150. Rate of allowance (including increases for qualified adult and qualified children).

(1) Subject to this section and section 144, the rate of pre-retirement allowance (in this Chapter referred to as "the scheduled rate") shall be the weekly rate set out in column (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 increased by -

(a) the amount set out in column (3) of that Part for any period during which the claimant or beneficiary has a qualified adult, subject to the restriction that the claimant or beneficiary shall not be entitled to an increase under this paragraph in respect of more than one person, and

(b) the appropriate amount set out in column (4) of that Part in respect of each qualified child who normally resides with the claimant or beneficiary.

(2)

(a) Subject to paragraph (b), pre-retirement allowance shall be payable where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary -

(i) are less than €1, at the scheduled rate,

(ii) are equal to €1, at the scheduled rate reduced by €1, and

(iii) exceed €1, at the scheduled rate reduced by €1 for each amount (if any) of €1 by

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