Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Increase in Rates) Regulations, 2008

JurisdictionIreland
CitationIR SI 601/2008

S.I. No. 601 of 2008

SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED CLAIMS, PAYMENTS AND CONTROL) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) (INCREASE IN RATES) REGULATIONS 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 16th January, 2009.

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 2 (as amended by sections 4, 5, 17 and 29 and Schedules 1, 3 and 6 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (No. 6 of 2006)), 3 (as amended by section 37 and Schedule 7 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 ), 4 (as amended by section 17 and Schedule 3 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 ), 41 (as amended by section 6 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008 (No. 2 of 2008)), 49 (as amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 ), 53, 60 (as amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 ), 64 (as amended by section 8 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (No.8 of 2007)), 109 (as amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 ), 115 (as amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 ), 125, 178A (as amended by section 23 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 ), 229 and 297 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (No. 26 of 2005), hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and construction.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Increase in Rates) Regulations 2008.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2008 shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2008.

Commencement.

2. These Regulations come into operation—

(a) in so far as they relate to jobseeker’s allowance, pre-retirement allowance and farm assist, on 24 December 2008,

(b) in so far as they relate to jobseeker’s benefit, on 25 December 2008,

(c) in so far as they relate to illness benefit, maternity benefit, adoptive benefit, health and safety benefit and injury benefit, on 29 December 2008,

(d) in so far as they relate to disability allowance, on 31 December 2008,

(e) in so far as they relate to State pension (transition), invalidity pension, family income supplement and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant payment” in section 178 of the Principal Act, on 1 January 2009, and

(f) in so far as they relate to State pension (contributory), widow’s and widowers (contributory) pension and incapacity supplement, on 2 January 2009.

Definitions.

3. In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 142 of 2007 );

Interpretation.

4. In these Regulations, save where the context otherwise requires, a reference to a Schedule is to a Schedule to these Regulations.

Maternity and adoptive benefit.

5. The Principal Regulations are amended in article 32(2) by substituting “€230.30” for “€221.80”.

Reduced rates of benefit.

6. The Principal Regulations are amended by—

(a) the substitution for Schedule 5 thereto of the Schedule set out in Schedule 1,

(b) the substitution for Schedule 6 thereto of the Schedule set out in Schedule 2,

(c) the substitution for Schedule 8 thereto of the Schedule set out in Schedule 3,

(d) the substitution for Schedule 10 thereto of the Schedule set out in Schedule 7,

(e) the substitution for Schedule 11 thereto of the Schedule set out in Schedule 8.

Increase for qualified adult.

7. The Principal Regulations are amended:

(a) in article 62(5) by substituting “€154.70” for “€150.00” and “€123.00” for “€119.00”,

(b) in article 65(4) by substituting “€154.70” for “€150.00” and “€123.00” for “€119.00”,

(c) by the substitution for Schedule 2 thereto of the Schedule set out in Schedule 4,

(d) by the substitution for Schedule 3 thereto of the Schedule set out in Schedule 5,

(e) by the substitution for Schedule 9 thereto of the Schedule set out in Schedule 6,

(f) by the substitution for Schedule 1 thereto of the Schedule set out in Schedule 9,

(g) by the substitution for Schedule 7 thereto of the Schedule set out in Schedule 10, and

(h) by the substitution for Schedule 4 thereto of the Schedule set out in Schedule 11.

SCHEDULE 1

Articles 27 and 48.

“SCHEDULE 5

Reduced rates of Illness and Jobseeker’s Benefits

Amount of reckonable weekly earnings(1)

Weekly Rate(2)

Increase for Qualified Adult (where payable)(3)

€32.00 to 44.4344.44 to 63.4863.49 to 88.87

€91.80132.00160.10

€87.9087.9087.90

”.

Articles 27, 37 and 48.

SCHEDULE 2

“SCHEDULE 6

Reduced rates of Illness, Health and Safety and Jobseeker’s Benefits

Amount of reckonable weekly earnings(1)

Weekly Rate(2)

Increase for Qualified Adult (where payable)(3)

€32.00 to 79.9980.00 to 124.99125.00 to 149.99

€91.80132.00160.10

€87.9087.9087.90

”.

Articles 62 and 65.

SCHEDULE 3

“SCHEDULE 8

Reduced rates of State Pension (Contributory) where contribution conditions are partially satisfied and increases for Qualified Adult

YearlyAverage(1)

Weekly Rate(2)

Increase forQualified Adult(under 66)(3)

Increase forQualified Adult(over 66)(4)

20 to 4715 to 1910 to 145 to 9

€225.80172.70115.2057.60

€153.50115.1076.8038.40

€206.30154.70103.2051.60

”.

Articles 10, 62 and 65.

SCHEDULE 4

“SCHEDULE 2

Rates of tapered qualified adult allowance payable with rates of State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Transition) where the qualified adult has attained pensionable age

Spouse’s earnings:(1)

YearlyAverage48-52(2)

YearlyAverage20-47(3)

YearlyAverage15-19(4)

YearlyAverage10-14(5)

YearlyAverage5-9(6)

Less than or equal to €100.00 Exceed €100.01 but do not exceed €110.00Exceed €110.01 but do not exceed €120.00Exceed €120.01 but do not exceed €130.00 Exceed €130.01 but do not exceed €140.00 Exceed €140.01 but do not exceed €150.00Exceed €150.01 but do not exceed €160.00Exceed €160.01 but do not exceed €170.00Exceed €170.01 but do not exceed €180.00 Exceed €180.01 but do not exceed €190.00 Exceed €190.01 but do not exceed €200.00Exceed €200.01 but do not exceed €210.00Exceed €210.01 but do not exceed €220.00Exceed €220.01 but do not exceed €230.00Exceed €230.01 but do not exceed...

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