, and who, during the year subsequent to that date, was absent from the State for any period or was credited with contributions in respect of any period of unemployment, incapacity for work or retirement or is or becomes a voluntary contributor paying contributions at the rate specified in section 22(1)(b)(ii). |