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The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 3 and 308 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981) hereby makes the following Regulations:-
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payments) Regulations, 1981.
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2. In these Regulations—
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“the Principal Act” means the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 .
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3. (1) The rates of benefit under section 17 of the Principal Act are hereby varied by the substitution for the rates set out in Parts I, II, III, IV and V of the Second Schedule to that Act (inserted by the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1981 (No. 3 of 1981)) of the rates set out in Schedule A to these Regulations.
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(2) This article shall come into operation—
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(a) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit, disablement gratuity and disablement pension, on the 5th day of October, 1981,
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(b) in so far as it relates to retirement pension, invalidity pension and deserted wife's benefit, on the 1st day of October, 1981, and
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(c) in so far as it relates to death benefits under sections 50, 51 and 52 of the Principal Act, old age (contributory) pension, widow's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance, on the 2nd day of October, 1981.
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4. (1) The rates of assistance under section 134 of the Principal Act are hereby varied by the substitution for the rates set out in Parts I and III of the Fourth Schedule to that Act (inserted by the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1981 ) of the rates set out in Schedule B to these Regulations.
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(2) This article shall come into operation—
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(a) in so far as it relates to unemployment assistance, on the 30th day of September, 1981,
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(b) in so far as it relates to old age pension, blind pension, widow's (non-contributory) pension and orphan's (non-contributory) pension, on the 2nd day of October, 1981,
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(c) in so far as it relates to deserted wife's allowance, prisoner's wife's allowance, social assistance allowance and single woman's allowance, on the 1st day of October, 1981, and
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(d) in so far as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance, on the 5th day of October, 1981.
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SCHEDULE A
RATES OF BENEFITS
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PART I
Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases Thereof.
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Description of Benefit
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Weekly rate
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Increase for adult dependant
(where payable)
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Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children
(where payable)
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Increase for each qualified child in excess of two
(where payable)
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Increase for prescribed relative under section 50 (11), 51 (2), 81 (3), 86 (3), 91 (3) 95 (2) or 103 (2)
(where payable)
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Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone
(where payable)
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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(7)
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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1. (A) Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:
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(a) In the case of persons over the age of 18 years-
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(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband
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25.30
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16.40
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6.70
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5.55
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—
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—
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(ii) for any other married woman
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22.25
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years-
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(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant
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25.30
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16.40
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6.70
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5.55
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—
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—
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(ii) where the person is not so entitled
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22.25
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(B) Reduced rates of Unemployment Benefit:
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(a) person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant
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21.25
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5.95
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4.65
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—
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(b) any other person
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21.00
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15.15
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5.95
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4.65
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—
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2. Maternity Allowance
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25.30
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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3. Injury Benefit:
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(a) In the case of persons over the age of 18 years—
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(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or amarried woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband
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34.85
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16.40
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6.70
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5.55
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—
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(ii) for any other married woman
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27.55
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—
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(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant
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34.85
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16.40
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6.70
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5.55
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—
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(ii) where the person is not so entitled
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27.55
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—
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—
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4. Death Benefit:
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(a) Pension payable to a widow (section 50 (2)) or widower (section 50 (6))
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(i) aged under 66
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36.75
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8.50
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8.50
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—
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(ii) aged 66 and over
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37.50
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8.65
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8.65
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15.45
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2.15
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(b) pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a married person where the parent is—
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(i) aged under 66
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16.40
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(ii) aged 66 and over
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16.70
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—
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15.45
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2.15
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(c) pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a widower widow or a single person—
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(i) where the parent is the father and was at the death of the deceased incapable of self-support by reason of some physical or mental infirmity and likely to remain permanently so incapable and is—
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(a) aged under 66
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36.75
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—
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—
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(b) aged 66 and over
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37.50
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—
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15.45
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2.15
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(ii) where the parent is the mother, having been at the death of the deceased a widow or having thereafter become a widow and is—
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(a) aged under 66
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36.75
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(b) aged 66 and over
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37.50
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—
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15.45
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2.15
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(iii) where the parent is the mother, not being a widow, and a pension at the rate set out at (i) above is not payable to her husband and she is—
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(a) aged under 66
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36.75
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(b) aged 66 and over
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37.50
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—
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—
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15.45
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2.15
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(iv) in any other case for persons—
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(a) aged under 66
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16.40
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(b) aged 66 and over
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16.70
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15.45
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2.15
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(d) Pension payable to an orphan
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19.35
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5. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:
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(a) in the case of persons under the age of 80 years
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32.20
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20.55
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7.35
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6.10
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15.45
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2.15
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(b) in any other case
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34.45
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20.55
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7.35
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6.10
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15.45
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2.15
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(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age
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3.50
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6. Invalidity Pension:
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(a) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband where the pensioner is
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(i) aged under 66
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28.40
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18.45
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7.20
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5.95
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(ii) aged 66 and over
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28.95
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18.80
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7.35
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6.10
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15.45
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2.15
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(b) for any other married woman
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(i) aged under 66
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25.00
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(ii) aged 66 and over
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25.45
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15.45
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2.15
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7. Widows (Contributory) Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit in the case of persons
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(a) aged under 66
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29.00
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8.50
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8.50
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(b) aged 66 to 79
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29.55
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8.65
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8.65
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15.45
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2.15
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(c) aged 80 years and over
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31.55
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8.65
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8.65
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15.45
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2.15
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8. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance
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18.30
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PART II
Occupational Injuries Benefits-Gratuities and Grant
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£
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1. Disablement Benefit:
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Maximum Gratuity in the case of persons—
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(i) aged under 66
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2,630
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(ii) aged 66 and over
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2,680
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2. Death Benefit:
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(i) Widowers gratuity in the case of persons—
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(a) aged under 66
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1,915
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(b) aged 66 and over
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1,955
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(ii) Grant in respect of funeral expenses
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175
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PART III
Disablement Pension
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Degree of disablement
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Weekly Rate
(person over 18 years)
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Weekly Rate
(persons under 18 years of age and certain married women)
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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For persons under age 66
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For persons aged 66 and over
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Persons under 18 years and certain married women under 66 years
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Certain married woman aged 66 and over
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£
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£
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£
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£
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100 per cent
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37.90
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38.70
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30.00
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30.60
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90 per cent
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34.11
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34.83
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27.00
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27.54
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80 per cent
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30.32
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30.96
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24.00
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24.48
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70 per cent
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26.53
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27.09
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21.00
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21.42
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60 per cent
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22.74
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23.22
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18.00
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18.36
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50 per cent
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18.95
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19.35
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15.00
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15.30
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40 per cent
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15.16
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15.48
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12.00
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12.24
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30 per cent
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11.37
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11.61
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9.00
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9.18
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20 per cent
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7.58
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7.74
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6.00
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6.12
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PART IV
Increases of Disablement Pension
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