Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payments) Regulations, 1979.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payments) Regulations, 1979.
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paragraphs: 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 1979" means the Social Welfare Act, 1979 (No. 8 of 1979);
"old age (non-contributory) pension" means a pension payable under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1979;
"unemployment assistance" means assistance payable under the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1979;
"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 1979;
"deserted wife's allowance" means an allowance payable under section 22 of the Act of 1970;
"social assistance allowance for unmarried mothers" means an allowance payable under section 8 of the Act of 1973;
"prisoner's wife's allowance" means an allowance payable under section 9 of the Act of 1974;
"single woman's allowance" means an allowance payable under section 8 of the Act of 1974;
"occupational injuries benefits" means benefits payable under the Act of 1966.
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paragraphs: The rates of old age (non-contributory) pension are hereby varied with effect on and from the 5th day of October, 1979,—
( a ) by the substitution for the rates set out in Tables A and B to subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1979) of section 77 of the Act of 1952 of the rates set out in the following Tables:
TABLE A.
RATE OF PENSION.
Weekly Rate
Means of claimant or pensioner
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
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paragraphs: 80
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paragraphs: 35
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paragraphs: 90
Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, £3.50 for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7
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paragraphs: 50
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paragraphs: 05
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paragraphs: 60
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8
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paragraphs: 20
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paragraphs: 75
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paragraphs: 30
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9
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paragraphs: 90
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paragraphs: 45
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paragraphs: 00
exceed £9 but do not exceed £10
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paragraphs: 60
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paragraphs: 15
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paragraphs: 70
exceed £10 but do not exceed £11
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paragraphs: 30
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paragraphs: 85
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paragraphs: 40
exceed £11 but do not exceed £12
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paragraphs: 00
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paragraphs: 55
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paragraphs: 10
exceed £12 but do not exceed £13
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paragraphs: 70
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paragraphs: 25
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paragraphs: 80
exceed £ 13 but do not exceed £14
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paragraphs: 40
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paragraphs: 95
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paragraphs: 50
exceed £14 but do not exceed £15
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paragraphs: 10
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paragraphs: 65
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paragraphs: 20
exceed £15 but do not exceed £16
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paragraphs: 80
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paragraphs: 35
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paragraphs: 90
exceed £16 but do not exceed £17
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paragraphs: 50
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paragraphs: 05
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paragraphs: 60
exceed £17 but do not exceed £18
no pension
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paragraphs: 75
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paragraphs: 30
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—
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paragraphs: 45
do not exceed £6
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7
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paragraphs: 80
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8
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paragraphs: 15
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9
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paragraphs: 50
exceed £9 but do not exceed £10
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paragraphs: 85
exceed £10 but do not exceed £11
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paragraphs: 20
exceed £11 but do not exceed £12
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paragraphs: 55
exceed £12 but do not exceed £13
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paragraphs: 90
exceed £13 but do not exceed £14
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paragraphs: 25
exceed £14 but do not exceed £15
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paragraphs: 60
exceed £15 but do not exceed £16
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paragraphs: 95
exceed £16 but do not exceed £17
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paragraphs: 30
exceed £17
Nil
( b ) by the increase of the sum of £8.80 (inserted by the Act of 1979) referred to in subsection (5) (inserted by the Act of 1969) of section 77 of the Act of 1952 to the sum of £9.40.
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paragraphs: The rates of unemployment assistance are hereby varied with effect on and from the 26th day of September, 1979,—-