Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
Payment in respect of loss of purchasing power.
[1998 s11]
243.—(1) Where a person makes a claim for any benefit in accordance with section 241 and the payment of that claim is delayed for a period exceeding 12 months due solely or mainly to circumstances within the control of the Department of Social and Family Affairs and the person has not contributed to the delay, regulations may provide for a payment to be made in respect of the loss of purchasing power, subject to the conditions and in the circumstances that may be prescribed.
[1998 s11]
(2) In the case of a person to whom subsection (1) applies, the Minister may make regulations to provide for payment of an amount of costs, subject to the minimum and maximum limits that may be prescribed, actually and necessarily incurred by that person.
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
E1593
Power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (29.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), arts. 212, 213, 214 and 216, in effect as per art. 2.
E1594
Power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (29.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), arts. 215 and 216, in effect as per art. 2.
E1595
Power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (12.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Occupational Injuries) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 102 of 2007), arts. 65 to 68 and 70, in effect as per art. 2.
E1596
Power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (12.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Occupational Injuries) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 102 of 2007), arts. 69 and 70, in effect as per art. 2.
E1597
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to statutory precursor of subs. (1) exercised (19.05.2000) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Loss of Purchasing Power) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 160 of 2000), art. 2, which inserted Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 417 of 1994), arts. 123B, 123C, 123D and 123F; art. 123F amended (on dates in period 26.12.2001 to 4.01.2002) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Euro) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 614 of 2001), art. 4 and sch., in effect as per art. 3; continued in force (1.12.2005) by s. 362(2) as if made under this Act; revoked (29.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 5 and sch. 17, in effect as per art. 2.
E1598
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to statutory precursor of subs. (2) exercised (19.05.2000) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Loss of Purchasing Power) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 160 of 2000), art. 2, which inserted Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 417 of 1994), arts. 123E and 123F; art. 123F amended (on dates in period 26.12.2001 to 4.01.2002) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Euro) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 614 of 2001), art. 4 and sch., in effect as per art. 3; continued in force (1.12.2005) by s. 362(2) as if made under this Act; revoked (29.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 5 and sch. 17, in effect as per art. 2.