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Number 6 of 1976

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1976

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1.	Definitions.
2.	Old age pensions (new rates).
3.	Unemployment assistance (new rates).
4.	Amendment of section 8 of Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965.
5.	Widows' (non-contributory) pensions, deserted wife's allowance, social assistance allowance for unmarried mothers and prisoner's wife's allowance (new rates).
6.	Orphans' (non-contributory) pensions (new rates).
7.	Single woman's allowance (new rates).
8.	Old age (care) allowance (new rate).
9.	Social insurance benefits (new rates).
10.	Increase of certain rates of unemployment benefit.
11.	Extension of period of unemployment benefit.
12.	Amendments of Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) Act, 1973.
13.	Employment contributions (new rates).
14.	Voluntary contributions (new rates).
15.	Voluntary contributions (new rates for certain persons).
16.	Occupational injuries benefits (new rates and contributions).
17.	Amendment of section 26 of Act of 1952 (additional benefit for adult dependants).
18.	Amendment of section 27 of Act of 1952 (increases of benefit—qualified children).
19.	Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1935 (rates of widows' (non-contriburory) pensions).
20.	Short title, construction and collective citation.

Acts Referred to
Social Welfare Act, 1952	1952, No. 11
Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966	1966, No. 16
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967	1967, No. 18
Social Welfare Act, 1975	1975, No. 1
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969	1969, No. 19
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965	1965, No. 20
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962	1962, No. 17
Social Welfare Act, 1973	1973, No. 10
Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974	1974, No. 14
Social Welfare Act, 1970	1970, No. 12
Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) Act, 1973	1973, No. 2
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963	1963, No. 26
Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933	1933, No. 46
Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935	1935, No. 29

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Number 6 of 1976

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1976

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE OLD AGE PENSIONS ACTS, 1908 TO 1975, THE UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACTS, 1933 TO 1975, THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS ACTS, 1935 TO 1975 AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, 1952 TO 1975. [29th March, 1976]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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