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Rate of allowance (including increases for qualified adult and qualified children).
[1999 s15]
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215.—(1) Subject to this Chapter, the rate (in this Chapter referred to as “the scheduled rate”) of farm assist shall be the weekly rate set out in column (2) at reference 11 in Part 1 of Schedule 4, increased by—
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(a) the amount set out in column (3) of that Part opposite that reference for any period during which the claimant or beneficiary has a qualified adult, subject to the restriction that, except where regulations otherwise provide, the claimant or beneficiary shall not be entitled for the same period to an increase of the allowance under this subparagraph in respect of more than one person, and
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(b) the appropriate rate set out in column (4) of that Part opposite that reference in respect of each qualified child who normally resides with the claimant or beneficiary.
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(2) Farm assist shall be payable—
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(a) where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary are less than €1, at the scheduled rate,
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(b) where the weekly means are equal to €1, at the scheduled rate reduced by €1, and
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(c) where the weekly means exceed €1, at the scheduled rate, reduced by €1 for each amount (if any) of €1 by which those weekly means exceed €1 but, where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary are equal to or exceed the scheduled rate, no farm assist shall be payable.
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