Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
F937[Entitlement to pension.
153.—Subject to this Act, a person shall be entitled to State pension (non-contributory) where—
(a) the person has attained pensionable age,
(b) the means of the person as calculated in accordance with the Rules contained in Part 3 of Schedule 3 do not exceed the appropriate highest amount of means at which pension may be paid to that person in accordance with section 156, and
(c) the person is habitually resident in the State F938[…].]
Annotations
Amendments:
F937
Substituted (29.09.2006) by Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (5/2006), s. 16(1)(a), S.I. No. 334 of 2006, subject to transitional arrangements in s. 16(2) to (4).
F938
Deleted (17.07.2014) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014 (16/2014), s. 11(4), commenced on enactment.
Modifications (not altering text):
C56
Application of section restricted (1.02.2016) by European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 548 of 2015), art. 17(2), in effect as per art. 1(2). The text of art. 17(2) appears above immediately before s. 139.