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Social Welfare Act, 1997

SCHEDULE A

Section 3 .

“Second Schedule

Rates of Benefits

PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases Thereof

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 167 (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

£

£

£

£

£

£

1. Disability Benefit, Unemployment Benefit, Injury Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit

67.50

40.00

13.20

—

—

—

2. Death Benefit:

(a) pension payable to a widow or widower

89.40

—

17.00

38.80

6.00

—

(b) pension payable to a parent

(i) reduced rate

41.80

—

—

38.80

6.00

—

(ii) maximum rate

89.40

—

—

38.80

6.00

—

(c) pension payable to an orphan

47.90

—

—

—

—

—

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

78.00

51.00

15.20

38.80

6.00

5.00

additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age

—

4.40

—

—

—

—

4. Invalidity Pension:

69.20

45.10

15.20

38.80

6.00

5.00

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 65 years

8.80

—

—

—

—

—

5. Widow's and Widower's (Contributory) Pension and a relevant payment by virtue of section 18 (1)(a) of the Social Welfare Act, 1996

71.10

—

17.00

38.80

6.00

5.00

6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

45.60

—

—

—

—

—

PART II

Occupational Injuries Benefits—Gratuities and Grant

Description of Grant

Amount

(1)

(2)

£

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity

6,380

2. Death Benefit:

      320

Grant in respect of funeral expenses

PART III

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement

Weekly rate

(1)

(2)

£

100   per cent.

91.20

90      ”      ”

82.10

80      ”      ”

73.00

70      ”      ”

63.80

60      ”      ”

54.70

50      ”      ”

45.60

40      ”      ”

36.50

30      ”      ”

27.40

20      ”      ”

18.20

PART IV

Increases of Disablement Pension

Description of Increase

Weekly Rate

(1)

(2)

£

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work

67.50

2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance:

(a) limit of increase except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement

38.80

(b) limit in any other case

74.60

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