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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 3 April 1996

Social Welfare Act, 1996 (No. 7)

Consolidation Status: Updated to reflect all known changes
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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part I Preliminary (ss. 1-2)
In force
 1. Short title and construction.
In force
 2. Definitions.
Part II Increases (ss. 3-7)
Repealed
 3. Social insurance benefits (new rates).
Repealed
 4. Social assistance payments (new rates).
Repealed
 5. Child benefit (new rates, etc.).
Repealed
 6. Family income supplement (new weekly rates).
Repealed
 7. Continued payment for qualified children.
Part III Social Insurance Contributions (ss. 8-12)
Repealed
 8. Employment contributions (new rates of contributions and increases in earnings ceilings).
Repealed
 9. Self-employment contributions (new rates of contributions and increase in earnings ceiling).
Repealed
 10. Optional contributions (new rates of contributions).
Repealed
 11. Voluntary contributions by former self-employed contributors.
Repealed
 12. Insurable employment.
Part IV Disability Allowance (ss. 13-16)
Repealed
 13. Disability allowance.
Repealed
 14. Transitional provisions.
Repealed
 15. Amendments consequential on section 13 and repeal.
Repealed
 16. Commencement (Part IV).
Part V One-Parent Family Payment (ss. 17-21)
Repealed
 17. One-parent family payment.
Repealed
 18. Transitional provisions.
Repealed
 19. Repeals, etc.
Repealed
 20. One-parent family payment - entitlement of person whose marriage has been dissolved.
Repealed
 21. Commencement (Part V).
Part VI Unemployment Assistance (ss. 22-23)
Repealed
 22. Unemployment assistance.
Repealed
 23. Rules as to calculation of means.
Part VII Pensions (ss. 24-29)
Repealed
 24. Homemakers.
Repealed
 25. Pre-retirement allowance.
Repealed
 26. Old age (contributory) and retirement pensions - conditions for receipt.
Repealed
 27. Widow's and widower's (contributory) pension.
Repealed
 28. Widow's and widower's (contributory) pension - entitlement of person whose marriage has been dissolved.
Repealed
 29. Commencement (Part VII).
Part VIII Amendment of Part VII of Principal Act: Decisions, Appeals And Social Welfare Tribunal (ss. 30-34)
Repealed
 30. Supplementary welfare allowance - appeals.
Repealed
 31. Decisions and determinations under Social Welfare Acts.
Repealed
 32. Effect of revised decisions.
Repealed
 33. Amendment of section 274 of Principal Act.
Repealed
 34. Award of expenses.
Part IX Miscellaneous Amendments (ss. 35-43)
Repealed
 35. Regulations (payment of benefit beyond pensionable age).
Repealed
 36. Supplementary welfare allowance - administration.
Repealed
 37. Assessment of means for social assistance payments.
Repealed
 38. Student who reaches 22 years of age during academic year to be regarded as qualified child up to end of academic year.
Repealed
 39. Increase of disablement pension where constant attendance is needed.
Repealed
 40. Social insurance fund (payment of fees).
Repealed
 43. Employment statements.
Repealed
 42. Budgeting in relation to social welfare payments.
Repealed
 41. Limitation period for proceedings.
Part X Amendment of Section 5 of Combat Poverty Agency Act, 1986 (s. 44)
In force
 44. Deferral of period for submission of strategic plan by combat poverty agency.
Part XI Amendment of Health Contributions Act, 1979 and Youth Employment Agency Act, 1981 (ss. 45-46)
In force
 45. Amendment of sections 7A and 11 of Health Contributions Act, 1979.
In force
 46. Amendment of sections 18A and 22 of Youth Employment Agency Act, 1981.
Repealed
 Schedule A
Repealed
 Schedule B
Repealed
 Schedule C
Repealed
 Schedule D
Repealed
 Schedule E
Repealed
 Schedule F
Repealed
 Schedule G
Repealed
 Schedule H
Repealed
 Schedule I
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