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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) F303[illness benefit],
F304[(aa) partial capacity benefit,]
(b) maternity benefit,
(c) health and safety benefit,
(d) adoptive benefit,
F305[(da) paternity benefit,]
F306[(db) parent’s benefit,]
(e) F307[jobseeker’s benefit],
F308[(ea) jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),]
F309[(eaa) jobseeker’s pay-related benefit,]
F310[(eb) Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment,]
F311[(f) occupational injuries benefit comprising injury benefit, disablement benefit and death benefit,]
(g) carer's benefit,
(h) F312[State pension (contributory)],
(i) F313[State pension (transition)],
(j) invalidity pension,
F314[(k) bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension,]
(l) F315[guardian’s payment (contributory)],
(m) bereavement grant,
F316[(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:
F303
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.
F304
Inserted (13.02.2012) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (37/2010), s. 12(2)(a), S.I. No. 42 of 2012.
F305
Inserted (3.08.2016) by Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (11/2016), s. 30, S.I. No. 434 of 2016.
F306
Inserted (1.11.2019) by Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (35/2019), s. 27, S.I. No. 553 of 2019.
F307
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.
F308
Inserted (1.11.2019) by Social Welfare Act 2019 (34/2019), s. 6 and sch. item 6, S.I. No. 550 of 2019.
F309
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.
F310
Inserted (5.08.2020) by Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Act 2020 (12/2020), s. 9, commenced on enactment.
F311
Substituted (30.03.2007) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (8/2007), s. 10(a), commenced on enactment.
F312
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.
F313
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.
F314
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.
F315
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.
F316
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:
E238
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.
E239
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.