Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
F622[Increase in disablement pension for qualified adult, qualified children etc.
77A.—(1) Where a person qualifies for an incapacity supplement under section 77, disablement pension shall be increased for the period during which incapacity supplement is payable—
(a) by the amount set out in column (3) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 for any period during which the beneficiary has a qualified adult, subject to the restriction that a beneficiary shall not be entitled for the same period to an increase of disablement pension under this paragraph in respect of more than one person,
F623[(b) in column (4) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 in respect of each qualified child who has not attained the age of 12 years who normally resides with the beneficiary,]
F624[(bb) in column (5) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 in respect of each qualified child who has attained the age of 12 years who normally resides with the beneficiary,]
(c) by the amount set out in F625[column (6)] of Part 4 of Schedule 2 where the beneficiary is living alone, and
(d) by the amount set out in F626[column (7)] of Part 4 of Schedule 2 where the beneficiary is ordinarily resident on an island.
F627[(2) Subject to subsection (3), any increase of disablement pension payable under subsection (1)(b) in respect of a qualified child who normally resides with the beneficiary and with the spouse, civil partner or cohabitant of the beneficiary shall be payable at the rate of one-half of the appropriate amount in any case where the spouse, civil partner or cohabitant of the beneficiary is not a qualified adult and subsection (1)(b) shall be read and have effect accordingly.]
F628[(3) Subsection (2) shall not apply and no increase of disablement pension payable under subsection (1)(b) in respect of a qualified child who normally resides with the beneficiary and with the spouse, civil partner or cohabitant of the beneficiary shall be payable where the weekly income of that spouse, civil partner or cohabitant, calculated or estimated in the manner that may be prescribed, exceeds the amount that may be prescribed.]]
Annotations
Amendments:
F622
Inserted (7.01.2011) by Social Welfare Act 2010 (34/2010), s. 6(1)(c), commenced as per subs. (2).
F623
Substituted (29.03.2019) by Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 (37/2018), s. 17 and sch. 1 item 5(a), S.I. No. 116 of 2019.
F624
Inserted (29.03.2019) by Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 (37/2018), s. 17 and sch. 1 item 5(a), S.I. No. 116 of 2019.
F625
Substituted (29.03.2019) by Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 (37/2018), s. 17 and sch. 1 item 5(b), S.I. No. 116 of 2019.
F626
Substituted (29.03.2019) by Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 (37/2018), s. 17 and sch. 1 item 5(c), S.I. No. 116 of 2019.
F627
Substituted (19.12.2011) by Social Welfare Act 2011 (37/2011), s. 4(1)(a), commenced on enactment.
F628
Substituted (19.12.2011) by Social Welfare Act 2011 (37/2011), s. 4(1)(b), commenced on enactment.
Editorial Notes:
E721
Power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (on various dates betweeen 2.07.2012 and 6.07.2012) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Qualified Child Increase) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 218 of 2012), art. 4—which substituted Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 12—in effect as per art. 3.
