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4 1994

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1994

PART II

Increases

Social insurance benefits (new rates).

3. —(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for Parts I to IV 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 unemployment benefit, on the 21st day of July, 1994,

(b) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, injury benefit, disablement gratuity and disablement pension, on the 25th day of July, 1994,

(c) in so far as it relates to retirement pension, invalidity pension and deserted wife's benefit, on the 28th day of July, 1994, and

(d) in so far as it relates to death benefit under section 60, 61 or 62 of the Principal Act, old age (contributory) pension, survivor's benefit, widow's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance, on the 29th day of July, 1994.

Social assistance payments (new rates).

4. —(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for Parts I and II 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 unemployment assistance, on the 20th day of July, 1994,

(b) in so far as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance, on the 25th day of July, 1994,

(c) in so far as it relates to pre-retirement allowance, deserted wife's allowance, prisoner's wife's allowance, lone parent's allowance (other than lone parent's allowance payable in respect of a widow or widower), carer's allowance and prescribed relative allowance, on the 28th day of July, 1994, and

(d) in so far as it relates to old age (non-contributory) 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 29th day of July, 1994.

Child benefit (new rates).

5. —(1) Section 194 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:

“(1) Subject to this Act, a person who is qualified for child benefit shall, so long as he remains so qualified, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas a monthly benefit of the amount set out in column (1) of Part III of the Fourth Schedule in respect of each of the first 2 qualified children and, in addition, the amount set out in column (2) of that Part in respect of each qualified child (if any) in excess of 2.”.

(2) The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for Part III of the following Part:

“PART III

AMOUNTS OF CHILD BENEFIT

Amount for each of first 2 children

Amount for each child in excess of 2

(1)

(2)

£20.00

£25.00

”.

(3) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1994.

Family income supplement (new weekly rates).

6. —(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for section 198 of the following section:

“Entitlement to supplement.

198.—Subject to this Act, an allowance (in this Act 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 1 child, £185,

(b) in the case of a family which includes 2 children, £205,

(c) in the case of a family which includes 3 children, £225,

(d) in the case of a family which includes 4 children, £245,

(e) in the case of a family which includes 5 children, £270,

(f) in the case of a family which includes 6 children, £290,

(g) in the case of a family which includes 7 children, £307, or

(h) in the case of a family which includes 8 or more children, £324.”.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 28th day of July, 1994.