(1) The rate (in this section referred to as ‘the scheduled rate’) of one-parent family payment shall be the weekly rate set out in column (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 increased by the appropriate amount set out -
(a) in column (4) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 in respect of each qualified child who has not attained the age of 12 years who normally resides with the beneficiary, and
(b) in column (5) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 in respect of each qualified child who has attained the age of 12 years who normally resides with the claimant or beneficiary.
(a) A one-parent family payment shall be payable -
(i) where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary do not exceed €7.60, at the scheduled rate, and
(ii) subject to paragraph (b), where the weekly means exceed €7.60, at the scheduled rate reduced by €2.50 for each amount (if any) of €2.50 by which those weekly means exceed €7.60, any fraction of €2.50 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as €2.50.
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