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10 1997

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1997

SCHEDULE B

Section 4 .

“Fourth Schedule

Rates of Assistance

PART I

Rates of Periodical Social Assistance and Increases Thereof

Description of assistance

Weekly rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 167 (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)

Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

£

£

£

£

£

£

1. Unemployment Assistance:

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 121 (1) (a) applies

67.50

40.00

13.20

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 121 (1) (b) applies

65.40

40.00

13.20

2. Pre-Retirement Allowance

67.50

40.00

13.20

3. Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension and Blind Pension

67.50

13.20

38.80

6.00

5.00

4. Widow's (Non-Contributory) Pension, and a relevant payment by virtue of Section 18(1)(b) or (c) of the Social Welfare Act, 1996

67.50

38.80

6.00

5.00

5. One-Parent Family Payment

67.50

15.20

5.00

6. Carer's Allowance:

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 165(1)(a) applies

105.80

13.20

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 165(1)(b) applies

70.50

13.20

7. Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pension

45.60

8. Supplementary Welfare Allowance

65.40

40.00

13.20

9. Disability Allowance

67.50

40.00

13.20

PART II

Increase of Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension and Blind Pension for One of a Couple

Means of claimant or pensioner

Weekly rate of increase

£

Where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner do not exceed £6

40.00

exceed £6 but do not exceed £8

39.00

exceed £8 but do not exceed £10

38.00

exceed £10 but do not exceed £12

37.00

exceed £12 but do not exceed £14

36.00

exceed £14 but do not exceed £16

35.00

exceed £16 but do not exceed £18

34.00

exceed £18 but do not exceed £20

33.00

exceed £20 but do not exceed £22

32.00

exceed £22 but do not exceed £24

31.00

exceed £24 but do not exceed £26

30.00

exceed £26 but do not exceed £28

29.00

exceed £28 but do not exceed £30

28.00

exceed £30 but do not exceed £32

27.00

exceed £32 but do not exceed £34

26.00

exceed £34 but do not exceed £36

25.00

exceed £36 but do not exceed £38

24.00

exceed £38 but do not exceed £40

23.00

exceed £40 but do not exceed £42

22.00

exceed £42 but do not exceed £44

21.00

exceed £44 but do not exceed £46

20.00

exceed £46 but do not exceed £48

19.00

exceed £48 but do not exceed £50

18.00

exceed £50 but do not exceed £52

17.00

exceed £52 but do not exceed £54

16.00

exceed £54 but do not exceed £56

15.00

exceed £56 but do not exceed £58

14.00

exceed £58 but do not exceed £60

13.00

exceed £60 but do not exceed £62

12.00

exceed £62 but do not exceed £64

11.00

exceed £64 but do not exceed £66

10.00

exceed £66 but do not exceed £68

   9.00

exceed £68 but do not exceed £70

   8.00

exceed £70

Nil

”.