Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
F1055[One-parent family payment — transitional provisions in certain circumstances where child attains age of 14.
178B.—(1) This section applies to a person who—
(a) immediately before 27 April 2011 was in receipt of one-parent family payment, and
(b) would have continued to receive that payment—
(i) immediately after 26 April 2011 but for the fact that the youngest child attained the age of 14 years before 27 April 2011, or
(ii) on or after 27 April 2011 but for the fact that the youngest child has attained the age of 14 years on or after 27 April 2011.
F1056[(2) A person to whom this section applies shall, subject to subsection (3), continue to be entitled to the payment referred to in subsection (1) as follows:
(a) during the period commencing on 27 April 2011 and ending on 3 July 2013, until the youngest child attains the age of 18 years;
(b) during the period commencing on 4 July 2013 and ending on 2 July 2014, until the youngest child attains the age of 17 years;
(c) during the period commencing on 3 July 2014 and ending on 1 July 2015, until the youngest child attains the age of 16 years.]
(3) For the purposes of this section one-parent family payment shall, subject to subsection (4), continue to be paid to a person to whom this section applies where—
(a) the youngest child has attained the age of 18 years and has not attained the age of 22 years, and
(b) that youngest child is receiving full-time education as may be prescribed.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), one-parent family payment shall be paid to a person to whom this section applies until the end of the academic year which commences in 2012 and which applies to such course of full-time education, as may be prescribed, which that youngest child is receiving.
F1057[(5) This section shall cease to have effect on 2 July 2015.]]
Annotations
Amendments:
F1055
Inserted (3.05.2012) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012 (12/2012), s. 5(4), commenced as per subs. (6).
F1056
Substituted (21.12.2012) by Social Welfare Act 2012 (43/2012), s. 14(b)(i), commenced on enactment.
F1057
Substituted (21.12.2012) by Social Welfare Act 2012 (43/2012), s. 14(b)(ii), commenced on enactment.
Editorial Notes:
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Power pursuant to subs. (3)(b) exercised (3.05.2012) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (One-Parent Family Payment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 141 of 2012), art. 3—which amended Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 14(1).
