Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payments) Regulations, 1977

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 313/1977
• Year: 1977

S.I. No. 313 of 1977.

SOCIAL WELFARE (VARIATION OF RATES OF PAYMENTS) REGULATIONS, 1977.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952) and section 16 of the Social Welfare Act, 1975 (No. 1 of 1975), hereby makes the following Regulations:— 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payments) Regulations, 1977. 2. In these Regulations—

"the Act of 1933" means the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933 (No. 46 of 1933);

"the Act of 1935" means the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935 (No. 29 of 1935);

"the Act of 1952" means the Social Welfare Act, 1952 ;

"the Act of 1966" means the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966 (No. 16 of 1966);

"the Act of 1967" means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967 (No. 18 of 1967);

"the Act of 1969" means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969 (No. 19 of 1969);

"the Act of 1970" means the Social Welfare Act, 1970 (No. 12 of 1970)

"the Act of 1973" means the Social Welfare Act, 1973 (No. 10 of 1973);

"the Act of 1974" means the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974 (No. 14 of 1974);

"the Act of 1977" means the Social Welfare Act, 1977 (No. 3 of 1977);

"old-age (non-contributory) pension" means a pension payable under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1977;

"unemployment assistance" means assistance payable under the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1977;

"widow's (non-contributory) pension" or "orphan's (non-contributory) pension" means, as the context requires, a pension payable under the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1977;

"single woman's allowance" means an allowance payable under section 8 of the Act of 1974;

"old age (care) allowance" means an allowance payable under section 21 of the Act of 1970;

"occupational injuries benefits" means benefits payable under the Act of 1966. 3. The rates of old age (non-contributory) pension are hereby varied with effect on and from the 7th day of October, 1977, by—

( a ) the substitution for the rates set out in Tables A and B to subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of section 77 of the Act of 1952 of the rates set out in the following Tables:

TABLE A.

RATE OF PENSION.

Means of claimant or pensioner Weekly rate Claimant or pensioner, no qualified child Claimant or pensioner, one qualified child Claimant or pensioner, two or more qualified children (1) (2) (3) (4) £ £ £ Where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner— do not exceed £6 .. .. .. exceed £6 but do not exceed £7 .. exceed £7 but do not exceed £8 .. exceed £8 but do not exceed £9 .. exceed £9 but do not exceed £10 .. exceed £10 but do not exceed £11 .. exceed £11 but do not exceed £12 .. exceed £12 but do not exceed £13 .. exceed £13 but do not exceed £14 .. exceed £14 but do not exceed £15 .. exceed £15 but do not exceed £16 .. 12·35 11·05 9·75 8·45 7·15 5·85 4·55 3·25 1·95 0·65 no pension 15·65 14·35 13·05 11·75 10·45 9·15 7·85 6·55 5·25 3·95 2·65 18·95 17·65 16·35 15·05 13·75 12·45 11·15 9·85 8·55 7·25 5·95 Plus, where there are more than two qualified Children, £2·50 for each qualified child in excess of two.

TABLE B.

INCREASE FOR AN ADULT DEPENDANT.

Means of claimant or pensioner Weekly rate of increase Where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner— £ do not exceed £6 6·15 exceed £6 but do not exceed £7 5·45 exceed £7 but do not exceed £8 4·85 exceed £8 but do not exceed £9 4·15 exceed £9 but do not exceed £10 3·45 exceed £10 but do not exceed £11 2·85 exceed £11 but do not exceed £12 2·15 exceed £12 but do not exceed £13 1·50 exceed £13 but do not exceed £14 0·85 exceed £14 Nil

(b) the increase of the sum of £1·25 referred to in paragraph (a) (ii) of subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of section 77 of the Act of 1952 to the sum of £1·30;

(c) the increase of the sum of 90 new pence referred to in paragraph (a) (iii) of subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of section 77 of the Act of 1952 to the sum of 95 new pence; and

(d) the increase of the sum of six pounds, fifty-five new pence (inserted by the Act of 1977) referred to in subsection (5) (inserted by the Act of 1969) of section 77 of the Act of 1952 to the sum of six pounds, ninety new pence. 4. The rates of unemployment assistance are hereby varied with effect on and from the 28th day of September, 1977, by the substitution for the rates set out in the Schedule (inserted by the Act of 1977) to the Act of 1933 of the rates set out in the following Schedule:

SCHEDULE.

RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE

Classes of persons to whom the rates of unemployment assistance set out in this Schedule are applicable Weekly rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any urban area Weekly rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any other place £ £ Person without a dependant 10·70 10·30 Person with an adult dependant 18·45 17·90 Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant 21·75 21·20 Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants 25·05 24·50 plus, where there are more than plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·50 for each child dependant in excess of two. two child dependants, £2·50 for each child dependant in excess of two. Person with one child dependant 14·15 13·75 Person with two or more child dependants 17·45 17·05 plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·50 for each child dependant in excess of two. plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·50 for each child dependant in excess of two. 5. The rates of widows' (non-contributory) pensions are hereby varied with effect on and from the 7th day of October, 1977, and the rates of deserted wife's allowance, social assistance allowance for unmarried mothers and prisoner's wife's allowance are hereby varied with effect on and from the 6th day of October, 1977, by—

( a ) the substitution for the rates set out in Table B in subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of section 20 of the Act of 1935 of the rates set out in the following Table:

TABLE B.

WEEKLY RATES OF WIDOWS' (NON-CONTRIBUTORY) PENSIONS

Means of Widow Widow, no qualified child Widow, one qualified child Widow, two or more qualified children (1) (2) (3) (4) Where the weekly means of the widow— £ £ £ do not exceed £6 12·35 16·45 20·55 exceed £6 but do not exceed £7 exceed £7 but do not exceed £8 exceed £8 but do not exceed £9 exceed £9 but do not exceed £10 exceed £10 but do not exceed £11 exceed £11 but do not exceed £12 exceed £12 but do not exceed £13 exceed £13 but do not exceed £14 exceed £14 but do not exceed £15 exceed £15 but do not exceed £16 11·05 9·75 8·45 7·15 5·85 4·55 3·25 1·95 0·65 no pension 15·15 13·85 12·55 11·25 9·95 8·65 7·35 6·05 4·75 3·45 19·25 17·95 16·65 15·35 14·05 12·75 11·45 10·15 8·85 7·55 Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, £4·10 for each qualified child in excess of two.

and

( b ) the increase of the sum of £1·25 referred to in paragraph (a) (ii) of subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1977) of section 20 of the Act of 1935 to the sum of £1·30. 6. The rates of orphans' (non-contributory) pensions are hereby varied with effect on and from the 7th day of October, 1977, by the substitution for the rates set out in the Table (inserted by the Act of 1977) to subsection (1) of section 25 of the Act of 1935 of the rates set out in the following Table:

TABLE.

WEEKLY RATES OF ORPHANS' (NON-CONTRIBUTORY) PENSIONS.

Means of Orphan Weekly Rates Where the weekly means of the orphan— £ do not exceed £1 8·05 exceed £1 but do not exceed £2 6·70 exceed £2 but do not exceed £3 5·35 exceed £3 but do not exceed £4 4·05 exceed £4 but do not exceed £5 2·70 exceed £5 but do not exceed £6 1·35 exceed £6 no pension 7. The rate of single woman's allowance is hereby varied with effect on and from the 6th day of October, 1977, by the substitution for the rates set out in the Table (inserted by the Act of 1977) to section 8 of the Act of 1974 of the rates set out in the following Table:

TABLE.

RATE OF SINGLE WOMAN'S ALLOWANCE

Means of claimant or beneficiary Weekly Rate Where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary— £ do not exceed £1 10·70 exceed £1 but do not exceed £2 9·40 exceed £2 but do not exceed £3 8·10 exceed £3 but do not exceed £4 6·80 exceed £4 but do not exceed £5 5·50 exceed £5 but do not exceed £6 4·20 exceed £6 but do not exceed £7 2·90 exceed £7 but do not exceed £8 1·60 exceed £8 no allowance 8. The rate of old age (care) allowance is hereby varied with effect on and from the 6th day of October, 1977, by the substitution for the rate of £6·55 (inserted by the Act of 1977) in section 21 (1) of the Act of 1970 of the rate of £6·90. 9. The rates of benefits under section 14 and of increases thereof under section 26 and 27 of the Act of 1952 are hereby varied with effect, in so far as they relate to disability benefit, unemployment benefit and maternity allowance, on and from the 3rd day of October, 1977, in so far as they relate to invalidity pension, deserted wife's benefit and retirement pension, on and from the 6th day of October, 1977, and in so far as...