Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No.14) (Increase in Rates) Regulations 2006
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No.14) (Increase in Rates) Regulations 2006.
(2) These regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 to 2006 shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 to 2006.
Commencement.
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paragraphs: These regulations come into operation-
(a) in so far as they relate to jobseeker's allowance, pre-retirement allowance and farm assist, on 27 December 2006,
(b) in so far as they relate to jobseeker's benefit, on 28 December 2006,
(c) in so far as they relate to illness benefit, maternity benefit, adoptive benefit, health and safety benefit and injury benefit, on 1 January 2007,
(d) in so far as they relate to disability allowance, on 3 January 2007,
(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 4 January 2007, and
(f) in so far as they relate to state pension (contributory), widow's and widower's (contributory) pension and incapacity supplement, on 5 January 2007.
Definitions.
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paragraphs: In these regulations-
“the Principal Regulations” means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 ( S.I. No. 417 of 1994 );
“the Regulations of 2005” means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No.6) (Increase in Rates) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 880 of 2005 );
“the Regulations of 2006” means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims and Payments) (Amendment) (No.13) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 571 of 2006 ).
Interpretation.
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paragraphs: 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.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended-
(a) in article 22(2) (as amended by article 5 of the Regulations of 2005) by substituting “€207.80” for “€182.60”, and
(b) in article 23 (as amended by article 6 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No.8) (Increase in Rates) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 650 of 2001 ) by substituting “60’ for “63.95”.
Calculation of spouse's income for qualified child increase.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended in article 6F (as amended by article 3 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No.7) (Qualified Child Increase) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 847 of 2004 )) by substituting “€400” for “€350”.
State pension (non-contributory) - earnings disregard.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for article 89A (as inserted by article 4 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 12) (State and Widow(er)'s Pension (Non-Contributory) Earnings Disregard) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 519 of 2006 ) the following:
State pension (non-contributory) - earnings disregard.