Social Welfare Act 2016

SCHEDULE 1

Social Insurance Benefits (New Rates) - Substitution of Parts 1 to 4 of Schedule 2

Section 21

“Part 1

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases

Description of benefit

(1)

Weekly rate

(2)

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

(3)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

(4)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 183 (where payable)

(5)

Increase where the person is living alone (where payable)

(6)

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

(7)

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

(8)

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

193.00

128.10

29.80

-

-

-

-

2. Death Benefit:

(a) pension payable to a widow, widower or surviving civil partner (section 81)

223.50

-

29.80

143.00

9.00

10.00

12.70

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

19.20

-

-

-

-

-

-

(b) pension payable to a parent:

(i) reduced rate

108.00

-

-

143.00

9.00

-

-

(ii) maximum rate

223.50

-

-

143.00

9.00

-

-

(c) pension payable to an orphan

179.80

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. State Pension (Contributory):

238.30

158.80

29.80

143.00

9.00

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

-

54.70

-

-

-

-

-

3A. State Pension (Transition):

230.30

153.50

29.80

143.00

9.00

10.00

12.70

additional increase where a qualified adult has attained pensionable age before 2 January 2014

-

52.80

-

-

-

-

-

4. Invalidity Pension:

198.50

141.70

29.80

143.00

9.00

10.00

12.70

additional increase where a qualified adult has attained pensionable age before 2 January 2014

-

71.80

-

-

-

-

-

5. Widow’s (Contributory) Pension, Widower’s (Contributory) Pension and Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of ‘relevant payment’ in section 178(1):

198.50

-

29.80

143.00

9.00

10.00

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age

39.80

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)

176.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

7. Carer’s Benefit:

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

210.00

-

29.80

-

-

-

-

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

315.00

-

29.80

-

-

-

-

Part 2

Occupational Injuries Benefits - Gratuities and Grant

Description of Grant

(1)

Amount

(2)

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity

15,670

2. Death Benefit

850

Part 3

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement

(1)

Weekly rate

(2)

100 per cent

224.00

90 per cent

201.60

80 per cent

179.20

70 per cent

156.80

60 per cent

134.40

50 per cent

112.00

40 per cent

89.60

30 per cent

67.20

20 per cent

44.80

Part 4

Increases of Disablement Pension

Description of Increase

(1)

Weekly Rate

(2)

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

(3)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

(4)

Increase where the person is living alone (where payable)

(5)

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

(6)

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work

193.00

128.10

29.80

9.00

12.70

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 66 years

19.30

-

-

-

-

additional increase where the qualified adult has attained the age of 66 years

-

12.80

-

-

-

2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance

210.00

-

-

-

-

. ”.