Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
F1275[Working family payment
[1993 s198; 2004 s4(1)]
228. Subject to this Act, an allowance (in this Act referred to as ‘working family payment’) shall be payable out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas in respect of a family where the weekly family income is less than—
(a) in the case of a family which includes only 1 child, €765,
(b) in the case of a family which includes 2 children, €866,
(c) in the case of a family which includes 3 children, €967,
(d) in the case of a family which includes 4 children, €1,058,
(e) in the case of a family which includes 5 children, €1,184,
(f) in the case of a family which includes 6 children, €1,300,
(g) in the case of a family which includes 7 children, €1,436, or
(h) in the case of a family which includes 8 or more children, €1,532.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F1275
Substituted (1.01.2026) by Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Act 2025 (19/2025), s. 9(1), commenced as per subs. (2).
Editorial Notes:
E1389
Previous affecting provision: section substituted (2.01.2025) by Social Welfare Act 2024 (36/2024), s. 13(1), commenced as per subs. (2); substituted (1.01.2026) as per F-Note above.
E1390
Previous affecting provision: section substituted (5.01.2023) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (37/2023), s. 14(1), commenced as per subs. (2); substituted (2.01.2025) as per E-Note above.
E1391
Previous affecting provision: section substituted (5.01.2023) by Social Welfare Act 2022 (43/2022), s. 10(1), commenced as per subs. (2); substituted (4.01.2024) as per E-Note above.
E1392
Previous affecting provision: section substituted (7.04.2022) by Social Welfare Act 2021 (44/2021), s. 14, S.I. No. 149 of 2022; substituted (5.01.2023) as per E-Note above.
E1393
Previous affecting provision: paras. (a), (b) and (c) amended (7.01.2021) by Social Welfare Act 2020 (30/2020), s. 12(1)(a), commenced as per subs. (2); substituted (7.04.2022) as per E-Note above.
E1394
Previous affecting provision: paras. (a), (b) and (c) amended (9.01.2020) by Social Welfare (No. 2) Act 2019 (48/2019), s. 12(1), commenced as per subs. (2); substituted (7.01.2021) as per E-Note above.
E1395
Previous affecting provision: paras. (a), (b) and (c) amended (29.03.2018) by Social Welfare Act 2017 (38/2017), s. 10(1), commenced as per subs. (2); substituted (9.01.2020) as per E-Note above.
E1396
Previous affecting provision: section amended (1.01.2018) by Social Welfare Act 2017 (38/2017), s. 8(1) and sch. 1, commenced as per subs. (3); substituted (7.04.2022) as per E-Note above.
E1397
Previous affecting provision: section substituted (7.01.2016) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015 (47/2015), s. 8(1), commenced as per subs. (2); substituted (7.04.2022) as per E-Note above.
E1398
Previous affecting provision: section substituted (1.01.2010) by Social Welfare And Pensions (No. 2) Act 2009 (43/2009), s. 5(1), commenced as per subs. (2); substituted (7.01.2016) as per E-Note above.
E1399
Previous affecting provision: section substituted (1.01.2009) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (22/2008), s. 5(1), commenced as per subs. (2); substituted (1.01.2010) as per E-Note above.
E1400
Previous affecting provision: section substituted (3.01.2008) by Social Welfare Act 2007 (40/2007), s. 4(1), commenced as per subs. (2); substituted (1.01.2009) as per E-Note above.
E1401
Previous affecting provision: section substituted (4.01.2007) by Social Welfare Act 2006 (36/2006), s. 4(1), commenced as per subs. (2); substituted (3.01.2008) as per E-Note above.
E1402
Previous affecting provision: section substituted (5.01.2006) by Social Welfare Act 2005 (30/2005), s. 4(1), commenced as per subs. (2); substituted (4.01.2007) as per E-Note above.