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Social Welfare Act, 1996 (No. 7)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart I Preliminary (ss. 1-2)1. Short title and construction.2. Definitions.Part II Increases (ss. 3-7)3. Social insurance benefits (new rates).4. Social assistance payments (new rates).5. Child benefit (new rates, etc.).6. Family income supplement (new weekly rates).7. Continued payment for qualified children.Part III Social Insurance Contributions (ss. 8-12)8. Employment contributions (new rates of contributions and increases in earnings ceilings).9. Self-employment contributions (new rates of contributions and increase in earnings ceiling).10. Optional contributions (new rates of contributions).11. Voluntary contributions by former self-employed contributors.12. Insurable employment.Part IV Disability Allowance (ss. 13-16)13. Disability allowance.14. Transitional provisions.15. Amendments consequential on section 13 and repeal.16. Commencement (Part IV).Part V One-Parent Family Payment (ss. 17-21)17. One-parent family payment.18. Transitional provisions.19. Repeals, etc.20. One-parent family payment - entitlement of person whose marriage has been dissolved.21. Commencement (Part V).Part VI Unemployment Assistance (ss. 22-23)22. Unemployment assistance.23. Rules as to calculation of means.Part VII Pensions (ss. 24-29)24. Homemakers.25. Pre-retirement allowance.26. Old age (contributory) and retirement pensions - conditions for receipt.27. Widow's and widower's (contributory) pension.28. Widow's and widower's (contributory) pension - entitlement of person whose marriage has been dissolved.29. Commencement (Part VII).Part VIII Amendment of Part VII of Principal Act: Decisions, Appeals And Social Welfare Tribunal (ss. 30-34)30. Supplementary welfare allowance - appeals.31. Decisions and determinations under Social Welfare Acts.32. Effect of revised decisions.33. Amendment of section 274 of Principal Act.34. Award of expenses.Part IX Miscellaneous Amendments (ss. 35-43)35. Regulations (payment of benefit beyond pensionable age).36. Supplementary welfare allowance - administration.37. Assessment of means for social assistance payments.38. Student who reaches 22 years of age during academic year to be regarded as qualified child up to end of academic year.39. Increase of disablement pension where constant attendance is needed.40. Social insurance fund (payment of fees).43. Employment statements.42. Budgeting in relation to social welfare payments.41. Limitation period for proceedings.Part X Amendment of Section 5 of Combat Poverty Agency Act, 1986 (s. 44)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)45. Amendment of sections 7A and 11 of Health Contributions Act, 1979.46. Amendment of sections 18A and 22 of Youth Employment Agency Act, 1981.Schedule ASchedule BSchedule CSchedule DSchedule ESchedule FSchedule GSchedule HSchedule I
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Version status: Repealed | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 December 2005 - onwards
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39. Increase of disablement pension where constant attendance is needed.

Repealed from 1 December 2005

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