Social Welfare Act 2024

Maternity benefit – new rate

4. (1) Section 49(1) (amended by section 4 of the Act of 2023) of the Principal Act is amended, in paragraph (b), by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (ii):

“(ii) €289.”.

(2) This section comes into operation on 6 January 2025.