Social Welfare (Increase for Qualified Adult) Regulations 2020
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Citation | IR SI 96/2020 |
Year | 2020 |
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd April, 2020. |
I, REGINA DOHERTY, Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 4 (amended by section 96 of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 10 of 2011)), 40A (inserted by section 6 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (No. 1 of 2020)) and 292 (amended by section 8 and Schedule 1 to the Social Welfare Act 2017 (No. 38 of 2017)) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 , with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, hereby make the following Regulations: |
Citation |
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Increase for Qualified Adult) Regulations 2020. |
Definition |
2. In these Regulations “Principal Act” means the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 . |
Commencement |
3. These Regulations come into operation– |
(a) in so far as they relate to jobseeker’s allowance, on 25 March 2020, |
(b) in so far as they relate to jobseeker’s benefit and jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed), on 26 March 2020, and |
(c) in so far as they relate to illness benefit, on 30 March 2020. |
Increase for Qualified Adult |
4. (a) Schedule 2 (amended by section 18 and Schedule 2 to the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 (No. 37 of 2018)) of the Principal Act is amended at reference 1 in column (3) of Part 1, by the substitution of “€147” for “€134.70”, and |
(b) Schedule 4 (amended by section 23 and Schedule 3 of to the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 (No. 37 of 2018)) of the Principal Act is amended at reference 1 in column (3) of Part 1, by the substitution of “€147” for “€134.70” in each place that it occurs. |
Cessation |
5. These Regulations shall cease to have effect – |
(a) in so far as they relate to jobseeker’s allowance, on 17 June 2020, |
(b) in so far as they relate to jobseeker’s benefit and jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed), on 18 June 2020, and |
(c) in so far as they relate to illness benefit, on 22 June 2020. |
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform consents to the foregoing Regulations. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
27 March, 2020. |
PASCHAL DONOHOE, |
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
30 March, 2020. |
REGINA DOHERTY, |
Minister for Employment Affairs and Social... |
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