Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1966
Acts of the Oireachtas
Source: Acts of the Oireachtas

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paragraphs: —In this Act—
“the Acts” means the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1965, as amended by this Act;
“the Act of 1933” means the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933 ;
“the Act of 1935” means the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935 ;
“the Act of 1952” means the Social Welfare Act, 1952 ;
“the Act of 1960” means the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960;
“the Act of 1964” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1964;
“the Act of 1965” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965;
“the Minister” means the Minister for Social Welfare.
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paragraphs: —(1) Section 77 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table to subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1965) of the following Table:
“TABLE
Rate of Pension
Means of claimant or pensioner
Weekly Rates
Claimant or pensioner, no qualified child
Claimant or pensioner, one qualified child
Claimant or pensioner, two or more qualified children
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
s.
d.
s.
d.
s.
d.
Where the yearly means of the claimant or pensioner as duly calculated—
are Nil
52
6
62
6
72
6
}
Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed Nil but do not exceed £26 5s. 0d.
47
6
57
6
67
6
exceed £26 5s. 0d. but do not exceed £52 10s. 0d.
42
6
52
6
62
6
exceed £52 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £65 10s. 0d.
37
6
47
6
57
6
exceed £65 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £78 10s. 0d.
32
6
42
6
52
6
exceed £78 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £104 15s. 0d.
27
6
37
6
47
6
exceed £104 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £117 15s. 0d.
22
6
32
6
42
6
exceed £117 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £130 15s. 0d.
17
6
27
6
37
6
exceed £130 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £143 15s. 0d.
12
6
22
6
32
6
exceed £143 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £156 15s. 0d.
7
6
17
6
27
6
”
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 1st day of November, 1966.
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paragraphs: —(1) In the Act of 1933, for the Schedule thereto (inserted by section 3 of the Act of 1965) there is hereby substituted the following:
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paragraphs: —(1) Section 20 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended by the substitution for Table B of 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)
s.
d.
s.
d.
s.
d.
Where the yearly means of the widow, as duly calculated,—are NIL
51
0
61
0
71
0
exceed Nil but do not exceed £26 5s. 0d.
46
0
56
0
66
0
exceed £26 5s. 0d. but do not exceed £52 10s. 0d.
41
0
51
0
61
0
exceed £52 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £65 10s. 0d.
36
0
46
0
56
0
}
Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £65 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £78 10s. 0d.
31
0
41
0
51
0
exceed £78 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £104 15s. 0d.
26
0
36
0
46
0
exceed £104 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £117 15s. 0d.
21
0
31
0
41
0
exceed £117 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £130 15s. 0d.
16
0
26
0
36
0
exceed £130 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £143 15s. 0d.
11
0
21
0
31
0
exceed £143 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £156 15s. 0d.
6
0
16
0
26
0
exceed £156 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £169 15s. 0d.
no pension
11
0
21
0
exceed £169 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £182 15s. 0d.
no pension
6
0
16
0
exceed £182 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £195 15s. 0d.
no pension
no pension
11
0
exceed £195 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £208 15s. 0d.
no pension
no pension
6
0
”
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 1st day of November, 1966.
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paragraphs: —(1) Section 6 (2) (inserted by the Act of 1960) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by—
(a) the substitution of “three shillings and ninepence” for “three shillings and sevenpence” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph (a), and
(b) the substitution of “seven shillings and fivepence” for “seven shillings and threepence” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph (b).
(2) This section and sections 6 , 7 , 11 and 12 of this Act shall come into operation on such day as the Minister may appoint by order.
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paragraphs: —(1) Section 28A (inserted by the Act of 1960) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by—
(a) the insertion in subsection (1) after “old age (contributory) pension” of “or widow's (contributory) pension”, and
(b) the insertion after subsection (2) of the following subsection:
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paragraphs: —(1) Section 32 (1) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the insertion in subparagraph (b) after “received” of “or of sums payable by way of widow's (contributory) pension in respect of periods for which the person elects to receive widow's (non-contributory) pension”.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on such day as the Minister may appoint under section 5 of this Act.
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paragraphs: —Section 35 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the insertion after subsection (3) of the following subsections:
“(4) In ascertaining, for the purposes of this section, the amount of benefit lost by an employed contributor or other person by reason of a failure or neglect referred to in subsection (1) of this section, account shall not be taken of any social assistance paid to such contributor or other person during a period when he was losing benefit by reason of the failure or neglect aforesaid.
(5) The amount of social assistance paid to an employed contributor or other person during a period when he was losing benefit by reason of a failure or neglect referred to in subsection (1) of this section may be recovered by the Minister—
(a) in case the full amount of the benefit which was lost has been recovered by such contributor or other person, from such contributor or other person—
(i) by deduction from any benefit or social assistance to which such contributor or other person may be or become entitled, or
(ii) as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction, or
(b) in any other case, from the employer guilty of the failure or neglect as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction,
and, if the amount of the social assistance is recovered by the Minister from the employer, the sum recoverable by such contributor or other person from the employer under this section shall be reduced by the amount of such social assistance.
(6) Any sums recovered by the Minister under subsection (5) of this section shall be paid into the Exchequer.
(7) In this section ‘social assistance’ means a pension under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1966, unemployment assistance under the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1966, or a pension under the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1966.”
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paragraphs: —Section 47 (3) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the insertion in paragraph (aa) (inserted by the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963) after “section 26” of “or section 27”.
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paragraphs: —Section 77 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2B) (inserted by the Act of 1964) of the following subsection:
“(2B) In this section ‘qualified child’ in relation to a claimant or pensioner means a child in respect of whom the claimant or pensioner is entitled to a children's allowance under the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1966, and includes, if the claimant or pensioner is a woman, a child of hers in respect of whom the head of the household in which she resides is entitled to a children's allowance under those Acts.”
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paragraphs: —(1) (a) The Second Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by—
(i) the insertion of “2A,” after “2,” in paragraph 1 thereof,
(ii) the substitution of “7s. 5d.” for “7s. 4d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) and “6s. 4d.” for “6s. 3d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 1 (a),
(iii) the substitution of “7s. 5d.” for “7s. 4d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) and “7s. 1d.” for “7s. 0d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 1 (b),
(iv) the substitution of “5s. 2d.” for “5s. 1d.” (inserted in both subparagraphs by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 2 (a) and (b),
(v) the insertion after the said paragraph 2 of the following paragraph:
“2A. In case the employment is of a female employed contributor and is mainly in agriculture, there shall be special rate employment contributions as follows:
(a) payable by the employed contributor: 4s. 5d.
(b) payable by the employer: 5s. 6d.”,
(vi) the deletion in paragraph 3 of “in agriculture or” and the substitution of “4s. 0d.” for “3s. 11d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 3 (a) and “4s. 11d.” for “4s. 10d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 3 (b),
(vii) the substitution of “5s. 2d.” for “4s. 8d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 3A (a) (inserted by the Act of 1960) and “6s. 3d.” for “5s. 7d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 3A (b),
(viii) the substitution of “1s. 10d.” for “1s. 9d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 4 (a) (inserted by the Regulations of 1956) and “1s. 11d.” for “1s. 10d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 4 (b),
(ix) the substitution of “1s. 10d.” for “1s. 9d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 5 (b) (inserted by the Regulations of 1956),
(x) the substitution of “5s. 8d.” for “5s. 7d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 6 (a) (inserted by the Regulations of 1956) and “7s. 1d.” for “7s. 0d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 6 (b), and
(xi) the substitution of “5s. 8d.” for “5s. 7d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 7 (a) (inserted by the Regulations of 1956) and “6s. 2d.” for “6s. 1d.” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph 7 (b).
(b) In this subsection “the Regulations of 1956” means the Social Welfare (Modifications of Insurance) Regulations, 1956.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on such day as the Minister may appoint under section 5 of this Act.
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paragraphs: —(1) Paragraph 1 of the Fourth Schedule to the Act of 1952 shall, in so far as it provides for the disregard of employment contributions under paragraph 3A of the Second Schedule to that Act in respect of employment occurring after the commencement of this subsection, cease to have effect.
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paragraphs: —(1) Where a person who has attained pensionable age is in receipt of or entitled to a widow's (contributory) pension or old age (contributory) pension or is a person in respect of whom an increase of the latter pension is payable by virtue of section 26 (2) of the Act of 1952, and would, but for section 20 of the Act of 1960, be qualified for the receipt of a pension under the Acts—
(a) the person may, notwithstanding anything contained in the said section 20, be paid the pension under the Acts for any period during which the rate of pension payable under the Acts would be greater than the rate of widow's (contributory) pension, old age (contributory) pension or the increase thereof, as the case may be, payable, and
(b) in any case where the pension under the Acts is so paid, entitlement to widow's (contributory) pension, old age (contributory) pension or the increase thereof, as the case may be, shall continue but the amount of any such pension or increase payable during any such period—
(i) shall not be paid to or in respect of the person, and
(ii) shall be paid out of the Social Insurance Fund to the Exchequer.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 1st day of November, 1966.
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paragraphs: — Section 8 (1) of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1924, is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (i) (inserted by the Act of 1964):
“(i) in case the person has no children (in this subsection referred to as qualified children) in respect of whom he is entitled to a children's allowance under the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1966, or, being a woman, has no children (in this subsection also referred to as qualified children) in respect of whom the head of the household in which she resides is entitled to a children's allowance under those Acts, one hundred and fifty-six pounds and fifteen shillings,”.
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paragraphs: —(1) The Minister may make such orders as may be necessary to carry out any reciprocal or other arrangements, made with the proper authority under any other Government, in respect of matters relating to insurance and benefits under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1966, pensions under the Acts, pensions under the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1966, assistance under the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1966, and allowances under the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1966, and may by any such order make such adaptations of and modifications in those Acts as he considers necessary.
(2) Sections 64 and 83 of the Act of 1952 and section 61 (2) of the Act of 1935 are hereby repealed.
(3) Any order made under section 64 or section 83 of the Act of 1952 or section 61 (2) of the Act of 1935 which was in force immediately before the passing of this Act shall continue in force and shall have effect as though it had been made under this section.
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paragraphs: —(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1966.
(2) This Act, in so far as it amends and extends the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1965, shall be construed as one therewith and may be cited together therewith as the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1966, and in so far as it amends and extends the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1965, shall be construed as one therewith and may be cited together therewith as the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1966, and in so far as it amends and extends the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1965, shall be construed as one therewith and may be cited together therewith as the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1966, and in so far as it amends and extends the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1965, shall be construed as one therewith and may be cited together therewithas the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1966, and in so far as it amends and extends the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1965, and the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966, shall be construed as one therewith and shall be included in the collective citation “the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1966,”.