Social Welfare Act 2003

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Number 41 of 2003

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT 2003

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1.	Definitions.
2.	Social insurance benefits (new rates).
3.	Social assistance payments (new rates).
4.	Family income supplement (new weekly rates).
5.	Employment contributions (amendment to earnings ceiling).
6.	Optional contributions (amendment to income ceiling).
7.	Widowed parent grant — amount of grant.
8.	Disability benefit and unemployment benefit — amendments to linking provisions.
9.	Disability benefit, health and safety benefit and unemployment benefit — amendments to conditions for receipt.
10.	Increase for qualified child — amendments.
11.	Unemployment benefit — amendment to duration of payment.
12.	Supplementary welfare allowance — amendment to conditions of entitlement.
13.	Employment contributions — amendment.
14.	Amendment of Health Contributions Act 1979.
15.	Amendment of National Training Fund Act 2000.
16.	Short title and construction.

Acts Referred to
Finance Act 2003	2003, No. 3
Health Contributions Act 1979	1979, No. 4
National Training Fund Act 2000	2000, No. 41
Social Welfare Act 1996	1996, No. 7
Social Welfare Act 1997	1997, No. 10
Social Welfare Act 2002	2002, No. 31
Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1993	1993, No. 5
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002	2002, No. 8
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003	2003, No. 4
Taxes Consolidation Act 1997	1997, No. 39

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Number 41 of 2003

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT 2003

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, THE HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS ACT 1979 AND THE NATIONAL TRAINING FUND ACT 2000.

[19th December, 2003]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: