Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations, 2007
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Citation | IR SI 142/2007 |
S.I. No. 142 of 2007 |
SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED CLAIMS, PAYMENTS AND CONTROL) REGULATIONS 2007 |
ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES |
PART 1 |
Preliminary |
Article |
1. Citation. |
2. Commencement. |
3. Definitions. |
4. Interpretation. |
5. Revocations. |
6. Persons specified to be qualified adults. |
7. Income limit — qualified adult. |
8. Calculation of income limit. |
9. Reduced rate qualified adult increase. |
10. Reduced rate qualified adult increase — State pensions. |
11. Reduced rate qualified adult increase — invalidity pension. |
12. Spouse income limit — qualified child increase. |
13. Normal residence of qualified child. |
14. Persons regarded as receiving full-time education. |
15. Persons regarded as available for employment. |
16. Persons regarded as genuinely seeking employment. |
17. Expenses. |
18. Conversion of contributions paid under National Health Insurance Acts. |
19. Qualified child increase — linked claims. |
PART 2 |
Social Insurance Payments |
CHAPTER 1 |
Illness Benefit |
20. Persons deemed to be incapable of work. |
21. Days not to be treated as days of incapacity for work. |
22. Night workers. |
23. Special provision relating to delay or failure in claiming. |
24. Disqualifications. |
25. Reckoning of periods of interruption of employment. |
26. Qualifying conditions — illness benefit. |
27. Partial satisfaction of conditions — illness benefit. |
28. Contribution conditions — illness benefit. |
CHAPTER 2 |
Maternity Benefit |
29. Expected week of confinement and duration of maternity benefit in certain cases. |
30. Postponement of maternity benefit in event of hospitalisation of child. |
31. Volunteer development workers — qualifying conditions. |
32. Determination of income tax year and prescribed weekly amount for purposes of maternity benefit. |
33. Calculation of reckonable weekly earnings. |
34. Medical examination to determine validity of certificate. |
35. Disqualifications. |
CHAPTER 3 |
Health and Safety Benefit |
36. Qualifying conditions for benefit. |
37. Partial satisfaction of conditions for benefit. |
CHAPTER 4 |
Adoptive Benefit |
38. Definitions. |
39. Volunteer development workers — qualifying conditions. |
40. Determination of income tax year and prescribed weekly amount. |
41. Calculation of reckonable weekly earnings. |
42. Disqualification. |
43. Postponement of adoptive benefit during hospitalisation of child. |
CHAPTER 5 |
Jobseeker’s Benefit |
44. Days not to be treated as days of unemployment. |
45. Night workers. |
46. Special provision relating to delay or failure in claiming. |
47. Qualifying conditions — jobseeker’s benefit. |
48. Partial satisfaction of conditions for jobseeker’s benefit. |
49. Substantial loss of employment. |
50. Disqualification. |
51. Casual employment. |
52. Prescribed manner for proving unemployment. |
CHAPTER 6 |
Carer’s Benefit |
53. Interpretation. |
54. Conditions to be satisfied by non-resident carer. |
55. Prescribed manner for certification of disability. |
56. Circumstances in which carer is to be regarded as providing full-time care and attention. |
57. Conditions and circumstances under which a carer may engage in employment, self-employment, training and education. |
58. Medical examination and disqualification. |
CHAPTER 7 |
State Pension (Contributory) |
59. Interpretation. |
60. Conditions to be satisfied by non-resident homemaker. |
61. Reckoning of contributions under National Health Insurance Acts. |
62. Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions for State pension (contributory). |
63. Entitlement to pro-rata State pension (contributory). |
64. Calculation of rate of pro-rata State pension (contributory). |
65. Special partial State pension (contributory). |
66. Calculation of yearly average. |
67. Saver. |
CHAPTER 8 |
State Pension (Transition) |
68. Interpretation. |
69. Reckoning of contributions under National Health Insurance Acts. |
70. Period of retirement. |
71. Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions for State pension (transition). |
72. Entitlement to pro-rata State pension (transition). |
73. Calculation of rate of pro-rata State pension (transition). |
74. Calculation of yearly average. |
75. Saver. |
CHAPTER 9 |
Invalidity Pension |
76. Definition of permanently incapable of work. |
77. Conditions for receipt of invalidity pension. |
78. Disqualification. |
CHAPTER 10 |
Widow’s (Contributory) Pension and Widower’s (Contributory) Pension |
79. Interpretation. |
80. Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions for widow’s and widower’s pension. |
81. Special partial widow’s and widower’s pension. |
82. Reckoning of contributions paid under Widows’ and Orphans’ Acts. |
83. Calculation of yearly average. |
CHAPTER 11 |
Deserted Wife’s Benefit |
84. Interpretation. |
85. Conditions for receipt of deserted wife’s benefit. |
86. Income limit. |
87. Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions. |
88. Special partial payment. |
89. Application of income limit. |
90. Calculation of yearly average. |
CHAPTER 12 |
Treatment Benefit |
91. Interpretation. |
92. Treatment benefit. |
93. Entitlement to treatment benefit. |
94. Contribution conditions. |
95. Contribution conditions for volunteer development workers. |
96. Treatment benefit for dependant spouse. |
97. Continued benefit to dependant spouse after the death of an insured person. |
98. Continued entitlement over age 60. |
99. Reckoning of contributions paid under National Health Insurance Acts. |
100. Claim for treatment benefit. |
101. Limitation on benefit for a claimant who is a member of the Defence Forces. |
102. Cost of medical certificates. |
103. Time limit for obtaining treatment benefit. |
104. Notice of decision. |
105. Payment by the Minister. |
106. Panels. |
107. Limitation on dental benefit for a claimant who is a member of the Defence Forces. |
108. Amount payable in respect of dental benefit. |
109. Benefit in respect of medical appliances. |
110. Amount payable in respect of medical appliance benefit. |
111. Claims for and payment of medical appliance benefit. |
112. Claims for and payment of optical benefit. |
113. Limitation on optical benefit for claimant who is a member of the Defence Forces. |
114. Amount payable in respect of optical benefit. |
115. Sight tests. |
PART 3 |
Social Assistance Payments |
CHAPTER 1 |
Jobseeker’s Allowance |
116. Interpretation. |
117. Day of unemployment. |
118. Prescribed manner for proving unemployment. |
119. Night workers. |
120. Persons deemed to be available for employment. |
121. Exemption from disqualification. |
CHAPTER 2 |
Pre-Retirement Allowance |
122. Conditions for entitlement. |
123. Period of retirement. |
CHAPTER 3 |
One-Parent Family Payment |
124. Definition. |
125. Circumstances in which person is to be regarded as being a separated spouse. |
126. Circumstances in which person is to be regarded as being an unmarried person. |
127. Circumstances in which person is to be regarded as being a prisoner’s spouse. |
128. Residence of qualified child. |
129. Continued entitlement to payment. |
130. Transfer of maintenance. |
CHAPTER 4 |
Carer’s Allowance |
131. Interpretation. |
132. Conditions to be satisfied by carer. |
133. Conditions to be satisfied by non-resident carer. |
134. Prescribed manner for certification of disability. |
135. Medical examination. |
136. Circumstances in which carer is to be regarded as providing full-time care and attention. |
CHAPTER 5 |
Disability Allowance |
137. Specified disability. |
138. Disqualification. |
139. Temporary residence. |
140. Holidays. |
CHAPTER 6 |
Miscellaneous Provisions for Assessment of Means |
141. Exemption from assessment of property. |
142. Assessment of means — non-cash benefits. |
143. Maintenance arrangements. |
144. Assessment of means — carer’s allowance. |
145. Assessment of claimant’s earnings — jobseeker’s allowance and farm assist. |
146. Assessment of claimant’s seasonal earnings — jobseeker’s allowance and farm assist. |
147. Earnings disregard — disability allowance. |
148. Earnings disregard — State pension (non-contributory). |
149. Earnings disregard — widow’s (non-contributory) pension and widower’s (non-contributory) pension. |
150. Earnings disregard — blind pension. |
151. Assessment of earnings — one-parent family payment. |
152. Prescribed activity — exemption of income. |
153. Assessment of spouse’s earnings — jobseeker’s allowance, pre-retirement allowance, disability allowance and farm assist. |
154. Assessment of spouse’s seasonal earnings — jobseeker’s allowance, pre-retirement allowance, disability allowance and farm assist. |
155. Disregard of certain compensation awards. |
156. Yearly value of property — jobseeker’s allowance, pre-retirement allowance, disability allowance and farm assist. |
157. Prescribed age for the purposes of benefit and privilege — jobseeker’s allowance. |
158. Disregard of proceeds from sale of principal residence — disability allowance, State pension (non-contributory) and blind pension. |
PART 4 |
Child Benefit |
159. Normal residence. |
160. Full-time education. |
161. Children regarded as continuing to receive full-time education. |
PART 5 |
Respite Care Grant |
162. Interpretation. |
163. Date respite care grant payable. |
164. Entitlement to grant for certain classes of carer. |
165. Period for which full-time care and attention to be given. |
166. Carer — residence in institution. |
167. Certain circumstances in which carer may continue to be regarded as providing full-time care and attention. |
168. Conditions to be satisfied by non-resident carer. |
169. Conditions and circumstances under which a carer may engage in employment, self-employment, training and eduction. |
170. Prescribed manner for certification of incapacity. |
171. Medical examination and disqualification. |
PART 6 |
Family Income Supplement |
172. Interpretation. |
173. Manner of calculation or estimation of weekly family income. |
174. Sums disregarded in determining weekly family... |
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