Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
Description of benefits.
[1993 s30(1); 2005 (SW&P) s26 & Sch 4]
39.—(1) Benefits under this Part shall be of the following descriptions and are so described in this Act—
(a) F318[illness benefit],
F319[(aa) partial capacity benefit,]
(b) maternity benefit,
(c) health and safety benefit,
(d) adoptive benefit,
F320[(da) paternity benefit,]
F321[(db) parent’s benefit,]
(e) F322[jobseeker’s benefit],
F323[(ea) jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),]
F324[(eaa) jobseeker’s pay-related benefit,]
F325[(eb) Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment,]
F326[(f) occupational injuries benefit comprising injury benefit, disablement benefit and death benefit,]
(g) carer's benefit,
(h) F327[State pension (contributory)],
(i) F328[State pension (transition)],
(j) invalidity pension,
F329[(k) bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension,]
(l) F330[guardian’s payment (contributory)],
(m) bereavement grant,
F331[(n) bereaved parent grant (paid by virtue of receipt of a benefit under Part 2).]
[1993 s30(2)]
(2) Subject to section 138 and so long as that section remains in force, benefit shall, in addition to including the benefits referred to in subsection (1), also include treatment benefit under that section.
Annotations
Amendments:
F318
Substituted (2.10.2006) by Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (5/2006), s. 4(1) and sch. 1 item 15, S.I. No. 334 of 2006.
F319
Inserted (13.02.2012) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (37/2010), s. 12(2)(a), S.I. No. 42 of 2012.
F320
Inserted (3.08.2016) by Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (11/2016), s. 30, S.I. No. 434 of 2016.
F321
Inserted (1.11.2019) by Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (35/2019), s. 27, S.I. No. 553 of 2019.
F322
Substituted (5.10.2006) by Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (5/2006), s. 4(1) and sch. 1 item 6, S.I. No. 334 of 2006.
F323
Inserted (1.11.2019) by Social Welfare Act 2019 (34/2019), s. 6 and sch. item 6, S.I. No. 550 of 2019.
F324
Inserted (31.03.2025) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (24/2024), s. 14 and sch. ref. 4, S.I. No. 499 of 2024.
F325
Inserted (5.08.2020) by Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Act 2020 (12/2020), s. 9, commenced on enactment.
F326
Substituted (30.03.2007) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (8/2007), s. 10(a), commenced on enactment.
F327
Substituted (29.09.2006) by Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (5/2006), s. 4(1) and sch. 1 item 1, S.I. No. 334 of 2006.
F328
Substituted (28.09.2006) by Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (5/2006), s. 4(1) and sch. 1 item 3, S.I. No. 334 of 2006.
F329
Substituted (21.07.2025) by Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2025 (8/2025), s. 17(c)(i), commenced on enactment.
F330
Substituted (28.07.2006) by Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (5/2006), s. 4(1) and sch. 1 item 8, S.I. No. 334 of 2006.
F331
Substituted (21.07.2025) by Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2025 (8/2025), s. 17(c)(ii), commenced on enactment.
Editorial Notes:
E233
Previous affecting provision: s. 39(1)(k) substituted (29.06.2011) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (9/2011), s. 4, commenced on enactment; substituted (21.07.2005) as per F-Note above.
E234
Previous affecting provision: s. 39(1)(n) substituted (1.01.2011) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (37/2010), s. 17(1), S.I. No. 673 of 2010; substituted (21.07.2005) as per F-Note above.