Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
Power to make single payment for exceptional need.
[1993 s181; 2005 (SW&P) s23 & Sch 1]
201.—F1174[A designated person or deciding officer may, in any case where the designated person] or deciding officer considers it reasonable, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, so to do, determine or decide that supplementary welfare allowance shall be paid to a person by way of a single payment to meet an exceptional need F1175[which is not necessarily unforeseen].
Annotations
Amendments:
F1174
Substituted (1.10.2011) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008 (2/2008), s. 18(2) and sch. 1, S.I. No. 496 of 2011.
F1175
Inserted (31.12.2018) by Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 (37/2018), s. 12, S.I. No. 655 of 2018.
Modifications (not altering text):
C81
Application of section modified (30.06.2018) by European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 230 of 2018), art. 4, in effect as per art. 1(2).
Interpretation
2. (1) In these Regulations—
...
“material reception conditions” means the following provided to a recipient for the purposes of compliance with the Directive—
(a) the housing, food and associated benefits provided in kind,
(b) the daily expenses allowance, and
(c) clothing provided by way of financial allowance under section 201 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005;
...
“recipient”, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), means—
(a) a person who—
(i) has given, or is deemed under paragraph (5) to have given, an indication referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 13(1) of the Act of 2015, and
(ii) has not ceased, under paragraph (4), to be a recipient, and
(b) an applicant;
...
Provision of material reception conditions
4. (1) A recipient shall, subject to these Regulations, be entitled to receive the material reception conditions where he or she does not have sufficient means to have an adequate standard of living.
C82
Application of section excluded from restriction made (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.
Editorial Notes:
E1305
Previous affecting provision: section amended by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (8/2007), s. 25(2) and sch. 1, not commenced; repealed (7.03.2008) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008 (2/2008), s. 25(b) and (d), commenced on enactment.
