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4 1994

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1994

SCHEDULE B

Section 4 .

Fourth Schedule

Rates of Assistance

PART I

Rates of Periodical Social Assistance and Increases Thereof

Description of assistance

Weekly rate or amount

Increase for adult dependant (where payable)

Increase for each qualified child (where payable)

Increase for prescribed relative under section 167 (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)

£

£

£

£

£

£

1. Unemployment Assistance:

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 121 (1) (a) applies

61.00

36.60

13.20

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 121 (1) (b) applies

58.90

36.60

13.20

2. Pre-Retirement Allowance

61.00

36.60

13.20

3. Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension and Blind Pension

61.00

13.20

33.90

4.80

4.70

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

61.00

33.90

4.80

4.70

5. Lone Parent's Allowance

61.00

15.20

4.80

4.70

6. Carer's Allowance

61.00

13.20

7. Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pension

40.40

8. Supplementary Welfare Allowance

58.90

36.60

13.20

PART II

Increase of Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension and Blind Pension for One of a Couple

Means of claimant or pensioner

Weekly rate of increase

£

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

36.60

exceed £6 but do not exceed £8

35.60

exceed £8 but do not exceed £10

34.60

exceed £10 but do not exceed £12

33.60

exceed £12 but do not exceed £14

32.60

exceed £14 but do not exceed £16

31.60

exceed £16 but do not exceed £18

30.60

exceed £18 but do not exceed £20

29.60

exceed £20 but do not exceed £22

28.60

exceed £22 but do not exceed £24

27.60

exceed £24 but do not exceed £26

26.60

exceed £26 but do not exceed £28

25.60

exceed £28 but do not exceed £30

24.60

exceed £30 but do not exceed £32

23.60

exceed £32 but do not exceed £34

22.60

exceed £34 but do not exceed £36

21.60

exceed £36 but do not exceed £38

20.60

exceed £38 but do not exceed £40

19.60

exceed £40 but do not exceed £42

18.60

exceed £42 but do not exceed £44

17.60

exceed £44 but do not exceed £46

16.60

exceed £46 but do not exceed £48

15.60

exceed £48 but do not exceed £50

14.60

exceed £50 but do not exceed £52

13.60

exceed £52 but do not exceed £54

12.60

exceed £54 but do not exceed £56

11.60

exceed £56 but do not exceed £58

10.60

exceed £58 but do not exceed £60

9.60

exceed £60 but do not exceed £62

8.60

exceed £62 but do not exceed £64

7.60

exceed £64

Nil

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