Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
Rate of allowance (including increases for qualified adult and qualified children).
[1996 s13]
211.—(1) The rate (in this Chapter referred to as “the scheduled rate”) of disability allowance 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, except where regulations otherwise provide, the claimant or beneficiary shall not be entitled to an increase under this paragraph in respect of more than one person,
F1197[(b) the appropriate amount set out—
(i) in column (4) of that Part in respect of each qualified child who has not attained the age of 12 years who normally resides with the claimant or beneficiary, and
(ii) in column (5) of that Part in respect of each qualified child who has attained the age of 12 years who normally resides with the claimant or beneficiary,]
(c) the amount set out in column (6) of that Part where the claimant or beneficiary is living alone, and
[2003 (MP) s6(1)(b)]
(d) the amount set out in column (8) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 where the claimant or beneficiary is ordinarily resident on an island.
[1996 s13; 2001 s37(1)]
(2) (a) Disability allowance shall be payable—
(i) where the weekly means of the claimant or beneficiary do not exceed F1198[€7.60], at the scheduled rate, and
F1199[(ii) 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.]
(b) F1200[…]
[1996 s13; 1997 s28(4) & Sch F]
F1201[(3) Any increase of disability allowance payable under subsection (1)(b) in respect of a qualified child who normally resides with the claimant or beneficiary and with the spouse F1202[, civil partner or cohabitant] of the claimant or beneficiary shall be payable at the rate of one-half of the appropriate amount in any case where the spouse F1202[, civil partner or cohabitant] of the claimant or beneficiary—
(a) is not a qualified adult, or
(b) is a spouse F1202[, civil partner or cohabitant] referred to in section 210(2),
and subsection (1)(b) shall be read and have effect accordingly.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F1197
Substituted (27.03.2019) by Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 (37/2018), s. 17 and sch. 1 item 21, S.I. No. 116 of 2019.
F1198
Substituted (1.06.2022) by Social Welfare Act 2021 (44/2021), s. 13(1)(a), commenced as per subs. (2).
F1199
Substituted (1.06.2022) by Social Welfare Act 2021 (44/2021), s. 13(1)(b), commenced as per subs. (2).
F1200
Deleted (21.07.2010) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 (28/2010), s. 12, commenced on enactment.
F1201
Substituted (26.09.2007) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (8/2007), s. 9(g)(ii), S.I. No. 702 of 2007.
F1202
Inserted (1.01.2011) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (37/2010), s. 26 and sch. 3 item 24, S.I. No. 673 of 2010.
Editorial Notes:
E1321
Previous affecting provision: subs. (1)(a) amended by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (8/2007), s. 9(g)(i), not commenced; repealed (7.03.2008) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008 (2/2008), s. 25(a), commenced on enactment.
