Social Welfare Act, 1994

PART II

Increases

Social insurance benefits (new rates).

3.—(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for Parts I to IV of the Second Schedule thereto of the Parts set out in Schedule A to this Act.

(2) This section shall come into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to unemployment benefit, on the 21st day of July, 1994,

(b) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, injury benefit, disablement gratuity and disablement pension, on the 25th day of July, 1994,

(c) in so far as it relates to retirement pension, invalidity pension and deserted wife's benefit, on the 28th day of July, 1994, and

(d) in so far as it relates to death benefit under section 60, 61 or 62 of the Principal Act, old age (contributory) pension, survivor's benefit, widow's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance, on the 29th day of July, 1994.