Social Welfare Act 2021

SCHEDULE 1

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

Section 19

“Part 1

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child aged under 12 years (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child aged 12 years and over (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)

Increase

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

1. Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit (self-employed), Injury Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit

208.00

138.00

40.00

48.00

-

-

-

2. Death Benefit:

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

238.50

-

40.00

48.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(ii) maximum rate

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(c) pension payable to an orphan

194.80

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. State Pension (Contributory):

253.30

168.70

40.00

48.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

-

58.30

-

-

-

-

-

3A. State Pension (Transition):

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. Invalidity Pension:

213.50

152.50

40.00

48.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

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

-

74.50

-

-

-

-

-

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):

213.50

-

40.00

48.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age

39.80

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)

191.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

7. Carer’s Benefit:

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

225.00

-

40.00

48.00

-

-

-

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

337.50

-

40.00

48.00

-

-

-

Part 2

Occupational Injuries Benefits - Gratuities and Grant

Description of Grant

(1)

Amount

(2)

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity

16,720

2. Death Benefit

850

Part 3

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement

(1)

Weekly rate

(2)

100 per cent

239.00

90 per cent

215.10

80 per cent

191.20

70 per cent

167.30

60 per cent

143.40

50 per cent

119.50

40 per cent

95.60

30 per cent

71.70

20 per cent

47.80

Part 4

Increases of Disablement Pension

Description of Increase

Weekly Rate

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child aged under 12 years (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child aged 12 years and over (where payable)

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)

(5)

(6)

(7)

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work

208.00

138.00

40.00

48.00

22.00

20.00

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

225.00

-

-

-

-

-

”.