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Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974

Social insurance benefits (new rates).

12.—(1) The Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for Part I (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the following:

“PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and of Increases Thereof

Description of benefit

Weekly Rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)

Increase for adult dependant under section 26 (4) (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

£

£

£

£

£

1. Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:

(a) in the case of persons over the age of eighteen—

(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband

7·75

5·05

2·20

1·80

—

(ii) for any other married woman

6·55

—

—

—

—

(b) in the case of persons under the age of eighteen—

(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant

7·75

5·05

2·20

1·80

—

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

6·55

—

—

—

—

2. Invalidity Pension:

(a) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband

7·75

5·05

2·20

1·80

4·15

(b) for any other married woman

6·55

—

—

—

4·15

3. Maternity Allowance

7·75

—

—

—

—

4. Widow's (Contributory) Pension:

(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty

7·80

—

2·55

2·55

4·15

(b) in any other case

8·40

—

2·55

2·55

4·15

5. Deserted Wife's Benefit

7·80

—

2·55

2·55

4·15

6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

5·70

—

—

—

—

7. Retirement Pension and Old Age (Contributory) Pension:

(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty

8·50

5·50

2·20

1·80

4·15

(b) in any other case

9·10

5·50

2·20

1·80

4·15

(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age

—

1·00

—

—

—

”

(2) This section shall come into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit and maternity allowance, on the 1st day of July, 1974,

(b) in so far as it relates to deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension and retirement pension, on the 4th day of July, 1974, and

(c) in so far as it relates to any other benefit, on the 5th day of July, 1974.