Social Welfare (Temporary Provisions) Regulations, 1982.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Temporary Provisions) Regulations, 1982.
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paragraphs: Where a person is or becomes entitled to payment of any of the following pensions, benefits or allowances under the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 —
( a ) disablement pension,
( b ) death benefit by way of pension,
( c ) old age (contributory) pension,
( d ) retirement pension,
( e ) survivor's benefit under section 87,
( f ) invalidity pension,
( g ) deserted wife's benefit,
( h ) widow's (contributory) pension,
( i ) orphan's (contributory) allowance,
( j ) old age pension,
( k ) blind pension,
( l ) widow's (non-contributory) pension,
( m ) orphan's (non-contributory) pension,
( n ) deserted wife's allowance,
( o ) prisoner's wife's allowance,
( p ) social assistance allowance,
in respect of the week commencing on—
(i) the 2nd day of September, 1982 in the case of a pension, benefit or allowance mentioned at paragraph (d), (f), (g), (n), (o) or (p) of this article, or
(ii) the 3rd day of September, 1982 in the case of a pension, benefit or allowance mentioned at paragraph (a), (b), (c), (e), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l) or (m) of this article,
and such payment includes an amount in respect of a child or children, any such payment shall be increased by a sum equal to that amount.
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paragraphs: Where a person is or becomes entitled to payment of any of the following benefits, assistance or allowance under the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 —
( a ) disability benefit,
( b ) unemployment benefit,
( c ) injury benefit,
( d ) unemployment assistance,
( e ) supplementary welfare allowance,
in respect of any day in the week beginning on the 6th day of September, 1982 or in respect of a continuous period of up to 6 days, excluding Sunday, which includes at least one day in that week, and such payment includes an amount in respect of a child or children, any such payment shall be increased by a sum equal to that amount.
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paragraphs: In determining the amount of pay-related benefit payable in any case no account shall be taken of any payment to which a person is entitled under the provisions of article 3 of these Regulations.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this
25th day of August 1982.
MICHAEL WOODS,
Minister for Social Welfare.
The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Regulations.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 25th
day of August 1982.
RAY MacSHARRY,
Minister for Finance.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
These Regulations provide for a double week's payment in September, 1982 for the child dependants of weekly social welfare recipients.
The Regulations provide for payment, in a specified week in September, 1982 of double the amount of the allowance for each child of those in receipt of old age contributory and non-contributory pensions, retirement pension, invalidity pension, deserted wife's benefit, widow's contributory and non-contributory pensions, orphan's contributory and non-contributory pensions, blind pension, deserted wife's allowance, prisoner's wife's allowance, social assistance allowance, disability benefit, unemployment benefit and assistance, injury benefit, disablement pension or supplementary welfare allowance.