First Previous (SCHEDULE A)

5 1992

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1992

SCHEDULE B

“Fourth Schedule

Rates of Assistance

PART I

Rates of Periodical Social Assistance and Increases Thereof

Description of assistance, pension or allowance

Weekly rate or amount

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for each of first and second qualified children (where payable)

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

Increase for prescribed relative under section 162(1)(a), 179(a), 195(2) or 196(2) (where payable)

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

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

1. Unemployment Assistance:

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 137 (1) (a) applies

57.20

34.30

12.50

12.50

—

—

—

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 137 (1) (b) applies

53.00

34.30

12.50

12.50

—

—

—

2. Pre-Retirement Allowance

57.20

34.30

12.50

12.50

—

—

—

3. Old Age Pension and Blind Pension

57.20

—

12.50

12.50

31.80

4.50

4.40

4. Widow's (Non-Contributory) Pension, Deserted Wife's Allowance and Prisoner's Wife's Allowance

57.20

—

—

—

31.80

4.50

4.40

5. Lone Parent's Allowance

57.20

—

14.60

14.60

—

4.50

4.40

6. Carer's Allowance

53.00

—

12.50

12.50

—

—

—

7. Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pension

32.50

—

—

—

—

—

—

8. Single Woman's Allowance

57.20

—

—

—

—

—

—

9. Supplementary Welfare Allowance

53.00

34.30

12.50

12.50

—

—

—

PART III

Increase of Old Age Pension for a Spouse

Means of claimant or pensioner

Weekly rate of increase

£

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

34.30

exceed £6 but do not exceed £8

33.30

exceed £8 but do not exceed £10

32.30

exceed £10 but do not exceed £12

31.30

exceed £12 but do not exceed £14

30.30

exceed £14 but do not exceed £16

29.30

exceed £16 but do not exceed £18

28.30

exceed £18 but do not exceed £20

27.30

exceed £20 but do not exceed £22

26.30

exceed £22 but do not exceed £24

25.30

exceed £24 but do not exceed £26

24.30

exceed £26 but do not exceed £28

23.30

exceed £28 but do not exceed £30

22.30

exceed £30 but do not exceed £32

21.30

exceed £32 but do not exceed £34

20.30

exceed £34 but do not exceed £36

19.30

exceed £36 but do not exceed £38

18.30

exceed £38 but do not exceed £40

17.30

exceed £40 but do not exceed £42

16.30

exceed £42 but do not exceed £44

15.30

exceed £44 but do not exceed £46

14.30

exceed £46 but do not exceed £48

13.30

exceed £48 but do not exceed £50

12.30

exceed £50 but do not exceed £52

11.30

exceed £52 but do not exceed £54

10.30

exceed £54 but do not exceed £56

9.30

exceed £56 but do not exceed £58

8.30

exceed £58 but do not exceed £60

7.30

exceed £60

nil

”.