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SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1992
PART II Increases | ||
Social insurance benefits (new rates). |
3. —(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for Parts I to IV (inserted by section 3 of the Act of 1991 and amended by subsection (1) of section 35 ) of the Second Schedule thereto of the Parts set out in Schedule A to this Act. | |
(2) This section shall come into operation— | ||
(a) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit, disablement gratuity and disablement pension, on the 27th day of July, 1992, | ||
(b) in so far as it relates to unemployment benefit, deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension and retirement pension, on the 30th day of July, 1992, | ||
(c) in so far as it relates to death benefit under section 50 , 51 or 52 of the Principal Act, old age (contributory) pension, survivor's benefit, widow's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance, on the 31st day of July, 1992. | ||
Social assistance payments (new rates). |
4. —(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for Parts I and III (inserted by section 4 of the Act of 1991 ) of the Fourth Schedule thereto of the Parts set out in Schedule B to this Act. | |
(2) This section shall come into operation— | ||
(a) in so far as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance, on the 27th day of July, 1992, | ||
(b) in so far as it relates to unemployment assistance, on the 29th day of July, 1992, | ||
(c) in so far as it relates to pre-retirement allowance, deserted wife's allowance, prisoner's wife's allowance, single woman's allowance, lone parent's allowance (other than lone parent's allowance payable in respect of a widow or widower) and carer's allowance, on the 30th day of July, 1992, and | ||
(d) in so far as it relates to old age pension, blind pension, widow's (non-contributory) pension, lone parent's allowance payable in respect of a widow or widower and orphan's (non-contributory) pension, on the 31st day of July, 1992. | ||
Invalidity pension (increase where pensioner has attained age of 80 years). |
5. —(1) Section 91 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion after subsection (5) (inserted by section 16 of the Act of 1981 ) of the following subsection: | |
“(6) The weekly rate of invalidity pension shall be increased by £4.20 where the beneficiary has attained the age of 80 years.”. | ||
(2) Subsection (1) shall come into operation on the 9th day of April, 1992. | ||
(3) Section 91 of the Principal Act is hereby further amended by the substitution for subsection (6) (inserted by subsection (1)) of the following subsection: | ||
“(6) The weekly rate of invalidity pension shall be increased by the amount set out in column (8) of Part I of the Second Schedule where the beneficiary has attained the age of 80 years.”. | ||
(4) Subsection (3) shall come into operation on the 30th day of July, 1992. | ||
Family income supplement (new weekly rates). |
6. —(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for section 232B (inserted by section 7 of the Act of 1991 ) of the following section: | |
“Entitlement to family income supplement. | ||
232B.—Subject to this Part, an allowance (in this Part referred to as ‘family income supplement’) shall be payable out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas in respect of a family where the weekly family income is less than— | ||
(a) in the case of a family which includes only one child, £155, or | ||
(b) in the case of a family which includes two children, £175, or | ||
(c) in the case of a family which includes three children, £195, or | ||
(d) in the case of a family which includes four children, £215, or | ||
(e) in the case of a family which includes five children, £240, or | ||
(f) in the case of a family which includes six children, £260, or | ||
(g) in the case of a family which includes seven children, £277, or | ||
(h) in the case of a family which includes eight or more children, £294.”. | ||
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 30th day of July, 1992. | ||
Pay-related social insurance contributions (increase in earnings ceilings). |
7. —(1) Section 10 (1) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by— | |
(a) the substitution in paragraph (c) of “£20,300” for “£19,300” (inserted by section 12 of the Act of 1991 ), and | ||
(b) the substitution in paragraph (cc) of “£19,000” for “£18,000” (inserted by section 12 of the Act of 1991 ). | ||
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1992. | ||
Self-employment contributions (increase in earnings ceiling). |
8. —(1) Section 17C (inserted by section 13 of the Act of 1991 ) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (d) of “£19,000” for “£18,000”. | |
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1992. | ||
Pay-related benefit. |
9. —(1) Section 73 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “£78” for “£75” (inserted by section 16 of the Act of 1991 ). | |
(2) This section shall have effect in relation to any period of interruption of employment commencing on or after the 6th day of April, 1992. |