Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
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Rate of allowance and increases for qualified children. [1996 s17(1)] |
174.—(1) The rate (in this section referred to as “the scheduled rate”) of one-parent family payment shall be the weekly rate set out in column (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 increased by the appropriate amount set out in column (4) of that Part in respect of each qualified child who normally resides with the beneficiary. | |
| [1996 s17(1); 2001 s37(1)] |
(2) (a) A one-parent family payment shall be payable— | |
(i) where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary do not exceed €7.60, at the scheduled rate, and | ||
(ii) subject to paragraph (b), where the weekly means exceed €7.60, at the scheduled rate reduced by €2.50 for each amount (if any) of €2.50 by which those weekly means exceed €7.60, any fraction of €2.50 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as €2.50. | ||
(b) Where the rate calculated under paragraph (a)(ii) at which, but for this paragraph, the one-parent family payment would be payable is less than €2.50, the payment shall not be payable. | ||
| [1996 s17(1)] |
(3) The weekly rate of one-parent family payment shall be increased by the amount set out in column (7) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 where the beneficiary has attained the age of 80 years. | |
| [2001 s15(1)(k)] |
(4) The weekly rate of one-parent family payment shall be increased by the amount set out in column (8) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 where the beneficiary has attained pensionable age and is ordinarily resident on an island. |