Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payments) Regulations, 1975.
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, 1975.
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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 1975" means the Social Welfare Act, 1975 ;
"old age (non-contributory) pension" means a pension payable under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1975;
"unemployment assistance" means assistance payable under the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1975;
"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 1975;
"single woman's allowance" means an allowance payable under section 8 of the Act of 1974;
"old age (care) allowance" means an allowance payable under section 21 of the Act of 1970;
"occupational injuries benefits" means benefits payable under the Act of 1966.
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paragraphs: (1) The rates of old age (non-contributory) pension are hereby varied by—
( a ) the substitution for the rates set out in Tables A and B to subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1975) of section 77 of the Act of 1952 of the rates set out in the following Tables:
TABLE A.
RATE OF PENSION.
Means of Claimant or Pensioner
Weekly Rate
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
930
1180
1430
Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, £190 for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7
830
1080
1330
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8
730
980
1230
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9
630
880
1130
exceed £9 but do not exceed £10
530
780
1030
exceed £10 but do not exceed £11
430
680
930
exceed £11 but do not exceed £12
330
580
830
exceed £12 but do not exceed £13
230
480
730
exceed £13 but do not exceed £14
130
380
630
exceed £14 but do not exceed £15
No pension
280
530
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—
£
do not exceed £6
465
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7
415
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8
365
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9
315
exceed £9 but do not exceed £10
265
exceed £10 but do not exceed £11
215
exceed £11 but do not exceed £12
165
exceed £12 but do not exceed £13
115
exceed £13 but do not exceed £14
065
exceed £14
Nil
( b ) the increase of the sum of 70 new pence referred to in paragraph (a) (iii) of subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1975) of section 77 of the Act of 1952 to the sum of 75 new pence.
( c ) the increase of the sum of four pounds, ninety-five new pence (inserted by the Act of 1975) referred to in subsection (5) (inserted by the Act of 1969) of section 77 of the Act of 1952 to the sum of five pounds, twenty new pence.
(2) This article shall come into operation on the 3rd day of October, 1975.
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paragraphs: (1) The rates of unemployment assistance are hereby varied by the substitution for the rates set out in the Schedule (inserted by the Act of 1975) to the Act of 1933 of the rates set out in the following Schedule: