Number 22/2008: SCHEDULE 1

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22 2008

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008

SCHEDULE 1

“PART 1

Rates of Periodical Benefits and Increases

Description of benefit	Weekly rate	Increase for qualified adult (where payable)	Increase for each qualified child (where payable)	Increase for pre-scribed relative under section 183 (where payable)	Increase where the person is living alone (where payable)	Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)	Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
1. Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit, Injury Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit	204.30	135.60	26.00	—	—	—	—
2. Death Benefit:
(a) pension payable to a widow or widower (section 81)	234.70	—	26.00	143.00	7.70	10.00	12.70
additional increase for a widow or widower (under section 81) who has attained pensionable age	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
(b) pension payable to a parent:
(i) reduced rate	113.50	—	—	143.00	7.70	—	—
(ii) maximum rate	234.70	—	—	143.00	7.70	—	—
(c) pension payable to an orphan	180.30	—	—	—	—	—	—
3. State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Transition):	230.30	153.50	26.00	143.00	7.70	10.00	12.70
additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age	—	52.80	—	—	—	—	—
4. Invalidity Pension:	209.80	149.70	26.00	143.00	7.70	10.00	12.70
additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 65 years	20.50	—	—	—	—	—	—

Description of benefit	Weekly rate	Increase for qualified adult (where payable)	Increase for each qualified child (where payable)	Increase for pre-scribed relative under section 183 (where payable)	Increase where the person is living alone (where payable)	Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)	Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
additional increase where qualified adult has attained pensionable age	—	56.60	—	—	—	—	—
5. Widow’s (Contributory) Pension and Widower’s (Contributory) Pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of ‘relevant payment’ in section 178:	209.80	—	26.00	143.00	7.70	10.00	12.70
additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age	20.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
6. Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)	176.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
7. Carer’s Benefit:
(a) in the case of a person to whom section 102(1)(b) applies	221.20	—	26.00	—	—	—	—
(b) in the case of a person to whom section 102(1)(a) applies	331.80	—	26.00	—	—	—	—

PART 2

Occupational Injuries Benefits — Gratuities and Grant

Description of Grant	Amount
(1)	(2)
	€
1. Disablement Benefit: Maximum gratuity	16,470
2. Death Benefit	850

PART 3

Disablement Pension

Degree of disablement	Weekly rate
(1)	(2)
	€
100 per cent... ... ... ...	235.40
90 per cent... ... ... ...	211.90
80 per cent... ... ... ...	188.30
70 per cent... ... ... ...	164.80
60 per cent... ... ... ...	141.20
50 per cent... ... ... ...	117.70
40 per cent... ... ... ...	94.20
30 per cent... ... ... ...	70.60
20 per cent... ... ... ...	47.10

PART 4

Increases of Disablement Pension

Description of increase	Weekly rate	Increase where the person is living alone	Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
	€	€	€
1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work	204.30	7.70	12.70
2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance	221.20	—	—

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