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[EN]

Uimhir 13 de 1959.


[EN]

AN tACHT LEASA SHÓISIALAIGH, 1959.

[An tiontó oifigiúil.]

ACHT DO DHÉANAMH SOCRÚ LE hAGHAIDH MÉADUITHE AR NA RÁTAÍ PINSEAN FAOI ACHTANNA NA bPINSEAN SEAN-AOISE, 1908 GO 1957, AR NA RÁTAÍ CÚNAIMH DHÍFHOSTAÍOCHTA FAOI NA hACHTANNA UM CHÚNAMH DÍFHOSTAÍOCHTA, 1933 GO 1957, AGUS AR RÁTAÍ PINSEAN (NEAMHRANNÍOCACH) BAINTREACH FAOI NA hACHTANNA UM PINSIN DO BHAINTREACHA AGUS DO DHÍLLEACHTAÍ, 1935 GO 1957. [16 Meitheamh, 1959.] ACHTAÍTEAR AG AN OIREACHTAS MAR LEANAS:— [EN]

Méadú ar rátaí pinsean sean-aoise.

1952, Uimh. 11.

1957, Uimh. 8.

1.—Déantar leis seo gach ceann ar leith de na rátaí 25s. 0d., 20s. 0d., 15s. 0d., 10s. 0d., atá leagtha amach sa Tábla a ghabhann le fo-alt (2) d'alt 77 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952, de bhua ailt 1 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1957, a mhéadú 2s. 6d.

[EN]

Méadú ar rátaí cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta.

1933, Uimh. 46.

2.—San Acht um Chúnamh Dhíomhaointis, 1933, déantar leis seo an méid seo a leanas a chur in ionad an Sceidil a cuireadh isteach mar Sceideal an Achta sin le fo-alt (1) d'alt 2 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1957:

[EN]

“AN SCEIDEAL.

[EN]

Na Rátaí Cúnaimh Dhífhostaíochta.

Na haicmí daoine lena mbaineann na rátaí cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta atá leagtha amach sa Sceideal seo.

An ráta cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a bhaineann le daoine atá ina gcónaí in aon límistéar uirbeach.

An ráta cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a bhaineann le daoine atá ina gcónaí in aon áit eile.

sa tseachtain

sa tseachtain

s.

d.

s.

d.

Duine gan cleithiúnaí     ..     ..

19

0

13

0

Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe     ..     ..     ..

32

6

24

6

Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe agus aon leanbh cleithiúnach amháin     ..

38

6

29

6

Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe agus beirt leanaí cleithiúnacha nó níos mó     ..

43

6

33

6

Duine ag a bhfuil aon leanbh cleithiúnach amháin     ..

25

0

18

0

Duine ag a bhfuil beirt leanaí cleithiúnacha nó níos mó     ..

30

0

22

0

[EN]

Méadú ar rátaí pinsean (neamhranníocach) baintreach.

1935, Uimh. 29.

3.—I dTábla B a ghabhann le halt 20 den Acht um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaithe, 1935, is é sin, an t-alt a cuireadh isteach le halt 105 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952, cuirtear, leis seo, na rátaí atá leagtha amach sa Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo in ionad na rátaí atá, de bhua fo-ailt (1) d'alt 3 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1957, leagtha amach sa Tábla sin B.

AN TÁBLA.

Rátaí Seachtainiúla Pinsean (Neamhranníocach) Baintreach.

Rátaí Seachtainiúla

Acmhainn na Baintrí

Baintreach, gan aon leanbh cáilithe.

Baintreach, leanbh cáilithe amháin.

Baintreach, beirt leanaí cáilithe nó níos mó.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

Má bhíonn acmhainn bhliantúil na baintrí arna ríomh go cuí—

gan bheith níos mó ná £52 10s. 0d.

26

0

34

0

41

0

níos mó ná £52 10s. 0d. gan

bheith níos mó ná £65 10s. 0d.

21

0

29

0

36

0

níos mó ná £65 10s. 0d. gan

bheith níos mó ná £78 10s. 0d.

16

0

24

0

31

0

níos mó ná £78 10s. 0d. gan

bheith níos mó ná £104 15s. 0d.

11

0

19

0

26

0

níos mó ná £104 15s. 0d. gan

bheith níos mó ná £117 15s. 0d.

Neamhní

8

0

15

0

níos mó ná £117 15s. 0d. gan

bheith níos mó ná £130 15s. 0d.

Neamhní

Neamhní

7

0

níos mó ná £130 15s. 0d.

..

Neamhní

Neamhní

Neamhní

[EN]

Gearrtheideal, tosach feidhme agus comhlua.

4.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1959, a ghairm den Acht seo.

[EN]

(2) Tiocfaidh an tAcht seo i ngníomh an lú lá de Lúnasa, 1959.

[EN]

(3) Féadfar Achtanna na bPinsean Sean-Aoise, 1908 go 1959, a ghairm d'Achtanna na bPinsean Sean-Aoise, 1908 go 1957, agus d'alt 1 den Acht seo le chéile.

[EN]

(4) Féadfar na hAchtanna um Chúnamh Dífhostaíochta, 1933 go 1959, a ghairm de na hAchtanna um Chúnamh Dífhostaíochta, 1933 go 1957, agus d'alt 2 den Acht seo le chéile.

[EN]

(5) Féadfar na hAchtanna um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaí, 1935 go 1959, a ghairm do na hAchtanna um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaí, 1935 go 1957, agus d'alt 3 den Acht seo le chéile.

[GA]

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Number 13 of 1959.


[GA]

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1959.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Increase of rates of old age pensions.

2.

Increase of rates of unemployment assistance.

3.

Increase of rates of widows' (non-contributory) pensions.

4.

Short title, commencement and collective citations.


Acts Referred to

Social Welfare Act, 1952

1952, No. 11

Social Welfare Act, 1957

1957, No. 8

Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933

1957, No. 46

Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935

1935, No. 29

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Number 13 of 1959.


SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1959.


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASES IN THE RATES OF PENSIONS UNDER THE OLD AGE PENSIONS ACTS, 1908 TO 1957, UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER THE UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACTS, 1933 TO 1957, AND WIDOWS' (NON-CONTRIBUTORY) PENSIONS UNDER THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS ACTS, 1935 TO 1957. [16th June, 1959.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— [GA]

Increase of rates of old age pensions.

1.—The rates of 25s. 0d., 20s. 0d., 15s. 0d., 10s. 0d. set forth in the Table to subsection (2) of section 77 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952, by virtue of section 1 of the Social Welfare Act, 1957, are each hereby increased by 2s. 6d.

[GA]

Increase of rates of unemployment assistance.

2.—In the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933, for the Schedule thereto inserted by subsection (1) of section 2 of the Social Welfare Act; 1957, there is hereby substituted the following:

[GA]

“SCHEDULE.

[GA]

Rates of Unemployment Assistance.

Classes of persons to whom the rates of unemployment assistance set out in this Schedule are applicable.

Rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any urban area.

Rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any other place.

per week

per week

s.

d.

s.

d.

Person without a dependant

19

0

13

0

Person with an adult dependant

32

6

24

6

Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant

33

6

29

6

Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants

43

6

33

6

Person with one child dependant

25

0

18

0

Person with two or more child dependants

30

0

22

0

[GA]

Increase of rates of widows' (non-contributory) pensions.

3.—In Table B to section 20 of the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935, being the section inserted by section 105 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952, for the rates set forth therein by virtue of subsection (1) of section 3 of the Social Welfare Act, 1957, there are hereby substituted the rates set forth in the Table to this section.

TABLE.

Weekly Rates of Widows' (Non-Contributory) Pensions.

Weekly Rates

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—

do not exceed £52 10s. 0d.

26

0

34

0

41

0

exceed £52 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £65 10s. 0d.

21

0

29

0

36

0

exceed £65 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £78 10s. 0d.

16

0

24

0

31

0

exceed £78 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £104 15s. 0d.

11

0

19

0

26

0

exceed £104 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £117 15s. 0d.

No pension

8

0

15

0

exceed £117 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £130 15s. 0d.

No pension

No pension

7

0

exceed £130 15s. 0d.

No pension

No pension

No pension

[GA]

Short title, commencement and collective citations.

4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1959.

[GA]

(2) This Act shall come into operation on the 1st day of August, 1959.

[GA]

(3) The Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1957, and section 1 of this Act may be cited together as the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1959.

[GA]

(4) The Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1957, and section 2 of this Act may be cited together as the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1959.

[GA]

(5) The Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1957, and section 3 of this Act may be cited together as the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1959.