Social Welfare Act 2024

Increase in rates of jobseeker’s benefit and jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) relating to certain reckonable weekly earnings, certain reckonable weekly income and certain periods

8. (1) Section 65A(1) (amended by section 9(1) of the Act of 2023) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in paragraphs (a), (d) and (g), by the substitution of “€109.50” for “€104.10” in each place where it occurs,

(b) in paragraphs (b), (e) and (h), by the substitution of “€157.30” for “€149.60” in each place where it occurs, and

(c) in paragraphs (c), (f) and (i), by the substitution of “€191.10” for “€181.70” in each place where it occurs.

(2) Section 66(1A) (amended by section 9(3) of the Act of 2023) of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of “€104.90” for “€99.70”.

(3) Section 68F(1) (amended by section 9(4) of the Act of 2023) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “€109.50” for “€104.10”,

(b) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “€157.30” for “€149.60”, and

(c) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “€191.10” for “€181.70”.

(4) Section 68G(2) (amended by section 9(6) of the Act of 2023) of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of “€104.90” for “€99.70”.

(5) This section comes into operation on 26 December 2024.