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Uimhir 8 de 1957.
AN tACHT LEASA SHÓISIALAIGH, 1957.
[An tiontó oifigiúil.]
Méadú ar rátaí pinsean sean-aoise.
1.—(1) Déantar leis seo gach ceann ar leith de na rátaí 24s. 0d., 19s. 0d., 14s. 0d., agus 9s. 0d. atá leagtha amach sa Táible a ghabhas le fo-alt (2) d'alt 77 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 (Uimh. 11 de 1952), de bhuaidh ailt 1 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1955 (Uimh. 11 de 1955), a mhéadú 1s. 0d.
(2) Measfar fo-alt (1) den alt seo a theacht i ngníomh an 17 Bealtaine, 1957.
Méadú ar rátaí cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta.
2.—(1) San Acht um Chúnamh Dhíomhaointis, 1933 (Uimh. 46 de 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 97 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 (Uimh. 11 de 1952):—
“AN SCEIDEAL
Na Rátaí Cúnaimh Dhífhostaíochta.
Na haicmí daoine lena mbaineann na rátaí cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta atá leagtha amach sa Sceideal seo | An rata cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a bhaineas le daoine atá ina gcónaí in aon límistéir uirbeach | An ráta cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a bhaineas 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 ... ... ... | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe agus aon leanbh cleithiúnach amháin ... | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe agus beirt leanaí cleithiúnacha nó níos mó ... | 41 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
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 |
”
(2) Measfar fo-alt (1) den alt seo a theacht i ngníomh an 15ú lá de Bhealtaine, 1957.
Méadú ar rátaí pinsean (neamhranníocach) baintreach.
3.—(1) I dTáible B a ghabhas le halt 20 den Acht um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaithe, 1935 (Uimh. 29 de 1935), is é sin, an t-alt a cuireadh isteach le halt 105 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 (Uimh. 11 de 1952), cuirtear, leis seo, na rátaí atá leagtha amach sa Táible a ghabhas leis an bhfo-alt seo in ionad na rátaí atá, de bhuaidh fo-ailt (1) d'alt 2 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1955 (Uimh. 11 de 1955), leagtha amach sa Táible sin B.
AN TÁIBLE.
Rátaí Seachtainiúla Pinsean (Neamhranníocach) Baintreach.
Acmhainn na Baintrí | Rátaí Seachtainiúla | ||||||||||
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. | ... | 23 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 38 | 6 | ||||
níos mó ná | £52 | 10s. | gan bheith níos | ||||||||
mó ná | £65 | 10s. | 18 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 33 | 6 | |||
,, ,, ,, | £65 | 10s. | ,, ,, | £78 | 10s. | 13 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 6 |
,, ,, ,, | £78 | 10s. | ,, ,, | £104 | 15s. | 8 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 6 |
,, ,, ,, | £104 | 15s. | ,, ,, | £117 | 15s. | Neamhní | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
,, ,, ,, | £117 | 15s. | ,, ,, | £130 | 15s. | Neamhní | Neamhní | 7 | 0 | ||
,, ,, ,, | £130 | 15s. | ... | ... | ... | Neamhní | Neamhní | Neamhní | |||
(2) Measfar fo-alt (1) den alt seo a theacht i ngníomh an 17 Bealtaine, 1957.
Gearrtheideal agus comhlua.
4.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1957, a ghairm den Acht seo.
(2) Féadfar Achta na bPinsean Sean-Aoise, 1908 go 1957, a ghairm d'Achta na bPinsean Sean-Aoise, 1908 go 1955, agus d'alt 1 den Acht seo le chéile.
(3) Féadfar na hAchta um Chúnamh Dífhostaíochta, 1933 go 1957, a ghairm de na hAchta um Chúnamh Dífhostaíochta, 1933 go 1952, agus d'alt 2 den Acht seo le chéile.
(4) Féadfar na hAchta um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaí, 1935 go 1957, a ghairm de na hAchta um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaí, 1935 go 1955, agus d'alt 3 den Acht seo le chéile.
Number 8 of 1957.
SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1957.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section | |
Acts Referred to | |
No. 11 of 1952 | |
No. 11 of 1955 | |
No. 46 of 1933 | |
No. 29 of 1935 | |
Number 8 of 1957.
SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1957.
Increase of rates of old age pensions.
1.—(1) The rates of 24s. 0d., 19s. 0d., 14s. 0d. and 9s. 0d. set forth in the Table to subsection (2) of section 77 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952), by virtue of section 1 of the Social Welfare Act, 1955 (No. 11 of 1955), are each hereby increased by 1s. 0d.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 17th May, 1957.
Increase of rates of unemployment assistance.
2.—(1) In the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933 (No. 46 of 1933), for the Schedule thereto inserted by subsection (1) of section 97 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952), there is hereby substituted the following:—
“SCHEDULE
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 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants | 41 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Person with one child dependant | 25 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Person with two or more child dependants | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
”
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 15th day of May, 1957.
Increase of rates of widows' (non-contributory) pensions.
3.—(1) In Table B to section 20 of the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935 (No. 29 of 1935), being the section inserted by section 105 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952), for the rates set forth therein by virtue of subsection (1) of section 2 of the Social Welfare Act, 1955 (No. 11 of 1955), there are hereby substituted the rates set forth in the Table to this subsection.
TABLE.
Weekly Rates of Widows' (Non-Contributory) Pensions.
Means of Widow | ||||||||||||
Weekly Rates | ||||||||||||
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. | 23 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 38 | 6 | ||||||
exceed | £52 10s. | but | do | not | exceed | £65 10s. | 18 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 33 | 6 |
” | £65 10s. | ” | ” | ” | ” | £78 10s. | 13 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 6 |
” | £78 10s. | ” | ” | ” | ” | £104 15s. | 8 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 6 |
” | £104 15s. | ” | ” | ” | ” | £117 15s. | No pension | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
” | £117 15s. | ” | ” | ” | ” | £130 15s. | No pension | No pension | 7 | 0 | ||
” | £130 15s. | No pension | No pension | No pension | ||||||||
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 17th May, 1957.
Short title and collective citations.
4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1957.
(2) The Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1955, and section 1 of this Act may be cited together as the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1957.
(3) The Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1952, and section 2 of this Act may be cited together as the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1957.
(4) The Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1955, and section 3 of this Act may be cited together as the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1957.