Social Welfare And Pensions (No. 2) Act 2009

SCHEDULE 1

Section 3 .

“PART 1

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

Increase

for qualified adult (where payable)

Increase

for each qualified child (where payable)

Increase for pre-scribed relative under section 183 (where payable)

Increase

where the person is living alone

(where payable)

Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)

Increase

where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

1. Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit, Injury Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit

196.00

130.10

29.80

2. Death Benefit:

(a) pension payable to a widow or widower (section 81)

226.50

29.80

143.00

7.70

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a widow or widower (under section 81) who has attained pensionable age

8.20

(b) pension payable to a parent:

(i) reduced rate

109.50

143.00

7.70

(ii) maximum rate

226.50

143.00

7.70

(c) pension payable to an orphan

172.80

3. State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Transition):

230.30

153.50

29.80

143.00

7.70

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

52.80

4. Invalidity Pension:

201.50

143.80

29.80

143.00

7.70

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 65 years

28.80

additional increase where qualified adult has attained pensionable age

62.50

5. Widow’s (Contributory) Pension and Widower’s (Contributory) Pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of ‘relevant payment’ in section 178:

201.50

29.80

143.00

7.70

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age

28.80

6. Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)

169.00

7. Carer’s Benefit:

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 102(1)(b) applies

213.00

29.80

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 102(1)(a) applies

319.50

29.80

PART 2

Occupational Injuries Benefits — Gratuities and Grant

Description of Grant

Amount

(1)

(2)

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity

15,880

2. Death Benefit

850

PART 3

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement

Weekly rate

(1)

(2)

100 per cent... ... ... ...

227.00

90 per cent... ... ... ...

204.30

80 per cent... ... ... ...

181.60

70 per cent... ... ... ...

158.90

60 per cent... ... ... ...

136.20

50 per cent... ... ... ...

113.50

40 per cent... ... ... ...

90.80

30 per cent... ... ... ...

68.10

20 per cent... ... ... ...

45.40

PART 4

Increases of Disablement Pension

Description of increase

Weekly rate

Increase where the person is living alone

Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work

196.00

7.70

12.70

2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance

213.00

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