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Uimhir 3 de 1977
AN tACHT LEASA SHÓISIALAIGH, 1977
[An tiontú oifigiúil]
Mínithe.
1.—San Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “Acht 1933” an tAcht um Chongnamh Dhíomhaointis, 1933;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1935” an tAcht um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaithe, 1935;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1952” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1965” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1965;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1966” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Díobhálacha Ceirde), 1966;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1973” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1973;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1974” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Uimh. 2), 1974;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1975” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1975;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1976” an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1976;
ciallaíonn “Rialacháin 1976” na Rialacháin Leasa Shóisialaigh (Athrú sna Rátaí Iocaíochtaí), 1976 (I.R. Uimh. 259 de 1976).
Pinsin seanaoise (rátaí nua, lena n-áirítear méadú speisialta do phinsinéirí a chónaíonn ina n-aonar).
2.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 77 d'Acht 1952 tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (2) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1976 arna athrú le Rialacháin 1976):
“(2) (a) Is é an ráta ar dá réir a íocfar pinsean, in ionad aon ráta eile—
(i) i gcás nach mó ná £16 acmhainn sheachtainiúil an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara—an ráta atá leagtha amach i dTábla A a ghabhann leis an bhfo-alt seo,
(ii) i gcás ar mó ná £16 acmhainn sheachtainiúil an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara—an ráta ar dá réir ab iníoctha an pinsean faoi threoir an Tábla sin dá mba mhó ná £15 ach nár mhó ná £16 acmhainn sheachtainiúil an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara, lúide £1.25 i leith gach suim £1 (más ann) atá san acmhainn sheachtainiúil sin de bhreis ar £16, agus aon chodán de £1 san acmhainn sheachtainiúil sin a áireamh chun na críche sin mar £1; ach más lú ná 50 pingin nua an ráta arna ríomh de bhun na míre seo ar dá réir, murach an coinníoll seo, a bheadh an pinsean iníoctha, ní bheidh an pinsean iníoctha,
(iii) i gcás 80 bliain d'aois a bheith slánaithe ag an bpinsinéir—an ráta pinsin is iníoctha leis de réir fhomhír (i) nó (ii) den mhír seo móide 90 pingin nua,
agus déanfar an ráta pinsin arna chinneadh amhlaidh a mhéadú, i gcás ar duine de lánúin phósta an pinsinéir, an méid atá leagtha amach i dTábla B a ghabhann leis an bhfo-alt seo—
(A) más fear an pinsinéir, i leith a bhanchéile má tá sé in aontíos léi nó á cothabháil go hiomlán nó go formhór agus nach bhfuil pinsean faoi na hAchtanna ná aon sochar ná pinsean faoi na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 go 1977, á fháil aici, nó
(B) más bean an pinsinéir, i leith a fearchéile má tá sí á chothabháil go hiomlán nó go formhór agus go bhfuil seisean éagumasach, de dheasca éiglíocht coirp nó meabhrach, ar é féin a chothú agus nach bhfuil pinsean faoi na hAchtanna ná aon sochar ná pinsean faoi na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 go 1977, á fháil aige.
(b) Chun críocha an fho-ailt seo, is í an acmhainn sheachtainiúil an acmhainn bhliantúil arna roinnt ar chaoga a dó.
TABLA A
An Ráta Pinsin
An Ráta Seachtainiúil | |||||||
Acmhainn an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara | Eilitheoir nó pinsinéir, gan aon leanbh cáilithe | Eilitheoir nó pinsinéir, leanbh cáilithe amháin | Eilithoir nó pinsinéir, beirt leanbh cháilithe nó níos mó | ||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ||||
Má bhíonn acmhainn sheachtainiúil an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara— | £ | £ | £ | ||||
gan bheith níos mó ná £6 | .. | 11·75 | 14·90 | 18·05 | |||
níos mó ná £6 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £7 | .. | .. | .. | 10·50 | 13·65 | 16·80 | |
níos mó ná £7 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £8 | .. | .. | .. | 9·25 | 12·40 | 15·55 | |
níos mó ná £8 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £9 | .. | .. | .. | 8·00 | 11·15 | 14·30 | |
níos mó ná £9 gan bheith níos | Móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh cháilithe ann, £2·40 i leith gach leanbh cáilithe de bhreis ar bheirt. | ||||||
mó ná £10 | .. | .. | .. | 6·75 | 9·90 | 13·05 | |
níos mó ná £10 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £11 | .. | .. | .. | 5·50 | 8·65 | 11·80 | |
níos mó ná £11 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £12 | .. | .. | .. | 4·25 | 7·40 | 10·55 | |
níos mó ná £12 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £13 | .. | .. | .. | 3·00 | 6·15 | 9·30 | |
níos mó ná £13 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £14 | .. | .. | .. | 1·75 | 4·90 | 8·05 | |
níos mó ná £14 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £15 | .. | .. | .. | 0·50 | 3·65 | 6·80 | |
níos mó ná £15 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £16 | .. | .. | .. | neamhní | 2·40 | 5·55 | |
TABLA B
Méadú i leith Cleithiúnaí Aosaithe
Acmhainn an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara | Ráta seachtainiúil an mhéadaithe | |||||||
Má bhíonn acmhainn sheachtainiúil an éilitheora nó an phinsinéara— | £ | |||||||
gan bheith níos mó ná £6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5·85 | ||
níos mó ná £6 gan bheith níos mó ná £7 | .. | .. | .. | 5·20 | ||||
níos mó ná £7 gan bheith níos mó ná £8 | .. | .. | .. | 4·60 | ||||
níos mó ná £8 gan bheith níos mó ná £9 | .. | .. | .. | 3·95 | ||||
níos mó ná £9 gan bheith níos mó ná £10 | .. | .. | .. | 3·30 | ||||
níos mó ná £10 gan bheith níos mó ná £11 | .. | .. | .. | 2·70 | ||||
níos mó ná £11 gan bheith níos mó ná £12 | .. | .. | 2·05 | |||||
níos mó ná £12 gan bheith níos mó ná £13 | .. | .. | .. | 1·40 | ||||
níos mó ná £13 gan bheith níos mó ná £14 | .. | .. | .. | 0·80 | ||||
níos mó ná £14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | neamhní |
(2) Leasaítear leis seo alt 77 (5) (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1969) d'Acht 1952 trí “sé phunt, cúig phingin nua is caoga” a chur in ionad “sé phunt” (a cuireadh isteach le Rialacháin 1976).
(3) Déantar leis seo an fo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (5) d'alt 77 d'Acht 1952:
“(6) Déanfar na rátaí pinsin a chinnfear faoi fho-alt (2) (a) (i), (2) (a) (ii) nó (2) (a) (iii) den alt seo a mhéadú £1 sa tseachtain i gcás aois inphinsin a bheith slánaithe ag an bpinsinéir agus é ina aonar.”.
(4) Cuirtear leis seo an méid seo a leanas in ionad alt 8 (1) d'Acht na bPinsean Sean-Aoise, 1924:
“(1) Is coinníoll reachtúil le go bhfaighidh aon duine pinsean seanaoise go ndeimhneoidh an duine sin do na húdaráis pinsean nach mó a acmhainn arna ríomh faoi Achtanna na bPinsean Seanaoise—
(a) i gcás gan aon leanbh is leanbh cáilithe mar a mhínítear i bhfo-alt (2B) (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1974) d'alt 77 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952, a bheith ag an duine—ná seacht gcéad is ochtó punt,
(b) i gcás leanbh cáilithe amháin nó níos mó ná leanbh cáilithe amháin den sórt sin a bheith ag an duine, ná an t-uasmhéid iomchuí acmhainne ag ar féidir pinsean a íoc leis an duine sin faoi alt 77 (2) den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952.”.
(5) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 1ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977.
Déanfar neamhshuim de mhéadú ar thuillimh i gcás dall faoi Achtanna na bPinsean Seanaoise, 1908 go 1977.
3.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo an Seachtú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1952, ina bhfuil rialacha faoi ríomh acmhainne chun críocha pinsin seanaoise, trí “£208”, “£156” agus “£104”, faoi seach, a chur i Riail 1 (II) (h) in ionad “£65”, “£52” agus “£39” (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1965) sa dá áit a bhfuil siad.
(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 1ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977.
Cúnamh dífhostaíochta (rátai nua).
4.—(1) Déantar leis seo an Sceideal a ghabhann leis an alt seo a chur in Acht 1933 in ionad an Sceidil a ghabhann leis an Acht sin a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1976.
(2) D'ainneoin fho-alt (1) den alt seo—
(a) leanfaidh an Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1933 a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1976 d'fheidhm a bheith aige i gcás duine dá ndéantar luach bliantúil aon tairbhe a fhaibhríonn chuige as talamh a úsáid, ar mó ná £10 ach nach mó ná £15 a luacháil inrátaithe agus atá á úsáid nó á theachtadh aige go pearsanta, a ríomh de réir alt 8 d'Acht 1965 agus, dá réir sin, is iad na rátaí cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a shonraítear sa Sceideal a cuireadh isteach amhlaidh na rátaí a chuirfear i gcuntas i gcás duine den sórt sin chun críocha alt 10 (3) (c) (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1962) d'Acht 1933, agus
(b) leanfaidh an Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1933 a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1975, arna athrú leis na Rialacháin Leasa Shóisialaigh (Athrú sna Rátaí Iocaíochtaí), 1975 (I.R. Uimh. 215 de 1975), d'fheidhm a bheith aige i gcás duine dá ndéantar luach bliantúil aon tairbhe a fhaibhríonn chuige as talamh a úsáid, ar mó ná £15 ach nach mó ná £20 a luacháil inrátaithe agus atá á úsáid nó á theachtadh aige go pearsanta, a ríomh de réir alt 8 d'Acht 1965 agus, dá réir sin, is iad na rátaí cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a shonraítear sa Sceideal sin arna athrú amhlaidh na rátaí a chuirfear i gcuntas i gcás duine den sórt sin chun críocha alt 10 (3) (c) (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1962) d'Acht 1933.
(3) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 30ú lá de Mhárta, 1977.
AN SCEIDEAL
Na Rátaí Cúnaimh Dhífhostaíochta
Na haicmí daoine lena mbaineann na rátaí cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta atá leagtha amach sa Sceideal seo | An ráta seachtainiúil cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a bhaineann le daoine a chónaíonn in aon limistéar uirbeach | An ráta seachtainiúil cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta a bhaineann le daoine a chónaíonn in aon áit eile | |||
Duine gan chleithiúnaí | .. | £10·20 | £9·80 | ||
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí | |||||
aosaithe | .. | .. | £17·60 | £17·05 | |
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnai aosaithe agus leanbh | |||||
cleithiúnach amháin | .. | £20·75 | £20·20 | ||
Duine ag a bhfuil cleithiúnaí aosaithe agus beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha nó | |||||
níos mó | .. | .. | .. | £23·90 | £23·35 |
móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £2·40 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt. | móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £2·40 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt. | ||||
Duine ag a bhfuil leanbh | |||||
cleithiúnach amháin | .. | £13·50 | £13·10 | ||
Duine ag a bhfuil beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha nó | |||||
níos mó | .. | .. | .. | £16·65 | £16·25 |
móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £2·40 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt. | móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh chleithiúnacha ann, £2·40 i leith gach leanbh cleithiúnach de bhreis ar bheirt. | ||||
Cúnamh dífhostaíochta (modhnú ar Acht 1965).
5.—(1) D'ainneoin alt 8 (arna leasú le hAcht 1976) d'Acht 1965, in aon chás ar mó ná £20 luacháil inrátaithe talamh atá á úsáid nó á theachtadh go pearsanta ag duine a chónaíonn i limistéar a bheidh sonraithe de thuras na huaire in ordú faoi alt 8 (3) d'Acht 1965—
(a) déanfar luach bliantúil aon bhuntáiste a fhaibhríonn chuig an duine sin as úsáid na talún sin a ríomh, chun críocha alt 13 (1) (c) d'Acht 1933, de réir forálacha Rialachán 3 (3) den Ordú um Chongnamh Dhíomhaointis (Rialacháin um Aireamh Acfuinne), 1934 (R. & O.R., Uimh. 34 de 1934), agus
(b) deimhniú cáilíochta a deonaíodh in aon chás den sórt sin i gcás a raibh feidhm ag alt 8 d'Acht 1965 le linn luach bliantúil an bhuntáiste a bheith á ríomh a fhaibhríonn chuig an duine sin as úsáid na talún sin scoirfidh sé d'éifeacht a bheith leis chun críocha cúnaimh dhífhostaíochta ar thosach feidhme an ailt seo agus uaidh sin amach.
(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 30ú lá de Mhárta, 1977.
Cúnamh dífhostaíochta (feabhas ar choinníollacha cáilíochta d'iarratasóirí áirithe).
6.—(1) Ní 1ú ná 26 an líon ranníocaí fostaíochta nach foláir a bheith íoctha, i leith baintreach nó bean shingil gan chleithiúnaí, mar choinníoll nach mór di a bheith comhlíonta aici chun críocha iarratais ar dheimhniú cáilíochta faoi Acht 1933, agus forléireofar alt 10 (3) (f) den Acht sin (arna leasú le hAcht 1973) agus beidh éifeacht leis dá réir sin.
(2) Ní lú ná 26 an líon ranníocaí fostaíochta nach foláir a bheith íoctha, i leith baintreach nó bean shingil gan chleithiúnaí agus is sealbhóir ar dheimhniú cáilíochta faoi Acht 1933, mar choinníoll nach mór di a bheith comhlíonta aici le teideal a bheith aici cúnamh dífhostaíochta a fháil, agus forléireofar alt 15 (1) (f) den Acht sin (arna leasú le hAcht 1973) agus beidh éifeacht leis dá réir sin.
(3) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 30ú lá de Mhárta, 1977.
Cúnamh dífhostaíochta (leathnú ar bhrí na habairte “cleithiúnaí aosaithe” agus dícháilíochtaí áirithe a dhíchur).
7.—(1) Déantar leis seo an méid seo a leanas a chur in ionad an mhínithe ar “cleithiúnaí aosaithe” in alt 4 (1A) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1952) den Acht um Chongnamh Dhíomhaointis (Leasú), 1935:
“ciallaíonn an abairt‘cleithiúnaí aosaithe’—
(a) i gcás fir phósta—a bhanchéile má tá sí in aontíos leis nó á cothabháil go hiomlán nó go formhór aige,
(b) i gcás mná pósta—a fearchéile má tá sé éagumasch ar é féin a chothú de dheasca éiglíocht éigin coirp nó meabhrach agus go bhfuil sé á chothabháil go hiomlán nó go formhór aici, agus
(c) i gcás duine singil, baintreach, baintreach fir nó duine atá ag fáil liúntas banchéile thréigthe nó sochar banchéile thréigthe faoi na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 go 1977—aon bhean (a bhfuil sé bliana déag slánaithe aici) a bhfuil leanbh cleithiúnach nó leanaí cleithiúnacha dá chuid nó dá cuid faoina cúram agus atá á cothabháil go hiomlán nó go formhór aige nó aici.”.
(2) Déantar leis seo an méid seo a leanas a chur in ionad alt 9 den Acht um Chongnamh Dhíomhaointis (Leasú), 1935, arna leasú le hAcht 1952:
“9.—Beidh duine dícháilithe chun cúnamh dífhostaíochta a fháil—
(a) le linn cónaí a bheith air, go sealadach nó go buan, lasmuigh den Stát; nó
(b) le linn dó bheith ina phríosúnach nó ar coinneáil in aon phríosún nó áit choinneála eile a chothabháiltear go hiomlán nó go páirteach as airgead poiblí; nó
(c) le linn dó bheith ina iostaí in aon fhoras a chothabháiltear go hiomlán nó go páirteach as airgead poiblí nó ag údarás áitiúil; nó
(d) le linn dó bheith ag fáil nó i dteideal—
(i) pinsean faoi alt 6 d'Acht na bPinsean Sean-Aoise, 1932 (Uimh. 18 de 1932), nó
(ii) sochar míchumais, sochar dífhostaíochta nó liúntas máithreachais faoin Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952.”.
(3) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 30ú lá de Mhárta, 1977.
Pinsin baintreach (neamhranníocach), liúntas banchéile thréigthe, liúntas cúnaimh shóisialaigh do mháithreacha neamhphósta agus liúntas do bhanchéile príosúnaigh (rátaí nua).
8.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 20 (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1952) d'Acht 1935 tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (1) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1976, arna athrú le Rialacháin 1976):
“(1) (a) Faoi réir forálacha an Achta seo, íocfar pinsean baintrí (neamhranníocach)—
(i) i gcás nach mó acmhainn sheachtainiúil na baintrí ná £16—de réir an ráta atá leagtha amach i dTábla B a ghabhann leis an bhfo-alt seo, agus
(ii) i gcás ar mó ná £16 acmhainn sheachtainiúil na baintrí—de réir an ráta ar dá réir ab iníoctha faoi threoir an Tábla sin an pinsean leis an mbaintreach dá mba mhó ná £15 ach nár mhó ná £16 a hacmhainn sheachtainiúil, lúide £1.25 i leith gach suim £1 (más ann) atá san acmhainn sheachtainiúil sin de bhreis ar £16, agus aon chodán de £1 san acmhainn sheachtainiúil sin a áireamh chun na críche sin mar £1; ach más lú ná 50 pingin nua an ráta arna ríomh de bhun na míre seo ar dá réir, murach an coinníoll seo, a bheadh an pinsean iníoctha, ní bheidh an pinsean iníoctha.
(b) Chun críocha an fho-ailt seo, is í an acmhainn sheachtainiúil an acmhainn bhliantúil arna roinnt ar chaoga a dó.
TABLA B
Na Rátaí Seachtainiúla Pinsean Baintreach (Neamhranníocach)
Acmhainn na Baintrí | Baintreach, gan aon leanbh cáilithe | Baintreach, leanbh cáilithe amháin | Baintreach, beirt leanbh cháilithe nó níos mó | ||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ||||
£ | £ | £ | |||||
Má bhíonn acmhainn sheachtainiúil na baintrí— | |||||||
gan bheith níos mó ná £6 | .. | 11·75 | 15·65 | 19·55 | |||
níos mó ná £6 gan bheith níos | Móide, má bhíonn níos mó ná beirt leanbh cháilithe ann, £3·90 i leith gach leanbh cáilithe de bhreis ar bheirt. | ||||||
mó ná £7 | .. | .. | .. | 10·50 | 14·40 | 18·30 | |
níos mó ná £7 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £8 | .. | .. | .. | 9·25 | 13·15 | 17·05 | |
níos mó ná £8 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £9 | .. | .. | .. | 8·00 | 11·90 | 15·80 | |
níos mó ná £9 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £10 | .. | .. | .. | 6·75 | 10·65 | 14·55 | |
níos mó ná £10 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £11 | .. | .. | .. | 5·50 | 9·40 | 13·30 | |
níos mó ná £11 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £12 | .. | .. | .. | 4·25 | 8·15 | 12·05 | |
níos mó ná £12 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £13 | .. | .. | .. | 3·00 | 6·90 | 10·80 | |
níos mó ná £13 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £14 | .. | .. | .. | 1·75 | 5·65 | 9·55 | |
níos mó ná £14 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £15 | .. | .. | .. | 0·50 | 4·40 | 8·30 | |
níos mó ná £15 gan bheith níos | |||||||
mó ná £16 | .. | .. | .. | neamhní | 3·15 | 7·05 | |
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(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh, a mhéid a bhaineann sé le pinsean baintrí (neamhranníocach), an 1ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977, agus, a mhéid a bhaineann sé le liúntas banchéile thréigthe, le liúntas cúnaimh shóisialaigh do mháithreacha neamhphósta agus le liúntas do bhanchéile príosúnaigh, an 31ú lá de Mhárta, 1977.
Pinsin dílleachtaí (neamhranníocach) (rátaí nua).
9.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 25 (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1973) d'Acht 1935 tríd an Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo a chur in ionad an Tábla (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1976 arna athrú le Rialacháin 1976) a ghabhann le fo-alt (1).
(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 1ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977.
AN TABLA | ||||||||
Na Rátaí Seachtainiúla Pinsean Dílleachtaí (Neamhranníocach) | ||||||||
Acmhainn an Dílleachta | Na Rátaí Seachtainiúla | |||||||
Má bhíonn acmhainn sheachtainiúil an dílleachta— | £ | |||||||
gan bheith níos mó ná £1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7·65 | ||
níos mó ná £1 gan bheith níos mó ná £2 | .. | .. | .. | 6·40 | ||||
níos mó ná £2 gan bheith níos mó ná £3 | .. | .. | .. | 5·10 | ||||
níos mó ná £3 gan bheith níos mó ná £4 | .. | .. | .. | 3·85 | ||||
níos mó ná £4 gan bheith níos mó ná £5 | .. | .. | .. | 2·55 | ||||
níos mó ná £5 gan bheith níos mó ná £6 | .. | .. | .. | 1·30 | ||||
níos mó ná £6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | neamhní |
Liúntais leanaí (rátaí nua).
10.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 6 (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leanaí), 1952) den Acht Liúntas Leanaí (Leasú), 1946, tríd an bhfho-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (1) (a cuireadh isteach le halt 7 d'Acht 1975):—
“(1) Faoi réir forálacha na nAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leanaí), 1944 go 1977, agus na rialachán fúthu, aon duine a fhionnfar a bheith cáilithe le haghaidh liúntais leanaí, íocfar leis, fad a bheidh sé cáilithe amhlaidh, as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachas, liúntas míosúil de réir—
(a) £2.30 i gcás é a bheith cáilithe i leith linbh cháilithe amháin,
(b) £6.40 i gcás é a bheith cáilithe i leith beirt leanbh cháilithe,
(c) £11.25 i gcás é a bheith cáilithe i leith triúr leanbh cáilithe nó níos mó, móide £4.85 i leith gach linbh cháilithe de bhreis ar thriúr.”.
(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 1ú lá d'Iúil, 1977.
Liúntas do bhean shingil (rátaí nua).
11.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 8 d'Acht 1974 tríd an Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo a chur in ionad an Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt sin (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1976, arna athrú le Rialacháin 1976).
(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 31ú lá de Mhárta, 1977.
AN TABLA | ||||||||
Ráta an Liúntais do Bhean Shingil | ||||||||
Acmhainn an Eilitheora nó an Tairbhí | An Ráta Seachtainiúil | |||||||
Má bhíonn acmhainn sheachtainiúil an éilitheora nó an tairbhí— | £ | |||||||
gan bheith níos mó ná £1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10·20 | |
níos mó ná £1 gan bheith níos mó ná £2 | .. | .. | .. | 8·95 | ||||
níos mó ná £2 gan bheith níos mó ná £3 | .. | .. | .. | 7·70 | ||||
níos mó ná £3 gan bheith níos mó ná £4 | .. | .. | .. | 6·45 | ||||
níos mó ná £4 gan bheith níos mó ná £5 | .. | .. | .. | 5·20 | ||||
níos mó ná £5 gan bheith níos mó ná £6 | .. | .. | .. | 3·95 | ||||
níos mó ná £6 gan bheith níos mó ná £7 | .. | .. | .. | 2·70 | ||||
níos mó ná £7 gan bheith níos mó ná £8 | .. | .. | .. | 1·45 | ||||
níos mó ná £8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | neamhní |
Liúntas (cúram) seanaoise (rátaí nua).
12.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 21 (1) den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1970, lena ndéantar socrú le haghaidh liúntais (cúram) seanaoise, trí “£6.55” a chur in ionad “£6.00” (a cuireadh isteach le Rialacháin 1976).
(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 1ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977.
Isliú ar an aois cháilitheach chun críocha pinsin.
13.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo gach ceann de na forálacha seo a leanas trí thagairt do shé bliana is seasca a chur in ionad na tagartha do sheacht mbliana is seasca (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1975) gach áit a bhfuil sí:
(a) alt 2 (1) den Old Age Pensions Act, 1908,
(c) alt 10 (3) (b) d'Acht 1933,
(d) alt 21 (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1964), ailt 22 (1) agus 36 (a) (i) d'Acht 1935, agus
(e) ailt 80 (2) agus 81 (1) d'Acht 1952.
(2) Leasaítear leis seo alt 2 (1) d'Acht 1952 trí “sé bliana is seasca” a chur in ionad “seacht mbliana is seasca” (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1975) sa mhíniú ar “aois inphinsin”.
(3) Leasaítear leis seo alt 81 (1) d'Acht 1952 (arna leasú leis an Acht seo) trí “sé bliana is seasca” a chur in ionad “seacht mbliana is seasca” (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1975).
(4) I gcás duine a shlánóidh 55 bliana d'aois an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1977, nó aon lá dá éis sin—
(i) déanfar an coinníoll ranníoca i leith pinsin seanaoise (ranníocach) atá leagtha amach i mír 6 (a) (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Leasú), 1960) den Cheathrú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1952 a fhorléiriú amhail is dá mba gur cuireadh “sé bliana is caoga” in ionad “seasca bliain”, agus ní bheidh feidhm ag alt 10 (4) (i) d'Acht 1975 ar é do shlánú sé bliana is caoga d'aois agus ní bheidh feidhm ag alt 11 (4) (i) d'Acht 1974 ar é do shlánú seacht mbliana is caoga d'aois, agus
(ii) déanfar alt 9 d'Acht 1952 (arna leasú le halt 4 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Leasú), 1960) a fhorléiriú amhail is dá mba gur cuireadh “sé bliana is caoga” in ionad “seasca bliain”, agus ní bheidh feidhm ag alt 10 (4) (ii) d'Acht 1975 ar é do shlánú sé bliana is caoga d'aois agus ní bheidh feidhm ag alt 11 (4) (ii) d'Acht 1974 ar é do shlánú seacht mbliana is caoga d'aois.
(5) (a) Duine a shlánóidh 67 mbliana d'aois an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1977, nó dá éis ach roimh an 1ú lá d'Eanáir, 1979, féadfar a theideal chun pinsin seanaoise (ranníocach) a chinneadh faoi fhorálacha na nAchtanna a bhí i ngníomh roimh an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1977, más buntáiste dó é sin.
(b) Duine a mbeidh 67 mbliana d'aois slánaithe aige roimh an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1977, agus ar dámhadh pinsean seanaoise (ranníocach) dó faoi fhorálacha na nAchtanna a bhí i ngníomh roimh an dáta sin beidh ceart aige ar an dáta sin agus dá éis chun an phinsin sin de réir an ráta is iníoctha de thuras na huaire faoi threoir meánmhéid bliantúil ranníocaí íoctha agus creidiúnaithe ar cóimhéid le méanmhéid bliantúil ranníocaí íoctha agus creidiúnaithe arna ríomh ina chás faoi na forálacha sin.
(c) Féadfar teideal chun pinsin bhaintrí (ranníocach) nó chun sochair bhanchéile thréigthe atá le cinneadh faoi threoir thaifead árachais duine a shlánóidh 67 mbliana d'aois roimh an 1ú lá d'Eanáir, 1979, a chinneadh faoi fhorálacha na nAchtanna a bhí i ngníomh roimh an 1ú lá de Dheircadh Fómhair, 1977, más buntáiste don éilitheoir é sin.
(d) Baintreach nó banchéile tréigthe a ndearnadh, faoi fhorálacha na nAchtanna a bhí i ngníomh roimh an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1977, pinsean baintrí (ranníocach) nó sochar banchéile thréigthe a dhámhadh di ar fhoras a taifid árachais féin nó taifead árachais a fearchéile ar an dáta a shlánaigh sise nó seisean aois inphinsin na huaire sin, beidh ceart aici, an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1977, agus dá éis, chun an phinsin nó an tsochair sin de réir an ráta is iníoctha de thuras na huaire faoi threoir meánmhéid bliantúil ranníocaí íoctha agus creidiúnaithe ar cóimhéid le meánmhéid bliantúil ranníocaí íoctha agus creidiúnaithe arna ríomh ina cás faoi na forálacha sin.
(e) San fho-alt seo ciallaíonn “na hAchtanna” na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 go 1977.
(6) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1977.
Sochair árachais shóisialaigh (rátaí nua, lena n-áirítear méadú speisialta do phinsinéirí a chónaíónn ina n-aonar).
14.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo an Tríú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1952 tríd an gCuid seo a leanas a chur in ionad Chuid I (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1976, arna athrú le Rialacháin 1976):
“CUID I
Rátaí na Sochar Tréimhsiúil agus na Méaduithe Orthu
An Cineál Sochair | An Ráta Seachtainiúil | An méadú i leith cleithiúnaí aosaithe (más iníoctha) | An méadúi leith linbh cháilithe nó i leith gach duine de bheirt leanbh cháilithe (más iníoctha) | An méadú i leith gach linbh cháilithe de bhreis ar bheirt (más iníoctha) | An méadú i leith cleithiúnaí aosaithe faoi alt 26 (4) (más iníoctha) | ||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | ||||
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
1. Sochar Míchumais agus Sochar Dífhostaíochta: | |||||||||
(a) i gcás daoine os cionn ocht mbliana déag d'aois— | |||||||||
(i) fear, bean singil nó baintreach, bean phósta a chónaíonn ar leithligh óna fearchéile agus nach bhféadann aon chúnamh airgid a fháil uaidh nó bean phósta a bhfuil teideal aici chun méadú i leith linbh cháilithe nó leanaí cáilithe nó i leith | |||||||||
fearchéile | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12·45 | 8·10 | 3·55 | 2·95 | -- |
(ii) aon bhean phósta eile | .. | 10·85 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
(b) i gcás daoine faoi bhun ocht mbliana déag d'aois— | |||||||||
(i) má tá teideal ag an duine chun méadú i leith linbh cháilithe nó leanaí cáilithe nó i leith | |||||||||
cleithiúnaí aosaithe | .. | .. | .. | 12·45 | 8·10 | 3·55 | 2·95 | ||
(ii) mura bhfuil teidil den sórt sin | |||||||||
ag an duine | .. | .. | .. | 10·85 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
2. Pinsean Easláine: | |||||||||
(a) fear, bean singil nó baintreach, bean phósta a chónaíonn ar leithligh óna fearchéile agus nach bhféadann aon chúnamh airgid a fháil uaidh nó bean phósta a bhfuil teideal aici chun méadú i leith linbh cháilithe nó leana í cáilithe nó i leith | |||||||||
fearchéile | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12·45 | 8·10 | 3·55 | 2·95 | 6·55 |
(b) aon bhean phósta eile | .. | .. | 10·85 | -- | -- | -- | 6·55 | ||
3. Liúntas Máithreachais | .. | .. | 12·45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
4. Pinsean Baintrí (Ranníocach): | |||||||||
(a) i gcás daoine faoi bhun ochtó | |||||||||
bliain d'aois | .. | .. | .. | 12·60 | -- | 4·25 | 4·25 | 6·55 | |
(b) in aon chás eile | .. | .. | .. | 13·60 | -- | 4·25 | 4·25 | 6·55 | |
5. Sochar Banchéile Thréigthe | .. | .. | 12·60 | -- | 4·25 | 4·25 | 6·55 | ||
6. Liúntas Dílleachta (Ranníocach) | .. | 9·20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
7. Pinsean Scoir agus Pinsean Seanaoise (Ranníocach): | |||||||||
(a) i gcás daoine faoi bhun ochtó bliain | |||||||||
d'aois | .. | .. | .. | 13·90 | 8·85 | 3·55 | 2·95 | 6·55 | |
(b) in aon chás eile | .. | .. | .. | 14·75 | 8·85 | 3·55 | 2·95 | 6·55 | |
(c) méadú breise i leith cleithiúnaí aosaithe a bhfuil aois inphinsin | |||||||||
slánaithe aige | .. | .. | .. | -- | 1·65 | -- | -- | -- | |
”
(2) Déanfar an ráta seachtainiúil pinsin easláine, pinsin bhaintrí (ranníocach), sochair bhanchéile thréigthe, pinsin scoir nó pinsin seanaoise (ranníocach) a mhéadú £1 sa tseachtain i gcás aois inphinsin a bheith slánaithe ag an duine atá i dteideal an tsochair nó an phinsin sin agus é ina chónaí ina aonar.
(3) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh—
(a) a mhéid a bhaineann sé le sochar banchéile thréigthe, le pinsean easláine agus le pinsean scoir—an 31ú lá de Mhárta, 1977,
(b) a mhéid a bhaineann sé le pinsean baintrí (ranníocach), le liúntas dílleachta (ranníocach) agus le pinsean seanaoise (ranníocach)—an 1ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977, agus
(c) a mhéid a bhaineann sé le sochar míchumais, le sochar dífhostaíochta agus le liúntas máithreachais—an 4ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977.
Méadú ar rátaí áirithe sochair dhífhostaíochta.
15.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 5 (2) den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1967, tríd an Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo a chur in ionad an Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt sin (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1976).
(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 4ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977.
AN TABLA | |||||
An Aicme Duine | An Ráta Seachtainiúil | An méadú i leith cleithiúnaí aosaithe (más iníoctha) | An méadú i leith linbh cháilithe nó i leith gach duine de bheirt leanbh cháilithe (más iníoctha) | An méadú i leith gach linbh cháilithe de bhreis ar bheirt (más iníoctha) | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
£ | £ | £ | £ | ||
Duine atá i dteideal méadú i leith linbh cháilithe ach nach bhfuil i dteideal méadú i leith | |||||
cleithiúnaí aosaithe | .. | 10·35 | -- | 3·15 | 2·40 |
Aon duine eile | .. | 10·20 | 7·40 | 3·15 | 2·40 |
Leathnú ar bhrí na habairte “cleithiúnaí aosaithe” i gcás socharáirithe.
16.—(1) (a) Leasaítear leis seo alt 26 d'Acht 1952, a dhéanann socrú le haghaidh méadú ar shochar míchumais nó ar shochar dífhostaíochta i gcásanna áirithe, tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur in ionad mhír (c):
“(c) a bheidh an tairbhí, is duine singil, baintreach. baintreach fir, nó duine atá ag fáil liúntais bhanchéile thréigthe nó sochair bhanchéile thréigthe faoi na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 go 1977, ag cothabháil, go hiomlán nó go formhór, bean os cionn 16 bliana d'aois a bhfuil leanbh cáilithe amháin nó níos mó a chónaíonn go rialta leis an tairbhí faoina cúram,”.
(b) Tiocfaidh an fo-alt seo i ngníomh an 4ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977.
(2) (a) Leasaítear leis seo alt 26 (5) (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1970) d'Acht 1952, a dhéanann socrú le haghaidh méadú ar phinsean easláine i gcásanna áirithe, tríd an méid seo a leanas a chur in ionad mhír (b):
“(b) in aghaidh aon tréimhse a bheidh an tairbhí, is duine singil, baintreach, baintreach fir, nó duine atá ag fáil liúntais bhanchéile thréigthe nó sochair bhanchéile thréigthe faoi na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh 1952 go 1977, ag cothabháil, go hiomlán nó go formhór, bean os cionn 16 bliana d'aois a bhfuil leanbh cáilithe amháin nó níos mó a chónaíonn go rialta leis an tairbhí faoina cúram,”.
(b) Tiocfaidh an fo-alt seo i ngníomh an 31ú lá de Mhárta, 1977.
Ranníocaí fostaíochta (rátaí nua).
17.—(1) (a) Leasaítear leis seo mar a leanas an Dara Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1952: in ionad an ráta ranníoca atá sonraithe i ngach mír a luaitear i gcolún (1) den Tábla a ghabhann leis an bhfo-alt seo, cuirfear an ráta atá sonraithe i gcolún (2) den Tábla sin os coinne an lua sin i gcolún (1).
(b) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 4ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977.
AN TABLA | ||||||||
An Mhír den Dara Sceideal | An Ráta Ranníoca | |||||||
(1) | (2) | |||||||
£ | ||||||||
Mír 1 (a): | ||||||||
(i) i gcás fear-ranníocóra fhostaithe | .. | .. | .. | 2·25 | ||||
(ii) i gcás ban-ranníocóra fhostaithe | .. | .. | .. | 2·19 | ||||
Mír 1 (b): | ||||||||
(i) i gcás fear-ranníocóra fhostaithe | .. | .. | 3·71 | |||||
(ii) i gcás ban-ranníocóra fhostaithe | .. | .. | .. | 3·69 | ||||
Mír 2 (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2·13 |
Mír 2 (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3·57 |
Mír 2A (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1·99 |
Mír 2A (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3·55 |
Mír 3 (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1·77 |
Mír 3 (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3·01 |
Mír 3A (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2·18 |
Mír 3A (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3·97 |
Mír 4 (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0·45 |
Mír 4 (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0·75 |
Mír 5 (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0·75 |
Mír 6 (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2·16 |
Mír 6 (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3·69 |
Mír 7 (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2·30 |
Mír 7 (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3·92 |
Mír 8 (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1·77 |
Mír 8 (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3·01 |
(2) (a) Déanfar na rátaí ranníoca fostaíochta is iníoctha faoi ghabhann le hAcht 1952, arna leasú le fo-alt (1) den alt seo, a mhéadú tríd an ráta a luaitear i gcolún (2) den Tábla a ghabhann leis an bhfo-alt seo a chur leis an ráta ranníoca a shonraítear i ngach mír a luaitear i gcolún (1) den Tábla sin os coinne an lua sin i gcolún (1).
(b) Beidh feidhm ag an bhfo-alt seo sa tréimhse dar tosach an 4ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977, agus dar críoch an 2ú lá d'Aibreán, 1978.
AN TABLA | ||||||||
An Mhír den Dara Sceideal | An Ráta Ranníoca | |||||||
(1) | (2) | |||||||
Mír 1 (a): | £ | |||||||
(i) i gcás fear-ranníocóra fhostaithe | .. | .. | .. | 0·10 | ||||
(ii) i gcás ban-ranníocóra fhostaithe | .. | .. | .. | 0·10 | ||||
Mír 1 (b): | ||||||||
(i) i gcás fear-ranníocóra fhostaithe | .. | .. | .. | 0·21 | ||||
(ii) i gcás ban-ranníocóra fhostaithe | .. | .. | .. | 0·21 | ||||
Mír 2 (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0·10 |
Mír 2 (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0·21 |
Mír 2A (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0·10 |
Mír 2A (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0·21 |
Mír 3A (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0·10 |
Mír 3A (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0·21 |
Mír 6 (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0·10 |
Mír 6 (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0·21 |
Mír 7 (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0·10 |
Mír 7 (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0·21 |
Ranníocaí saorálacha (rátaí nua).
18.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 6 d'Acht 1952 tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (2) (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1976):
“(2) Is ranníocaí seachtainiúla ranníocaí saorálacha agus déanfaidh ranníocóirí saorálacha atá faoi aois inphinsin iad a íoc de réir—
(a) £1.20 in aghaidh gach seachtain ranníoca i gcás a raibh siad, díreach roimh scor dóibh de bheith ina ranníocóirí fostaithe, ar fostú inárachaithe i bhfostaíocht nach bhfuil na ranníocaí fostaíochta is iníoctha ina leith inríofa chun críocha pinsin seanaoise (ranníocach), agus
(b) £3.10 in aghaidh gach seachtain ranníoca i gcás a raibh siad, díreach roimh scor dóibh de bheith ina ranníocóirí fostaithe, ar fostú inárachaithe i bhfostaíocht a bhfuil na ranníocaí fostaíochta is iníoctha ina leith inríofa chun críocha pinsin seanaoise (ranníocach),
i gcás fear-ranníocóirí saorálacha agus i gcás ban-ranníocóirí saorálacha.”
(2) £1.90 an ráta seachtainiúil ranníoca shaorálaigh is iníoctha ag duine lena mbaineann alt 17 d'Acht 1975 i gcás fear-ranníocóirí saorálacha agus i gcás ban-ranníocóirí saorálacha.
(3) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngniomh an 4ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977.
Sochair dhíobhálacha ceirde (rátaí nua).
19.—(1) Déantar leis seo gach ráta (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1976 arna athrú le Rialacháin 1976) sochair dhíobhálacha ceirde in Acht 1966 a luaitear i gcolún (1) den Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo a mhéadú tríd an ráta a shonraítear i gcolún (2) den Tábla sin os coinne an lua sin i gcolún (1) a chur in ionad an ráta sin.
(2) Faoi réir fho-alt (3) den alt seo, tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 4ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977.
(3) Tiocfaidh na méadaithe dá bhforáiitear le fo-alt (1) den alt seo. a mhéid a bhaineann siad le hailt 17 (2), 18 (2), 18 (3), 19, 20 agus 21 (2) d'Acht 1966, i ngníomh an lú lá d'Aibreán 1977.
AN TABLA | ||||||
An ráta sochair dhíobhálacha ceirde in Acht 1966 | An ráta méadaithe | |||||
(1) | (2) | |||||
£11·90 in alt 8 (3) (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £13·60 |
£15·20 ,, ,, 8 (3) (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £17·40 |
£1,050·00 in alt 9 (7) (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £1,200·00 |
£15·20 i dTábla I a ghabhann le halt 9 (8) | .. | .. | £17·40 | |||
£13·68,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £15·66 |
£12·16,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £13·92 |
£10·64,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £12·18 |
£9·12 i dTábla I a ghabhann le halt 9 (8) | .. | .. | £10·44 | |||
£7·60,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £8·70 |
£6·08,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | £6·96 | |
£4·56,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £5·22 |
£3·04,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £3·48 |
£11·90 i dTábla II a ghabhann le halt 9 (8) | .. | .. | £13·60 | |||
£10·71,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £12·24 |
£9·52,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £10·88 |
£8·33,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £9·52 |
£7·14,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | £8·16 | |
£5·95,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £6·80 |
£4·76,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £5·44 |
£3·57,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £4·08 |
£2·38,, ,, ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £2·72 |
£3·04 in alt 9 (9) (b) (ii) | .. | .. | .. | .. | £3·48 | |
£2·38 in alt 9 (9) (b) (ii) | .. | .. | .. | .. | £2·72 | |
£7·10 in alt 10 (1) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £8·10 |
£3·10 ,, ,, 11 (1) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £3·55 |
£2·60,, ,, ,, ,, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £2·95 |
£9·50,, ,, 12 (1) (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £10·85 |
£10·90,, ,, 12 (1) (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £12·45 |
£5·70,, ,, 13 (1) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £6·55 |
£11·40,, ,, ,, ,, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £13·10 |
£11·90,, ,, 15 (1) (a) (i) | .. | .. | .. | .. | £13·60 | |
£15·20,, ,, 15 (1) (a) (ii) | .. | .. | .. | .. | £17·40 | |
£14·95,, ,, 17 (2) agus 18 (2) | .. | .. | .. | £16·30 | ||
£742·00,, ,, 18 (3) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £850·00 |
£3·90,, ,, 19 gach áit a bhfuil sé | .. | .. | .. | £4·25 | ||
£6·65,, ,, 20 ,, | ,, ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | £7·25 | |
£14·95,, ,, ,, | ,, ,, | ,, ,, | .. | .. | .. | £16·30 |
£9·00,, ,, 21 (2) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £9·80 |
£9·00,, ,, 25 (3) (a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £2·72 |
£3·04,, ,, 25 (3) (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £3·48 |
Díobhálacha ceirde (méadú speisialta do phinsinéiri a chónaíonn ina n-aonar).
20.—(1) Déanfar an ráta seachtainiúil pinsin is iníoctha le baintreach, le baintreach fir nó le tuismitheoir atá ag fáil sochair bháis faoi alt 17, 18 nó 20 d'Acht 1966 a mhéadú £1 i gcás aois inphinsin a bheith slánaithe ag an tairbhí agus é ina chónaí ina aonar.
(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an lú lá d'Aibreán, 1977.
Díobhálacha ceirde (leathnú ar bhrí na habairte “cleithiúnaí aosaithe”).
21.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 10 (1) d'Acht 1966 tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur in ionad mhír (c):
“(c) a bheidh an tairbhí, is duine singil, baintreach, baintreach fir nó duine atá ag fáil liúntais bhanchéile thréigthe nó sochair bhanchéile thréigthe faoi na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 go 1977, ag cothabháil, go hiomlán nó go formhór, bean os cionn 16 bliana d'aois a bhfuil leanbh amháin nó níos mó atá cáilithe chun críocha an Achta seo agus a chónaíonn go rialta leis an tairbhí faoina cúram,”.
(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 4ú lá d'Aibreán, 1977.
Comhshocraíochtaí cómhalartacha.
22.—Déantar leis seo an t-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad alt 15 den Acht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha lighnéitheacha), 1966:
“15.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire cibé orduithe is gá a dhéanamh chun go gcuirfear i gcrích aon chomhshocraíochtaí cómhalartacha nó aon chomhshocraíochtaí eile, arna ndéanamh le haon eagraíocht idirnáisiúnta, le haon Stát nó Rialtas eile nó leis an údarás cuí faoi aon Rialtas eile, maidir le hábhair a bhaineann le hárachas agus le sochair faoi na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 go 1977, le pinsin faoi Achtanna na bPinsean Seanaoise, 1908 go 1977, le pinsin faoi na hAchtanna um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaí, 1935 go 1977, le cúnamh faoi na hAchtanna um Chúnamh Dífhostaíochta, 1933 go 1977, agus le liúntais faoi na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leanaí), 1944 go 1977, agus féadfaidh sé le haon ordú den sórt sin cibé oiriúnaithe agus modhnuithe a mheasann sé is gá a dhéanamh i ndáil leis na nithe sin.
(2) Féadfaidh an tAire, le hordú, ordú faoin alt seo a leasú nó a chúlghairm.”.
Gearrtheideal, forléiriú agus comhlua.
23.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1977, a ghairm den Acht seo.
(2) Déanfar an tAcht seo—
(a) a mhéid a leasaíonn agus a leathnaíonn sé Achtanna na bPinsean Seanaoise, 1908 go 1976, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna sin mar aon ní amháin agus féadfar Achtanna na bPinsean Seanaoise, 1908 go 1977, a ghairm díobh le chéile,
(b) a mhéid a leasaíonn agus a leathnaíonn sé na hAchtanna um Chúnamh Dífhostaíochta, 1933 go 1976, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna sin mar aon ní amháin agus féadar na hAchtanna um Chúnamh Dífhostaíochta, 1933 go 1977, a ghairm díobh le chéile,
(c) a mhéid a leasaíonn agus a leathnaíonn sé na hAchtanna um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaí, 1935 go 1976, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna sin mar aon ní amháin agus féadfar na hAchtanna um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaí, 1935 go 1977, a ghairm díobh le chéile,
(d) a mhéid a leasaíonn agus a leathnaíonn sé na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leanaí), 1944 go 1976, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna sin mar aon ní amháin agus féadfar na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh (Liúntais Leanaí), 1944 go 1977, a ghairm díobh le chéile, agus
(e) a mhéid a leasaíonn agus a leathnaíonn sé na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 go 1976, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna sin mar aon ní amháin agus féadfar na hAchtanna Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 go 1977, a ghairm díobh le chéile.
Na hAchtanna dá dTagraítear | |
Old Age Pensions Act, 1908 | 1908, c.40 |
An tAcht um Chongnamh Dhíomhaontis, 1933 | |
An tAcht um Pinsin do Bhaintreacha agus do Dhílleachtaithe, 1935 | |
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh, 1952 | |
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1962 | |
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1964 | |
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1965 | |
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1966 | |
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1967 | |
An tAcht Leasa Shóisialaigh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 1969 | |
An tAcht Leasa Shoisialaigh 1976 | |
Number 3 of 1977
SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1977
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Number 3 of 1977
SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1977
Definitions.
1.—In this Act—
“the Act of 1933” means the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933;
“the Act of 1935” means the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935;
“the Act of 1952” means the Social Welfare Act, 1952;
“the Act of 1965” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965;
“the Act of 1966” means the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966;
“the Act of 1973” means the Social Welfare Act, 1973;
“the Act of 1974” means the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974;
“the Act of 1975” means the Social Welfare Act, 1975;
“the Act of 1976” means the Social Welfare Act, 1976;
“the Regulations of 1976” means the Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payment) Regulations, 1976 (S.I. No. 259 of 1976).
Old age pensions (new rates, including special increase for pensioners living alone).
2.—(1) Section 77 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1976 as varied by the Regulations of 1976) of the following subsection:
“(2) (a) A pension shall, in lieu of any other rate, be—
(i) where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner do not exceed £16—at the rate set out in Table A to this subsection,
(ii) where the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner exceed £16—at the rate at which, in accordance with that Table, the pension would be payable if the weekly means of the claimant or pensioner exceeded £15 but did not exceed £16, less £1.25 for each amount (if any) of £1 by which those weekly means exceed £16, any fraction of £1 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as £1; provided that if the rate calculated pursuant to this paragraph at which, but for this proviso, the pension would be payable is less than 50 new pence, the pension shall not be payable,
(iii) where the pensioner has attained the age of 80 years—at the rate of pension payable to him in accordance with subparagraph (i) or (ii) of this paragraph plus 90 new pence,
and the rate of pension so determined shall be increased, where the pensioner is one of a married couple, by the amount set out in Table B to this subsection—
(A) if the pensioner is a man, in respect of his wife if he is living with or wholly or mainly maintaining her and she is not in receipt of pension under the Acts or any benefit or pension under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1977, or
(B) if the pensioner is a woman, in respect of her husband if she is wholly or mainly maintaining him and he is incapable of self-support by reason of physical or mental infirmity and is not in receipt of pension under the Acts or any benefit or pension under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1977.
(b) For the purposes of this subsection, weekly means shall be the yearly means divided by fifty-two.
TABLE A
Rate of Pension
Weekly Rate | |||||
Means of claimant or pensioner | 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 | 11·75 | 14·90 | 18·05 | } | Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, £2.40 for each qualified child in excess of two. |
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7 | 10·50 | 13·65 | 16·80 | ||
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8 | 9·25 | 12·40 | 15·55 | ||
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9 | 8·00 | 11·15 | 14·30 | ||
exceed £9 but do not exceed £10 | 6·75 | 9·90 | 13·05 | ||
exceed £10 but do not exceed £11 | 5·50 | 8·65 | 11·80 | ||
exceed £11 but do not exceed £12 | 4·25 | 7·40 | 10·55 | ||
exceed £12 but do not exceed £13 | 3·00 | 6·15 | 9·30 | ||
exceed £13 but do not exceed £14 | 1·75 | 4·90 | 8·05 | ||
exceed £14 but do not exceed £15 | 0·50 | 3·65 | 6·80 | ||
exceed £15 but do not exceed £16 | no pension | 2·40 | 5·55 | ||
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 | 5·85 |
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7 | 5·20 |
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8 | 4·60 |
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9 | 3·95 |
exceed £9 but do not exceed £10 | 3·30 |
exceed £10 but do not exceed £11 | 2·70 |
exceed £11 but do not exceed £12 | 2·05 |
exceed £12 but do not exceed £13 | 1·40 |
exceed £13 but do not exceed £14 | 0·80 |
exceed £14 | Nil |
”
(2) Section 77 (5) (inserted by the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of “six pounds, fifty-five new pence” for “six pounds” (inserted by the Regulations of 1976).
(3) The following subsection is hereby inserted after subsection (5) of section 77 of the Act of 1952:
“(6) The rates of pension determined under subsection (2) (a) (i), (2) (a) (ii) or (2) (a) (iii) of this section shall be increased by £1 weekly where the pensioner has attained pensionable age and is living alone.”.
(4) The following is hereby substituted for section 8 (1) of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1924:
“(1) It shall be a statutory condition for the receipt by any person of an old age pension that the person must satisfy the pension authorities that his means as calculated under the Old Age Pensions Acts do not exceed—
(a) in case the person has no child who is a qualified child as defined in subsection (2B) (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1974) of section 77 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952—seven hundred and eighty pounds,
(b) in case the person has one or more than one such qualified child, the appropriate highest amount of means at which pension may be paid to that person under section 77 (2) of the Social Welfare Act, 1952.”.
(5) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1977.
Increase of earnings disregarded in the case of blind persons under Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1977.
3.—(1) The Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1952, which contains rules as to calculation of means for the purposes of old age pension, is hereby amended by the substitution in Rule 1 (II) (h) of “£208”, “£156” and “£104”, respectively, for “£65”, “£52” and “£39” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in both places where they occur.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1977.
Unemployment assistance (new rates).
4.—(1) In the Act of 1933, the Schedule to this section is hereby substituted for the Schedule to that Act inserted by the Act of 1976.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section—
(a) the Schedule to the Act of 1933 inserted by the Act of 1976 shall continue to apply in the case of a person for whom the yearly value of any advantage accruing to him from the use of land, the rateable valuation of which exceeds £10 but does not exceed £15 and which is personally used or enjoyed by him, is calculated in accordance with section 8 of the Act of 1965 and, accordingly, the rates of unemployment assistance to be taken into account in the case of such a person for the purposes of section 10 (3) (c) (inserted by the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962) of the Act of 1933 shall be those specified in the Schedule so inserted, and
(b) the Schedule to the Act of 1933 inserted by the Act of 1975, as varied by the Social Welfare (Variation of Rates of Payment) Regulations, 1975 (S.I. No. 215 of 1975), shall continue to apply in the case of a person for whom the yearly value of any advantage accruing to him from the use of land, the rateable valuation of which exceeds £15 but does not exceed £20 and which is personally used or enjoyed by him, is calculated in accordance with section 8 of the Act of 1965 and, accordingly, the rates of unemployment assistance to be taken into account in the case of such a person for the purposes of section 10 (3) (c) (inserted by the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962) of the Act of 1933 shall be those specified in that Schedule as so varied.
(3) This section shall come into operation on the 30th day of March, 1977.
SCHEDULE
Rates of Unemployment Assistance
Classes of persons to whom the rates of unemployment assistance set out in this Schedule are applicable | Weekly rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any urban area | Weekly rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any other place |
Person without a dependant | £10·20 | £9·80 |
Person with an adult dependant | £17·60 | £17·05 |
Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant | £20·75 | £20·20 |
Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants | £23·90 | £23·35 |
plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·40 for each child dependant in excess of two. | plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·40 for each child dependant in excess of two. | |
Person with one child dependant | £13·50 | £13·10 |
Person with two or more child dependants | £16·65 | £16·25 |
plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·40 for each child dependant in excess of two. | plus, where there are more than two child dependants, £2·40 for each child dependant in excess of two. |
Unemployment assistance (modification of Act of 1965).
5.—(1) Notwithstanding section 8. (as amended by the Act of 1976) of the Act of 1965, in any case where the rateable valuation of land which is personally used or enjoyed by a person who is resident in an area specified for the time being in an order under section 8 (3) of the Act of 1965 exceeds £20—
(a) the yearly value of any advantage accruing to such person from the use of such land shall, for the purposes of section 13 (1) (c) of the Act of 1933, be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 3 (3) of the Unemployment Assistance (Calculation of Means Regulations) Order, 1934 (S.R. & O., No. 34 of 1934), and
(b) a qualification certificate granted in any such case where section 8 of the Act of 1965 applied in the calculation of the yearly value of the advantage accruing to such person from the use of such land shall cease to have effect for unemployment assistance purposes on and from the commencement of this section.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 30th day of March, 1977.
Unemployment assistance (improvement in qualifying conditions for certain applicants).
6.—(1) The number of employment contributions required to be paid, in respect of a window or spinster who has no dependant, as a condition to be fulfilled by her for the purpose of an application for a qualification certificate under the Act of 1933 shall be not less than 26, and section 10 (3) (f) of that Act (as amended by the Act of 1973) shall be construed and have effect accordingly.
(2) The number of employment contributions required to be paid, in respect of a widow or spinster who has no dependant and is the holder of a qualification certificate under the Act of 1933, as a condition to be complied with by her for entitlement to receipt of unemployment assistance shall be not less than 26, and section 15 (1) (f) of that Act (as amended by the Act of 1973) shall be construed and have effect accordingly.
(3) This section shall come into operation on the 30th day of March, 1977.
Unemployment assistance (extension of meaning of term “adult dependant” and removal of certain disqualifications).
7.—(1) The following is hereby substituted for the definition of “adult dependant” in section 4 (1A) (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Unemployment Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1935:
“the expression ‘adult dependant’ means—
(a) in the case of a married man—his wife if she is living with him or wholly or mainly maintained by him,
(b) in the case of a married woman—her husband if he is incapable of self-support by reason of some physical or mental infirmity and is wholly or mainly maintained by her, and
(c) in the case of a single person, a widow, a widower or a person in receipt of a deserted wife's allowance or deserted wife's benefit under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1977—any female person (being a person who has attained the age of sixteen years) having the care of his or her child dependant or child dependants and wholly or mainly maintained by him or her.”.
(2) The following is hereby substituted for section 9 of the Unemployment Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1935, as amended by the Act of 1952:
“9.—A person shall be disqualified for receiving unemployment assistance—
(a) while he is resident, whether temporarily or permanently, outside the State; or
(b) while he is undergoing imprisonment or detention in any prison or other place of detention maintained wholly or partly out of public moneys; or
(c) while he is an inmate of any institution maintained wholly or partly out of public moneys or by a local authority; or
(d) while he is in receipt of or entitled to—
(i) pension under section 6 of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1932 (No. 18 of 1932), or
(ii) any disability benefit, unemployment benefit or maternity allowance under the Social Welfare Act, 1952.”.
(3) This section shall come into operation on the 30th day of March, 1977.
Widows' (non-contributory) pensions, deserted wife's allowance social assistance allowance, for unmarried mothers and prisoner's wife's allowance (new rates).
8.—(1) Section 20 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1976, as varied by the Regulations of 1976):
“(1) (a) A widow's (non-contributory) pension shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be—
(i) where the weekly means of the widow do not exceed £16—at the rate set out in Table B to this subsection, and
(ii) where the weekly means of the widow exceed £16—at the rate at which, in accordance with that Table, the pension would be payable to the widow if her weekly means exceeded £15 but did not exceed £16, less £1.25 for each amount (if any) of £1 by which those weekly means exceed £16, any fraction of £1 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as £1; provided that if the rate calculated pursuant to this paragraph at which, but for this proviso, the pension would be payable is less than 50 new pence, the pension shall not be payable.
(b) For the purposes of this subsection, weekly means shall be the yearly means divided by fifty-two.
TABLE B
Weekly Rates of Widows' (Non-Contributory) Pensions
Means of Widow | Widow, no qualified child | Widow, one qualified child | Widow, two or more qualified children | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ||
Where the weekly means of the widow— | £ | £ | £ | ||
do not exceed £6 | 11·75 | 15·65 | 19·55 | } | Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, £3·90 in respect of each qualified child in excess of two. |
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7 | 10·50 | 14·40 | 18·30 | ||
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8 | 9·25 | 13·15 | 17·05 | ||
exceed £8 but do not exceed £9 | 8·00 | 11·90 | 15·80 | ||
exceed £9 but do not exceed £10 | 6·75 | 10·65 | 14·55 | ||
exceed £10 but do not exceed £11 | 5·50 | 9·40 | 13·30 | ||
exceed £11 but do not exceed £12 | 4·25 | 8·15 | 12·05 | ||
exceed £12 but do not exceed £13 | 3·00 | 6·90 | 10·80 | ||
exceed £13 but do not exceed £14 | 1·75 | 5·65 | 9·55 | ||
exceed £14 but do not exceed £15 | 0·50 | 4·40 | 8·30 | ||
exceed £15 but do not exceed £16 | no pension | 3·15 | 7·05 | ||
”
(2) This section, in so far as it relates to widow's (non-contributory) pension, shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1977, and, in so far as it relates to deserted wife's allowance, social assistance allowance for unmarried mothers and prisoner's wife's allowance, on the 31st day of March, 1977.
Orphans'(non-contributory) pensions (new rates).
9.—(1) Section 25 (inserted by the Act of 1973) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table (inserted by the Act of 1976 as varied by the Regulations of 1976) to subsection (1) of the Table to this section.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1977.
TABLE
Weekly Rates of Orphans' (Non-Contributory) Pensions
Means of Orphan | Weekly Rates |
Where the weekly means of the orphan— | £ |
do not exceed £1 | 7·65 |
exceed £1 but do not exceed £2 | 6·40 |
exceed £2 but do not exceed £3 | 5·10 |
exceed £3 but do not exceed £4 | 3·85 |
exceed £4 but do not exceed £5 | 2·55 |
exceed £5 but do not exceed £6 | 1·30 |
exceed £6 | no pension |
Children's allowances (new rates).
10.—(1) Section 6 (inserted by the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Act, 1952) of the Children's Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1946, is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) (inserted by section 7 of the Act of 1975) of the following subsection:—
“(1) Subject to the provisions of the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1977, and of the regulations thereunder, a person who is found to be qualified for a children's allowance shall, so long as he remains so qualified, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas a monthly allowance at the rate of—
(a) £2.30 where he is qualified in respect of one qualified child,
(b) £6.40 where he is qualified in respect of two qualified children,
(c) £11.25 where he is qualified in respect of three or more qualified children, plus £4.85 in respect of each qualified child in excess of three.”.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1977.
Single woman's allowance (new rates).
11.—(1) Section 8 of the Act of 1974 is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table thereto (inserted by the Act of 1976, as varied by the Regulations of 1976) of the Table to this section.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 31st day of March, 1977.
TABLE
Rate of Single Woman's Allowance
Means of Claimant or Beneficiary | Weekly Rate |
Where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary— | £ |
do not exceed £1 | 10·20 |
exceed £1 but do not exceed £2 | 8·95 |
exceed £2 but do not exceed £3 | 7·70 |
exceed £3 but do not exceed £4 | 6·45 |
exceed £4 but do not exceed £5 | 5·20 |
exceed £5 but do not exceed £6 | 3·95 |
exceed £6 but do not exceed £7 | 2·70 |
exceed £7 but do not exceed £8 | 1·45 |
exceed £8 | no allowance |
Old age (care) allowance (new rates).
12.—(1) Section 21 (1) of the Social Welfare Act, 1970, which provides for old age (care) allowance, is hereby amended by the substitution of “£6.55” for “£6.00” (inserted by the Regulations of 1976).
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1977.
Reduction of qualifying age for pension purposes.
13.—(1) Each of the following provisions is hereby amended by the substitution of “sixty-six” for “sixty-seven” (inserted by the Act of 1975) where it occurs:
(a) section 2 (1) of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1908,
(b) section 6 of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1932,
(c) section 10 (3) (b) of the Act of 1933,
(d) sections 21 (inserted by the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1964), 22 (1) and 36 (a) (i) of the Act of 1935, and
(e) sections 80 (2) and 81 (1) of the Act of 1952.
(2) Section 2 (1) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of “sixty-six” for “sixty-seven” (inserted by the Act of 1975) in the definition of “pensionable age”.
(3) Section 81 (1) of the Act of 1952 (as amended by this Act) is hereby amended by the substitution of “sixty-sixth anniversary” for “sixty-seventh anniversary” (inserted by the Act of 1975).
(4) In the case of a person who attains the age of 55 years on or after the 1st day of October, 1977—
(i) the contribution condition for old age (contributory) pension set out in paragraph 6 (a) (inserted by the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960) of the Fourth Schedule to the Act of 1952 shall be construed as if “fifty-six” were substituted for “sixty”, and section 10 (4) (i) of the Act of 1975 shall not apply on his attaining the age of fifty-six years and section 11 (4) (i) of the Act of 1974 shall not apply on his attaining the age of fifty-seven years, and
(ii) section 9 of the Act of 1952 (as amended by section 4 of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960) shall be construed as if “fifty-six” were substituted for “sixty”, and section 10 (4) (ii) of the Act of 1975 shall not apply on his attaining the age of fifty-six years and section 11 (4) (ii) of the Act of 1974 shall not apply on his attaining the age of fifty-seven years.
(5) (a) A person who attains the age of 67 years on or after the 1st day of October, 1977, but before the 1st day of January, 1979, may have his entitlement to old age (contributory) pension determined under the provisions of the Acts in operation prior to the 1st day of October, 1977, if that would be to his advantage.
(b) A person who has attained the age of 67 years before the 1st day of October, 1977, and has been awarded an old age (contributory) pension under the provisions of the Acts in operation prior to that date shall, on and after that date, have a right to such pension at the rate for the time being payable by reference to a yearly average of paid and credited contributions equal to the yearly average of paid and credited contributions calculated in his case under those provisions.
(c) Entitlement to a widow's (contributory) pension or deserted wife's benefit which is due to be determined by reference to the insurance record of a person attaining the age of 67 years before the 1st day of January, 1979, may be determined under the provisions of the Acts in operation prior to the 1st day of October, 1977, if this would be to the advantage of the claimant.
(d) A widow or a deserted wife who under the provisions of the Acts in operation prior to the 1st day of October, 1977, has been awarded a widow's (contributory) pension or deserted wife's benefit on the basis of her own or her husband's insurance record at the date on which she or he attained the then pensionable age shall, on and after the 1st day of October, 1977, have a right to such pension or benefit at the rate for the time being payable by reference to a yearly average of paid and credited contributions equal to the yearly average of paid and credited contributions calculated in her case under those provisions.
(e) In this subsection “the Acts” means the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1977.
(6) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1977.
Social insurance benefits (new rates, including special increase for pensioners living alone).
14.—(1) The Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for Part I (inserted by the Act of 1976, as varied by the Regulations of 1976) of the following Part:
“PART I
Rates of Periodical Benefits and of Increases Thereof
Description of Benefit | Weekly Rate | Increase for adult dependant (where payable) | Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable) | Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable) | Increase for adult dependant under section 26 (4) (where payable) |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
1. Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit: | |||||
(a) in the case of person over the age of eighteen— | |||||
(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband | 12·45 | 8·10 | 3·55 | 2·95 | — |
(ii) for any other married woman | 10·85 | — | — | — | — |
(b) in the case of persons under the age of eighteen— | |||||
(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant | 12·45 | 8·10 | 3·55 | 2·95 | — |
(ii) where the person is not so entitled | 10·85 | — | — | — | — |
2. Invalidity Pension: | |||||
(a) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband | 12·45 | 8·10 | 3·55 | 2·95 | 6·55 |
(b) for any other married woman | 10·85 | — | — | — | 6·55 |
3. Mernity Allowance | 12·45 | — | — | — | — |
4. Widow's (Contributory) Pension): | |||||
(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty | 12·60 | — | 4·25 | 4·25 | 6·55 |
(b) in any other case | 13·60 | — | 4·25 | 4·25 | 6·55 |
5. Deserted Wife's Benefit | 12·60 | — | 4·25 | 4·25 | 6·55 |
6. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance | 9·20 | — | — | — | — |
7. Retirement Pension and Old Age (Contributory) Pension: | |||||
(a) in the case of persons under the age of eighty | 13·90 | 8·85 | 3·55 | 2·95 | 6·55 |
(b) in any other case | 14·75 | 8·85 | 3·55 | 2·95 | 6·55 |
(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age | — | 1·65 | — | — | — |
”
(2) The weekly rate of invalidity pension, widow's (contributory) pension, deserted wife's benefit, retirement pension or old age (contributory) pension shall be increased by £1 weekly where the person entitled to such benefit or pension has attained pensionable age and is living alone.
(3) This section shall come into operation—
(a) in so far as it relates to deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension and retirement pension—on the 31st day of March, 1977,
(b) in so far as it relates to widow's (contributory) pension, orphan's (contributory) allowance and old age (contributory) pension—on the 1st day of April, 1977, and
(c) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit and maternity allowance—on the 4th day of April, 1977.
Increase of certain rates of unemployment benefit.
15.—(1) Section 5 (2) of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967 is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table thereto (inserted by the Act of 1976) of the Table to this section.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1977.
TABLE
Class of Person | Weekly Rate | Increase for adult dependant (where payable) | Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable) | Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable) |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
£ | £ | £ | £ | |
Person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant | 10·35 | — | 3·15 | 2·40 |
Any other person | 10·20 | 7·40 | 3·15 | 2·40 |
Extension of meaning of term “adult dependant” in the case of certain benefits.
16.—(1) (a) Section 26 of the Act of 1952, which provides for an increase of disability benefit or unemployment benefit in certain cases, is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (c):
“(c) the beneficiary, being a single person, a widow, a widower, or a person in receipt of a deserted wife's allowance or deserted wife's benefit under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1977, is maintaining wholly or mainly a female person over the age of 16 years having the care of one or more than one qualified child who normally resides or reside with the beneficiary,”.
(b) This subsection shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1977.
(2) (a) Section 26 (5) (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1970) of the Act of 1952, which provides for an increase of invalidity pension in certain cases, is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (b) thereof of the following:
“(b) any period during which the beneficiary, being a single person, a widow, a widower, or a person in receipt of a deserted wife's allowance or deserted wife's benefit under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1977, is maintaining wholly or mainly a female person over the age of 16 years having the care of one or more than one qualified child who normally resides or reside with the beneficiary,”.
(b) This subsection shall come into operation on the 31st day of March, 1977.
Employment contributions (new rates).
17.—(1) (a) The Second Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution, for the rate of contribution specified in each paragraph mentioned in column (1) of the Table to this subsection, of the rate specified in column (2) of that Table opposite that mention in column (1).
(b) This subsection shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1977.
TABLE
Paragraph of Second Schedule | Rate of Contribution |
(1) | (2) |
£ | |
Paragraph 1 (a): | |
(i) in the case of a male employed contributor | 2·25 |
(ii) in the case of a female employed contributor | 2·19 |
Paragraph 1 (b): | |
(i) in the case of a male employed contributor | 3·71 |
(ii) in the case of a female employed contributor | 3·69 |
Paragraph 2 (a) | 2·13 |
Paragraph 2 (b) | 3·57 |
Paragraph 2A (a) | 1·99 |
Paragraph 2A (b) | 3·55 |
Paragraph 3 (a) | 1·77 |
Paragraph 3 (b) | 3·01 |
Paragraph 3A (a) | 2·18 |
Paragraph 3A (b) | 3·97 |
Paragraph 4 (a) | 0·45 |
Paragraph 4 (b) | 0·75 |
Paragraph 5 (b) | 0·75 |
Paragraph 6 (a) | 2·16 |
Paragraph 6 (b) | 3·69 |
Paragraph 7 (a) | 2·30 |
Paragraph 7 (b) | 3·92 |
Paragraph 8 (a) | 1·77 |
Paragraph 8 (b) | 3·01 |
(2) (a) The rates of employment contribution payable under paragraphs 1, 2, 2A, 3A, 6 and 7 of the Second Schedule to the Act of 1952, as amended by subsection (1) of this section, shall be increased by the addition to the rate of contribution specified in each paragraph mentioned in column (1) of the Table to this subsection of the rate specified in column (2) of that Table opposite that mention in column (1).
(b) This subsection shall apply in the period commencing on the 4th day of April, 1977, and ending on the 2nd day of April, 1978.
TABLE
Paragraph of Second Schedule | Rate of Contribution |
(1) | (2) |
Paragraph 1(a): | £ |
(i) in the case of a male employed contributor | 0·10 |
(ii) in the case of a female employed contributor | 0·10 |
Paragraph 1 (b): | |
(i) in the case of a male employed contributor | 0·21 |
(ii) in the case of a female employed contributor | 0·21 |
Paragraph 2(a) | 0·10 |
Paragraph 2(b) | 0·21 |
Paragraph 2A(a) | 0·10 |
Paragraph 2A(b) | 0·21 |
Paragraph 3A(a) | 0·10 |
Paragraph 3A(b) | 0·21 |
Paragraph 6(a) | 0·10 |
Paragraph 6(b) | 0·21 |
Paragraph 7(a) | 0·10 |
Paragraph 7(b) | 0·21 |
Voluntary contributions (new rates).
18.—(1) Section 6 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1976) of the following subsection:
“(2) Voluntary contributions shall be weekly contributions which shall be paid by voluntary contributors who are under pensionable age at the rate of—
(a) £1.20 for each contribution week where, immediately before ceasing to be employed contributors, they were insurably employed in employment in respect of which the employment contributions payable are not reckonable for the purposes of old age (contributory) pension, and
(b) £3.10 for each contribution week where, immediately before ceasing to be employed contributors, they were insurably employed in employment in respect of which the employment contributions payable are reckonable for the purposes of old age (contributory) pension,
in the case both of male voluntary contributors and female voluntary contributors.”
(2) The weekly rate of voluntary contribution payable by a person to whom section 17 of the Act of 1975 applies shall be £1.90 in the case both of male voluntary contributors and female voluntary contributors.
(3) This section shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1977.
Occupational injuries benefits (new rates).
19.—(1) Each rate (inserted by the Act of 1976 as varied by the Regulations of 1976) of occupational injuries benefit in the Act of 1966 mentioned in column (1) of the Table to this section is hereby increased by the substitution for that rate of the rate specified in column (2) of that Table opposite that mention in column (1).
(2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, this section shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1977.
(3) The increases provided for by subsection (1) of this section, in so far as they relate to sections 17 (2), 18 (2), 18 (3), 19, 20 and 21 (2) of the Act of 1966, shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1977.
TABLE
Rate of occupational injuries benefit in the Act of 1966 | Increased rate | |||||||||
(1) | (2) | |||||||||
£11.90 | in | section | 8 (3) (a) | £13.60 | ||||||
£15.20 | ” | ” | 8 (3) (b) | £17.40 | ||||||
£1,050.00 | ” | ” | 9 (7) (a) | £1,200.00 | ||||||
£15.20 | in | Table | I | to | section | 9 (8) | £17.40 | |||
£13.68 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £15.66 | |||
£12.16 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £13.92 | |||
£10.64 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £12.18 | |||
£9·12 | in | Table | I | to | section | 9 (8) | £10·44 | |||
£7·60 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £8·70 | |||
£6·08 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £6·96 | |||
£4·56 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £5·22 | |||
£3·04 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £3·48 | |||
£11·90 | in | Table | II | to | Section | 9 (8) | £13·60 | |||
£10·71 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £12·24 | |||
£9·52 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £10·88 | |||
£8·33 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £9·52 | |||
£7·14 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £8·16 | |||
£5·95 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £6·80 | |||
£4·76 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £5·44 | |||
£3·57 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £4·08 | |||
£2·38 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £2·72 | |||
£3·04 | in | Section | 9 | 9 | (b) | (ii) | £3·48 | |||
£2·38 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £2·72 | |||
£7·10 | in | Section | 10 (1) | £8·10 | ||||||
£3·10 | ” | ” | 11 (1) | £3·55 | ||||||
£2·60 | ” | ” | ” | £2·95 | ||||||
£9·50 | ” | ” | 12 (1) (a) | £10·85 | ||||||
£10·90 | ” | ” | 12 (1) (b) | £12·45 | ||||||
£5·70 | ” | ” | 13 (1) | £6·55 | ||||||
£11·40 | ” | ” | ” | £13·10 | ||||||
£11·90 | ” | ” | 15 (1) (a) (i) | £13·60 | ||||||
£15·20 | ” | ” | 15 (1) (a) (ii) | £17·40 | ||||||
£14·95 | ” | ” | 17 (2) and 18 (2) | £16·30 | ||||||
£742·00 | ” | ” | 18 (3) | £850·00 | ||||||
£3·90 | ” | ” | 19 | in | each | place | where | it | accurs | £4·25 |
£6·65 | ” | ” | 20 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £7·25 |
£14·95 | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | ” | £16·30 |
£9·00 | ” | ” | 21 (2) | £9·80 | ||||||
£2·38 | ” | ” | 25 (3) (a) | £2·72 | ||||||
£3·04 | ” | ” | 25 (3) (b) | £3·48 | ||||||
Occupational injuries (special increase for pensioners living alone).
20.—(1) The weekly rate of pension payable to a widow, a widower or a parent in receipt of death benefit under section 17, 18 or 20 of the Act of 1966 shall be increased by £1 where the beneficiary has attained pensionable age and is living alone.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1977.
Occupational injuries (extension of meaning of term “adult dependant”).
21.—(1) Section 10 (1) of the Act of 1966 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (c):
“(c) the beneficiary, being a single person, a widow, a widower or a person in receipt of a deserted wife's allowance or deserted wife's benefit under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1977, is maintaining wholly or mainly a female person over the age of 16 years having the care of one or more than one child qualified for the purposes of this Act who normally resides or reside with the beneficiary,”.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1977.
Reciprocal arrangements.
22.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 15 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1966:
“15.—(1) The Minister may make such orders as may be necessary to carry out any reciprocal or other arrangements, made with any international organisation, any other State or Government or the proper authority under any other Government, in respect of matters relating to insurance and benefits under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1977, pensions under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1977, pensions under the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1977, assistance under the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1977, and allowances under the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1977, and may by any such order make such adaptations of and modifications in respect of these matters as he considers necessary.
(2) The Minister may by order amend or revoke an order under this section.”.
Short title, construction and collective citation.
23.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1977.
(2) This Act—
(a) in so far as it amends and extends the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1976, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1977,
(b) in so far as it amends and extends the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1976, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1977,
(c) in so far as it amends and extends the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1976, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1977,
(d) in so far as it amends and extends the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1976, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1977, and
(e) in so far as it amends and extends the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1976, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1977.
Acts Referred to | |
Old Age Pensions Act, 1908 | 1908, c.40 |
1932, No. 18. | |
1933, No. 46. | |
1935, No. 29. | |
1935, No. 38. | |
1946, No. 8. | |
1952, No. 11. | |
1952, No. 12. | |
1960, No. 25. | |
1962, No. 17. | |
1964, No. 28. | |
1965, No. 20. | |
1966, No. 16. | |
1966, No. 24. | |
1967, No. 18. | |
1969, No. 19. | |
1970, No. 12. | |
1973, No. 10. | |
1974, No. 12. | |
1974, No. 14. | |
1975, No. 1. | |
1976, No. 6. | |