Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023

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Increase in rates of jobseeker’s benefit and jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) relating to certain reckonable weekly earnings, certain weekly income and certain reckonable weekly income and certain periods

9. (1) Section 65A(1) (amended by section 9(1) of the Act of 2022) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in paragraphs (a), (d) and (g), by the substitution of “€104.10” for “€98.70” in each place where it occurs,

(b) in paragraphs (b), (e) and (h), by the substitution of “€149.60” for “€141.90” in each place where it occurs, and

(c) in paragraphs (c), (f) and (i), by the substitution of “€181.70” for “€172.30” in each place where it occurs.

(2) Section 65A(2) (amended by section 9(2) of the Act of 2022) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “€84.30” for “€78.90”,

(b) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “€121.20” for “€113.50”, and

(c) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “€147.20” for “€137.80”.

(3) Section 66(1A) (amended by section 9(3) of the Act of 2022) of the Principal Act is amended, by the substitution of “€99.70” for “€94.50”.

(4) Section 68F(1) (amended by section 9(4) of the Act of 2022) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “€104.10” for “€98.70”,

(b) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “€149.60” for “€141.90”, and

(c) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “€181.70” for “€172.30”.

(5) Section 68F(2) (amended by section 9(5) of the Act of 2022) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “€84.30” for “€78.90”,

(b) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “€121.20” for “€113.50”, and

(c) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “€147.20” for “€137.80”.

(6) Section 68G(2) (amended by section 9(6) of the Act of 2022) of the Principal Act is amended, by the substitution of “€99.70” for “€94.50”.

(7) This section comes into operation on 28 December 2023.