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Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Act, 1975

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Number 28 of 1975

SOCIAL WELFARE (SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE ALLOWANCES) ACT, 1975

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Entitlement to supplementary welfare allowance.

3.

Exclusion of persons receiving full-time education.

4.

Exclusion of persons in full-time employment.

5.

Persons affected by trade disputes.

6.

Administration.

7.

Appeals.

8.

Conditions for grant of supplementary welfare allowance.

9.

Calculation of supplementary welfare allowance.

10.

Weekly amounts of supplementary welfare allowance for persons of no means.

11.

Additions to weekly amount of supplementary welfare allowance and other income.

12.

Calculation of means.

13.

Allowances in kind.

14.

Power to make single payment for exceptional need.

15.

Grant of supplementary welfare allowance in cases of urgency.

16.

Liability to maintain dependant.

17.

Recovery of and contributions to supplementary welfare allowance.

18.

Arrangements for burials.

19.

Estimates of income and expenditure in respect of supplementary welfare allowance.

20.

Financing of health board expenditure.

21.

General provisions as to regulations.

22.

Transfers of certain property.

23.

Transfer of certain officers and continuance of certain contracts of service.

24.

Repeal.

25.

Transitional provisions.

26.

Power to remove difficulties.

27.

Expenses.

28.

Short title and commencement.

Acts Referred to

Public Assistance Act, 1939

1939, No. 27

Health Act, 1970

1970, No. 1

Health Authorities Act, 1960

1960, No. 9

Social Welfare Act, 1952

1952, No. 11

Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Act, 1926

1926, No. 39

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Number 28 of 1975

SOCIAL WELFARE (SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE ALLOWANCES) ACT, 1975

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE GRANTING OF SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE ALLOWANCES TO PERSONS OF INSUFFICIENT MEANS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL IN PART OF THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT, 1939 AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH. [17th December, 1975.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: