Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

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Rate of allowance.

[1993 s165(1); 2001 s15(1)]

181.—(1) Subject to this Act, the rate (in this Chapter referred to as “the scheduled rate”) of carer's allowance shall be—

(a) in the case of a person who is a carer of more than one relevant person, the weekly rate set out in column (2) at reference 8(a) in Part 1 of Schedule 4 , and

(b) in any other case, the weekly rate set out in column (2) at reference 8(b) in Part 1 of Schedule 4 ,

increased by—

(i) the appropriate amount set out in column (4) of that Part opposite that reference in respect of each qualified child who normally resides with the beneficiary, and

(ii) the amount set out in column (8) of that Part opposite that reference where the beneficiary has attained pensionable age and is ordinarily resident on an island.

(2) (a) A carer's allowance shall be payable where—

(i) the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary do not exceed €7.60, at the scheduled rate, and

(ii) subject to paragraph (b), 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 carer's allowance would be payable is less than €2.50, the allowance shall not be payable.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), where, immediately before 1 November 1990, a prescribed relative allowance was being paid to or in respect of a claimant for a carer's allowance, the carer's allowance shall be paid at a weekly rate corresponding to the rate of prescribed relative allowance specified in column (5) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 , unless the weekly rate of carer's allowance as calculated in accordance with subsection (2) payable to that claimant is greater than that specified rate, in which case the greater amount shall be paid.

(4) Any increase in carer's allowance payable under subsection (1) in respect of a qualified child who normally resides with a beneficiary and with the spouse of a beneficiary shall be payable at one-half of the appropriate amount.