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5 1985

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1985

SCHEDULE A

Section 2 .

“Second Schedule Rates of Benefits

Rates of Benefits

PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases Thereof

Description of benefit

Weekly rate

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for first qualified child (where payable)

Increase for second qualified child (where payable)

Increase for each of third, fourth and fifth qualified children (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child in excess of five (where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 50 (11), 51 (2), 81 (3), 86 (3), 91 (3), 95 (2) or 103 (2) (where payable)

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(4a)

(5)

(5a)

(6)

(7)

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

1. (A) Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:

(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—

(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband

39.50

25.60

9.40

10.50

8.70

6.95

(ii) for any other married woman

34.70

(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—

(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant.

39.50

25.60

9.40

10.50

8.70

6.95

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

34.70

(B) Reduced rates of Unemployment Benefit:

(a) person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant

33.15

8.15

9.30

7.25

5.80

(b) any other person

32.75

23.65

8.15

9.30

7.25

5.80

2. Maternity Allowance

39.50

3. Injury Benefit:

(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—

(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband

54.35

25.60

9.40

10.50

8.70

6.95

(ii) for any other married woman

43.00

(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—

(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant

54.35

25.60

9.40

10.50

8.70

6.95

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

43.00

4. Death Benefit:

(a) pension payable to a widow (section 50 (2)) or widower (section 50 (6))—

(i) aged under 66 years

58.65

12.40

13.65

13.65

11.75

(ii) aged over 66 years

59.90

12.75

13.80

13.80

12.05

24.60

3.40

(b) pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a married person, where the parent is—

(i) aged under 66 years

26.15

(ii) aged over 66 years

26.70

24.60

3.40

(c) pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a widower, a widow or a single person—

(i) where the parent is the father and was, at the death of the deceased, incapable of self-support by reason of some physical or mental infirmity and likely to remain permanently so incapable and is—

(a) aged under 66 years

58.65

(b) aged over 66 years

59.90

24.60

3.40

(ii) where the parent is the mother, having been, at the death of the deceased, a widow or having thereafter become a widow and is—

(a) aged under 66 years

58.65

(b) aged over 66 years

59.90

24.60

3.40

(iii) where the parent is the mother, not being a widow, and a pension at the rate set out at (i) above is not payable to her husband and she is—

(a) aged under 66 years

58.65

(b) aged over 66 years

59.90

24.60

3.40

(iv) in any other case where the parent is—

(a) aged under 66 years

26.15

(b) aged over 66 years

26.70

24.60

3.40

(d) pension payable to an orphan

30.90

5. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:

(a) in the case of persons under the age of 80 years

51.40

32.80

10.60

11.70

9.75

8.00

24.60

3.40

(b) in any other case

54.90

32.80

10.60

11.70

9.75

8.00

24.60

3.40

(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age

5.55

6. 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 a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband, where the person is—

(i) aged under 66 years

45.30

29.40

10.45

11.50

9.55

7.75

24.60

(ii) aged over 66 years

46.20

30.00

10.60

11.70

9.75

8.00

24.60

3.40

(b) for any other married woman—

(i) aged under 66 years

39.90

24.60

(ii) aged over 66 years

40.60

24.60

3.40

7. Widow's (Contributory) Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit in the case of persons:

(a) aged under 66 years

46.25

12.40

13.65

13.65

11.75

(b) aged between 66 and 80 years

47.20

12.75

13.80

13.80

12.05

24.60

3.40

(c) aged over 80 years

50.35

12.75

13.80

13.80

12.05

24.60

3.40

8. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance

29.25

PART II

Occupational Injuries Benefits—Gratuities and Grant

£

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity in the case of persons—

(i) aged under 66 years—

4,200

(ii) aged over 66 years

4,280

2. Death Benefit:

(i) Widower's gratuity in the case of persons—

(a) aged under 66 years

3,060

(b) aged over 66 years

3,120

(ii) Grant in respect of funeral expenses

220

PART III

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement

Weekly rate (persons over the age of 18 years)

Weekly rate (persons under the age of 18 years and certain married women)

(1)

(2)

(3)

Persons under the age of 66 years

Persons over the age of 66 years

Persons under the age of 18 years and certain married women under the age of 66 years

Certain married women over the age of 66 years

£

£

£

£

100

per

cent

60.50

61.80

47.90

48.90

90

54.45

55.62

43.11

44.01

80

48.40

49.44

38.32

39.12

70

42.35

43.26

33.53

34.23

60

36.30

37.08

28.74

29.34

50

30.25

30.90

23.95

24.45

40

24.20

24.72

19.16

19.56

30

18.15

18.54

14.37

14.67

20

12.10

12.36

9.58

9.78

PART IV

Increases of Disablement Pension

£

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work:

(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—

(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband, where the person is—

(a) aged under 66 years

39.50

(b) aged over 66 years

40.30

(ii) for any other married woman—

(a) aged under 66 years

34.70

(b) aged over 66 years

35.45

(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—

(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant

39.50

(ii) where the person is not so entitled

34.70

2. Increase where the beneficiary requires constant attendance:

(a) limit of increase except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement where the person is—

(i) aged under 66 years

24.20

(ii) aged over 66 years

24.60

(b) limit in any case where the person is—

(i) aged under 66 years

48.40

(ii) aged over 66 years

49.20

PART V

Reduced Rates of Injury Benefit and Disablement Pension

£

(a) In the case of persons over the age of 18 years—

(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband where the person is—

(a) aged under 66 years

12.10

(b) aged over 66 years

12.36

(ii) for any other married woman—

(a) aged under 66 years

9.58

(b) aged over 66 years

9.78

(b) In the case of persons under the age of 18 years—

(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or for an adult dependant or, if a disablement pension is payable, would be so entitled if injury benefit rather than disablement pension was payable

12.10

(ii) where the person is not, or would not be, so entitled

9.58