Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007
S.I. No. 142 of 2007
SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED CLAIMS, PAYMENTS AND CONTROL) REGULATIONS 2007
REVISED
Updated to 4 May 2023
This Revised Statutory Instrument is an administrative consolidation of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 (10/2023), enacted 2 May 2023, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 234 of 2023), made 4 May 2023, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Statutory Instrument.
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S.I. No. 142 of 2007
SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED CLAIMS, PAYMENTS AND CONTROL) REGULATIONS 2007
REVISED
Updated to 4 May 2023
About this Revised Statutory Instrument
This Revised Statutory Instrument presents the text of the instrument as it has been amended, and preserves the format in which it was made.
Related legislation
Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2023: this statutory instrument is one of a group of statutory instruments included in this collective citation, to be construed together as one (Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 234 of 2023), art. 1(2)). The instruments in this group are:
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (Carer's Income Disregard and Family Income Supplement) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 148 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 176 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Illness, Jobseeker's, Maternity, Adoptive and Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 222 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Pre-Retirement Allowance) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 223 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment No. 4) (Bereavement Grant and Payments after Death) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 536 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Assessment of Earnings) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 700 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Child Benefit) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 859 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Entitlement to Pro-rata State Pension) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 860 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Increase in Rates) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 862 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (Carer’s Income Disregard) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 75 of 2008)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Earnings Disregard) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 138 of 2008)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 243 of 2008)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Increase in Rates) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 601 of 2008)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 24 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Early Childcare Supplement) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 54 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Domiciliary Care Allowance) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 162 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Island Allowance) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 230 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 240 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Nominated Persons) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 378 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Homemakers) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 564 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 578 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No.7) (Increase Change in Rates) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 584 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 157 of 2010)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 545 of 2010)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Claims) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 661 of 2010)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 681 of 2010)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (One-Parent Family Payment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 90 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Jobseeker’s Payments) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 320 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Overpayments) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 392 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Overpayments) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 461 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Administrative Responsibility for Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 498 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Civil Partnership) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 604 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Qualified Adult) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 616 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Homemakers) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 719 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 720 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Family Income Supplement) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 728 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 38 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Partial Capacity Benefit) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 43 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Claims) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 102 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (One-Parent Family Payment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 141 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 196 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Qualified Child Increase) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 218 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Proving Unemployment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 250 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Reduced Rates) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 321 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Information) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 373 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 447 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Homemakers) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 567 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 12) (Reduced Rates) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 573 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Overpayments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 24 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Night Workers) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 62 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Family Income Supplement) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 235 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Transition) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 244 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Retained Fire Fighters) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 254 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Prescribed Activation Measures) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 259 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Partial Capacity Benefit) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 340 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Homemakers) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 492 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Maternity and Adoptive Benefit) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 514 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Pre-Retirement Allowance) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 515 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Budgeting in Relation to Social Welfare Payments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 580 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 155 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Recovery of Certain Benefits and Assistance) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 332 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Discrimination on Grounds of Age) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 369 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Prescribed Employment Schemes) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 440 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Recovery of Certain Benefits and Assistance) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 497 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Overpayments) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 511 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Homemakers) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 569 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 595 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Recovery of Certain Benefits and Assistance) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 177 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Medical Assessor and Medical Certification) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 179 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Back to Work Family Dividend) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 180 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Sharing of Information) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 317 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Manner of Payment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 376 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Payments to Nominated Persons) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 408 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Homemakers) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 596 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Transition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 597 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 598 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Exemption from Disqualification for Course of Study) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 327 of 2016)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Paternity Benefit) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 442 of 2016)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Carer’s Allowance) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 620 of 2016)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 621 of 2016)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 670 of 2016)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Absence from the State) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 12 of 2017)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Nominated Persons) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 13 of 2017)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 64 of 2017)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Household Budgeting) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 185 of 2017)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 381 of 2017)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 61 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 102 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 103 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 306 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 333 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 375 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 389 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 649 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Subsidiary Employment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 651 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 654 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Domiciliary Care Allowance - Normal Residence of Qualified Child) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 11 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (State Pension (Contributory)) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 40 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Earnings Disregard) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 42 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 102 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 103 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Working Family Payment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 109 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 130 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 202 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Days to be treated as days of Incapacity for Work) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 241 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 303 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Jobseekers Benefit (Self-Employed)) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 551 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 12) (Parent’s Benefit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 554 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 13) (Working Family Payment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 634 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 14) (Carers) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 635 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 15) (Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 636 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No.16) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 666 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Payments after Death) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 50 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 94 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 95 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Illness Benefit payments arising from COVID-19) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 97 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 163 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 164 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 222 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 223 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Absence from the State) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 242 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 309 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 310 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 12) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 368 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 13) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 369 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 14) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 370 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 15) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment — New Band of Payment and Reference Period) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 572 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 16) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment — Ancillary Provisions) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 573 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 17) (Persons Regarded as Genuinely Seeking Employment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 574 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 18) (Treatment Benefit — Payment by the Minister) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 716 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment — Self-Employment Income Limits) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 32 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest —Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 33 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 34 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 35 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed) — Persons who have attained the age of 65 years) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 36 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Carer’s Allowance) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 76 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 77 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payment and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Earnings Disregard) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 78 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 109 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment — Entitlement to Increase for Qualified Adult) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 160 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 161 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 12) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 162 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 13) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 332 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 14) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 448 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 16) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 546 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 15) (Carers) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 623 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 18) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 699 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 19) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 780 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payment and Control) (Amendment) (No. 17) (Earnings Disregard) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 783 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Illness Benefit payments arising from COVID-19) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 26 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 74 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 125 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No.1) (Domiciliary Care Allowance - Temporary Residence in an Institution) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 200 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payment and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Carers Allowance) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 201 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 259 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (One-Parent Family Payment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 285 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payment and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 291 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 360 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2022. (S.I. No. 397 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 430 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 12) (Absence from the State) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 495 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 13) (Weeks Not to be Treated as Weeks of Unemployment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 540 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 15) (Earnings Disregard) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 614 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 14) (Income Limit - Qualified Adult) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 616 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 16) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 718 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Assessment of Spouse’s Earnings) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 128 of 2023)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Domiciliary Care Allowance) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 129 of 2023)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 160 of 2023)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 162 of 2023)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 234 of 2023)
Annotations
This Revised Statutory Instrument is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments and previous affecting provisions.
An explanation of how to read annotations is available at
www.lawreform.ie/annotations.
Material not updated in this revision
Where other legislation is amended by this statutory instrument, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.
Where legislation or a fragment of legislation is referred to in annotations, changes to this legislation or fragment may not be reflected in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the legislation referred to if one is available.
A list of legislative changes to any Act, and to statutory instruments from 1972, may be found linked from the page of the Act or statutory instrument at
www.irishstatutebook.ie.
Acts which affect or previously affected this revision
• Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (47/2019)
• Social Welfare Act 2017 (38/2017)
• Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015 (47/2015)
• Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 (31/2010)
All Acts up to and including Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 (10/2023), enacted 2 May 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 234 of 2023)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 162 of 2023)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 160 of 2023)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Domiciliary Care Allowance) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 129 of 2023)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Assessment of Spouse’s Earnings) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 128 of 2023)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 16) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 718 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 14) (Income Limit - Qualified Adult) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 616 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 15) (Earnings Disregard) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 614 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 13) (Weeks Not to be Treated as Weeks of Unemployment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 540 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 12) (Absence from the State) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 495 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 430 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2022. (S.I. No. 397 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 360 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payment and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 291 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (One-Parent Family Payment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 285 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 259 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payment and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Carers Allowance) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 201 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No.1) (Domiciliary Care Allowance - Temporary Residence in an Institution) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 200 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 125 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 74 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Illness Benefit payments arising from COVID-19) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 26 of 2022)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payment and Control) (Amendment) (No. 17) (Earnings Disregard) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 783 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 19) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 780 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 18) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 699 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 15) (Carers) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 623 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 16) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 546 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 14) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 448 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 13) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 332 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 12) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 162 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 161 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment — Entitlement to Increase for Qualified Adult) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 160 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 109 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payment and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Earnings Disregard) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 78 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 77 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Carer’s Allowance) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 76 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed) — Persons who have attained the age of 65 years) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 36 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 35 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 34 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 33 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment — Self-Employment Income Limits) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 32 of 2021)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 18) (Treatment Benefit — Payment by the Minister) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 716 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 17) (Persons Regarded as Genuinely Seeking Employment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 574 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 16) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment — Ancillary Provisions) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 573 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 15) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment — New Band of Payment and Reference Period) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 572 of 2020)
• Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 447 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 14) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 370 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 13) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 369 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 12) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 368 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 310 of 201X)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 309 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Absence from the State) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 242 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 223 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No.7) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 222 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 164 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 163 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Illness Benefit payments arising from COVID-19) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 97 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 95 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest — Jobseeker’s Allowance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 94 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Payments after Death) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 50 of 2020)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No.16) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 666 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 15) (Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 636 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 14) (Carers) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 635 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 13) (Working Family Payment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 634 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 12) (Parent’s Benefit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 554 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Jobseekers Benefit (Self-Employed)) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 551 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 303 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 102 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Days to be treated as days of Incapacity for Work) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. X of 201X)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 202 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 130 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Working Family Payment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 109 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 103 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 102 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Earnings Disregard) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 42 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (State Pension (Contributory)) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 40 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Domiciliary Care Allowance - Normal Residence of Qualified Child) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 11 of 2019)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 654 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Subsidiary Employment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 651 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 649 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 389 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 375 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 333 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 306 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 103 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 102 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 61 of 2018)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 381 of 2017)
• Social Protection (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 366 of 2017)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Household Budgeting) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 185 of 2017)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 64 of 2017)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Nominated Persons) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 13 of 2017)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Absence from the State) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 12 of 2017)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 670 of 2016)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 621 of 2016)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Carer’s Allowance) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 620 of 2016)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Paternity Benefit) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 442 of 2016)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Exemption from Disqualification for Course of Study) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 327 of 2016)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 598 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Transition) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 597 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Homemakers) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 596 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Payments to Nominated Persons) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 408 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Manner of Payment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 376 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Sharing of Information) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 317 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Back to Work Family Dividend) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 180 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Medical Assessor and Medical Certification) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 179 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Recovery of Certain Benefits and Assistance) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 177 of 2015)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 595 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Homemakers) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 569 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Overpayments) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 511 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Recovery of Certain Benefits and Assistance) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 497 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Prescribed Employment Schemes) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 440 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Discrimination on Grounds of Age) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 369 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Recovery of Certain Benefits and Assistance) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 332 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 155 of 2014)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Budgeting in Relation to Social Welfare Payments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 580 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Pre-Retirement Allowance) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 515 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Maternity and Adoptive Benefit) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 514 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Homemakers) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 492 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Partial Capacity Benefit) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 340 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Prescribed Activation Measures) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 259 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Retained Fire Fighters) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 254 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Transition) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 244 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Family Income Supplement) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 235 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Night Workers) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 62 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Overpayments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 24 of 2013)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 12) (Reduced Rates) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 573 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Homemakers) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 567 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 447 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Information) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 373 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Reduced Rates) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 321 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Proving Unemployment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 250 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Qualified Child Increase) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 218 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 196 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (One-Parent Family Payment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 141 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Claims) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 102 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Partial Capacity Benefit) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 43 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 38 of 2012)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Family Income Supplement) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 728 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 720 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Homemakers) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 719 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Qualified Adult) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 616 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Civil Partnership) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 604 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Administrative Responsibility for Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 498 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Overpayments) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 461 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Overpayments) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 392 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Jobseeker’s Payments) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 320 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (One-Parent Family Payment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 90 of 2011)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 681 of 2010)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Claims) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 661 of 2010)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 545 of 2010)
• Social and Family Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 186 of 2010)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 157 of 2010)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No.7) (Increase Change in Rates) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 584 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 578 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Homemakers) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 564 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Nominated Persons) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 378 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 240 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Island Allowance) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 230 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Domiciliary Care Allowance) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 162 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Early Childcare Supplement) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 54 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (Jobseeker’s Benefit) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 24 of 2009)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Increase in Rates) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 601 of 2008)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Prescribed Time) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 243 of 2008)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Earnings Disregard) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 138 of 2008)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (Carer’s Income Disregard) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 75 of 2008)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Increase in Rates) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 862 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Entitlement to Pro-rata State Pension) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 860 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Child Benefit) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 859 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 5) (Assessment of Earnings) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 700 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment No. 4) (Bereavement Grant and Payments after Death) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 536 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Pre-Retirement Allowance) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 223 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Illness, Jobseeker's, Maternity, Adoptive and Deserted Wife's Benefit) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 222 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 176 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (Carer's Income Disregard and Family Income Supplement) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 148 of 2007)
• Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007)
All statutory instruments up to and including Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Income Disregard) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 234 of 2023), made 4 May 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
S.I. No. 142 of 2007
SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED CLAIMS, PAYMENTS AND CONTROL) REGULATIONS 2007
REVISED
Updated to 4 May 2023
ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES
PART 1
Preliminary
Article
|
1. |
Citation. |
|
2. |
Commencement. |
|
3. |
Definitions. |
|
4. |
Interpretation. |
|
5. |
Revocations. |
|
6. |
Persons specified to be qualified adults. |
|
7. |
Income limit — qualified adult. |
|
8. |
Calculation of income limit. |
|
9. |
Reduced rate qualified adult increase. |
|
10. |
Reduced rate qualified adult increase — State pensions. |
|
11. |
Reduced rate qualified adult increase — invalidity pension. |
|
12. |
Weekly income limit for increase for qualified child. |
|
13. |
Normal residence of qualified child. |
|
14. |
Persons regarded as receiving full-time education. |
|
15. |
Persons regarded as available for employment. |
|
16. |
Persons regarded as genuinely seeking employment. |
|
17. |
Expenses. |
|
18. |
Conversion of contributions paid under National Health Insurance Acts. |
|
19. |
Qualified child increase — linked claims. |
PART 2
Social Insurance Payments
CHAPTER 1
Illness Benefit
|
20. |
Persons deemed to be incapable of work. |
|
20A. |
Days to be treated as days of incapacity for work. |
|
21. |
Days not to be treated as days of incapacity for work. |
|
22. |
Night workers. |
|
23. |
Special provision relating to delay or failure in claiming. |
|
24. |
Disqualifications. |
|
25. |
Reckoning of periods of interruption of employment. |
|
26. |
Qualifying conditions — illness benefit. |
|
27. |
Partial satisfaction of conditions — illness benefit. |
|
28. |
Contribution conditions — illness benefit. |
CHAPTER 1A
Partial Capacity Benefit
|
28A. |
Conditions for which person assessed as having a profound restriction on capacity for work. |
|
28B. |
Conditions for which person assessed as having a mild restriction on capacity for work. |
|
28C. |
Reduced rates of partial capacity benefit. |
|
28D. |
Rate of partial capacity benefit payable where person requalifies for benefit. |
|
28E. |
Partial capacity benefit where person deemed to satisfy qualifying conditions for invalidity pension in accordance with section 46C(3)(b). |
|
28F. |
Reduced duration for partial capacity benefit in certain cases. |
|
28G. |
Disqualifications for partial capacity benefit. |
|
28H. |
Definition. (Deleted) |
CHAPTER 1B
Illness Benefit payments arising from COVID-19
|
28I. |
Definitions. |
|
28J. |
Persons deemed incapable of work. |
|
28K. |
Minimum contribution conditions. |
|
28L. |
Additional conditions. |
|
28M. |
Persons not entitled to illness benefit. |
|
28N. |
Information to be given when making a claim. |
|
28O. |
Rate of benefit. |
|
28P. |
Duration of increased rate of benefit. |
|
28Q. |
Manner of certification or notification. |
|
28R. |
Disqualifications. |
CHAPTER 2
Maternity Benefit
|
29. |
Expected week of confinement and duration of maternity benefit in certain cases. |
|
30. |
Postponement of maternity benefit in event of hospitalisation of child. |
|
31. |
Volunteer development workers — qualifying conditions. |
|
32. |
Determination of income tax year and prescribed weekly amount for purposes of maternity benefit. |
|
33. |
Calculation of reckonable weekly earnings. |
|
34. |
Medical examination to determine validity of certificate. |
|
35. |
Disqualifications. |
CHAPTER 3
Health and Safety Benefit
|
36. |
Qualifying conditions for benefit. |
|
37. |
Partial satisfaction of conditions for benefit. |
CHAPTER 4
Adoptive Benefit
|
38. |
Definitions. |
|
39. |
Volunteer development workers — qualifying conditions. |
|
40. |
Determination of income tax year and prescribed weekly amount. |
|
41. |
Calculation of reckonable weekly earnings. |
|
42. |
Disqualification. |
|
43. |
Postponement of adoptive benefit during hospitalisation of child. |
CHAPTER 4A
Paternity Benefit
|
43A. |
Definitions. |
|
43B. |
Expected week of confinement and duration of paternity benefit in certain cases. |
|
43C. |
Volunteer development workers — qualifying conditions. |
|
43D. |
Disqualification. |
|
43E. |
Postponement of paternity benefit in certain circumstances. |
|
43F. |
Postponement of paternity benefit during hospitalisation of child. |
CHAPTER 4B
Parent’s benefit
|
43G. |
Definitions. |
|
43H. |
Volunteer development workers — qualifying conditions. |
|
43I. |
Disqualification. |
|
43J. |
Postponement of parent’s benefit during hospitalisation of child. |
|
43K. |
Postponement of parent’s benefit by virtue of subsection (15) or paragraphs (a) or (b) of subsection (16). |
CHAPTER 5
Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
44. |
Days not to be treated as days of unemployment. |
|
45. |
Night workers. |
|
46. |
Special provision relating to delay or failure in claiming. |
|
47. |
Qualifying conditions — jobseeker’s benefit. |
|
47A. |
Exemption from disqualification for course of study. |
|
48. |
Partial satisfaction of conditions for jobseeker’s benefit. |
|
48A. |
Contribution conditions — jobseeker’s benefit. |
|
48B. |
Satisfaction of conditions for jobseeker’s benefit in the case of contributions applying to Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment. |
|
49. |
Substantial loss of employment. |
|
50. |
Disqualification. |
|
50A. |
Refusal to engage with activation measures — prescribed schemes, courses etc. |
|
51. |
Casual employment. |
|
52. |
Prescribed manner for proving unemployment. |
|
52A. |
Emergency measures in the public interest — jobseeker’s benefit. |
CHAPTER 5A
Jobseekers Benefit (Self-Employed)
|
52A. |
Weeks not to be treated as weeks of unemployment. |
|
52B. |
Night workers. |
|
52C. |
Special provision relating to delay or failure in claiming. |
|
52D. |
Exemption from disqualification for course of study. |
|
52E. |
Disqualification. |
|
52F. |
Refusal to engage with activation measures — prescribed schemes, courses etc. |
|
52G. |
Prescribed manner for proving unemployment. |
|
52H. |
Emergency measures in the public interest — jobseeker’s benefit. |
|
52HA. |
Rates of payment for claimants over 65 years of age. |
|
52HB. |
Satisfaction of conditions for jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) in the case of contributions applying to Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment. |
CHAPTER 5B
Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
|
52I. |
Calculation of reckonable weekly income. |
|
52J. |
Rates of payment. |
|
52K. |
Self-employment income limits. |
|
52L. |
Date on which applications for the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment shall cease. |
|
52LA. |
Certain business sectors — applications for the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment. |
|
52M. |
Date on which payment of the covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment shall cease to be made. |
|
52MA. |
Exception to article 52M(1) for those in specified business sectors whose income ceased on or after 7 December 2021. |
|
52MB. |
Rates of payment for those in specified business sectors whose income ceased on or after 7 December 2021. |
CHAPTER 6
Carer’s Benefit
|
53. |
Interpretation. |
|
54. |
Conditions to be satisfied by non-resident carer. |
|
55. |
Prescribed manner for certification of disability. (Deleted) |
|
56. |
Circumstances in which carer is to be regarded as providing full-time care and attention. |
|
57. |
Conditions and circumstances under which a carer may engage in employment, self-employment, training and education. |
|
57A. |
Conditions and circumstances under which a carer on leave from employment shall satisfy the condition on engagement in remunerative full-time employment as an employed contributor. |
|
58. |
Medical examination and disqualification. |
CHAPTER 7
State Pension (Contributory)
|
59. |
Interpretation. |
|
60. |
Conditions to be satisfied by non-resident homemaker. |
|
60A. |
Home carers. |
|
60B. |
Classes of person in respect of whom a home carer may provide care. |
|
60C. |
Circumstances in which a home carer may be regarded as providing continuous supervision and regular assistance. |
|
60D. |
Application to be regarded as a home carer. |
|
60E. |
Evidence demonstrating the nature, extent and duration of home caring. |
|
61. |
Reckoning of contributions under National Health Insurance Acts. |
|
62. |
Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions for State pension (contributory) where person attains pensionable age on or after 1 September 2012. |
|
62A. |
Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions for State pension (contributory) where person attains pensionable age before 1 September 2012 and is not a person to whom section 109(10) applies. |
|
62B. |
Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions for State pension (contributory) where section 109(10) applies. |
|
62C. |
Aggregated contributions method – increase for qualified adult. |
|
63. |
Entitlement to pro-rata State pension (contributory). |
|
63A. |
Entitlement to pro-rata State pension (contributory), where a person has modified contributions, under the aggregated contributions method. |
|
64. |
Calculation of rate of pro-rata State pension (contributory). |
|
64A. |
Calculation of rate of pro-rata State pension (contributory), where a person has modified contributions, under the aggregated contributions method. |
|
65. |
Special partial State pension (contributory) where person attains pensionable age on or after 1 September 2012. (Deleted) |
|
65A. |
Special partial State pension (contributory) where person attains pensionable age before 1 September 2012 and is not a person to whom section 109(10) applies. |
|
65B. |
Special partial State pension (contributory) where section 109(10) applies. |
|
66. |
Calculation of yearly average. (Deleted) |
|
67. |
Saver. |
CHAPTER 8
State Pension (Transition)
|
68. |
Interpretation. |
|
69. |
Reckoning of contributions under National Health Insurance Acts. |
|
70. |
Period of retirement. |
|
70A. |
Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions for State pension (transition) where person attains 65 years of age on or after 1 January 2013. |
|
71. |
Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions for State pension (transition) where person attains 65 years of age on or after 1 September 2012. |
|
71A. |
Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions for State pension (transition) where person attains 65 years of age before 1 September 2012. |
|
72. |
Entitlement to pro-rata State pension (transition). |
|
73. |
Calculation of rate of pro-rata State pension (transition). |
|
74. |
Calculation of yearly average. (Deleted) |
|
75. |
Saver. |
CHAPTER 9
Invalidity Pension
|
76. |
Definition of permanently incapable of work. |
|
77. |
Conditions for receipt of invalidity pension. |
|
78. |
Disqualification. |
CHAPTER 10
Widow’s (Contributory) Pension and Widower’s (Contributory) Pension
|
79. |
Interpretation. |
|
80. |
Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions for pension. |
|
81. |
Special partial pension. |
|
82. |
Reckoning of contributions paid under Widows’ and Orphans’ Acts. |
|
83. |
Calculation of yearly average. (Deleted) |
CHAPTER 11
Deserted Wife’s Benefit
|
84. |
Interpretation. |
|
85. |
Conditions for receipt of deserted wife’s benefit. |
|
86. |
Income limit. |
|
87. |
Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions. |
|
88. |
Special partial payment. |
|
89. |
Application of income limit. (Deleted) |
|
90. |
Calculation of yearly average. (Deleted) |
|
90A. |
Transitional payment. |
CHAPTER 12
Treatment Benefit
|
91. |
Interpretation. |
|
92. |
Treatment benefit. |
|
93. |
Entitlement to treatment benefit. |
|
94. |
Contribution conditions. |
|
95. |
Contribution conditions for volunteer development workers. |
|
96. |
Treatment Benefit for Dependent Spouse, Civil Partner or Cohabitant. |
|
97. |
Continued Benefit to Dependent Spouse, Civil Partner or Cohabitant after the Death of an Insured Person. |
|
98. |
Continued entitlement over age 60. |
|
99. |
Reckoning of contributions paid under National Health Insurance Acts. |
|
100. |
Claim for treatment benefit. |
|
101. |
Limitation on benefit for a claimant who is a member of the Defence Forces. |
|
102. |
Cost of medical certificates. |
|
103. |
Time limit for obtaining treatment benefit. |
|
104. |
Notice of decision. |
|
105. |
Payment by the Minister. |
|
106. |
Panels. |
|
107. |
Limitation on dental benefit for a claimant who is a member of the Defence Forces. (Deleted) |
|
108. |
Amount payable in respect of dental benefit. |
|
109. |
Benefit in respect of medical appliances. |
|
110. |
Amount payable in respect of medical appliance benefit. |
|
110A. |
Hearing aids. |
|
110B. |
Medical lenses. |
|
110C. |
Non-surgical hair replacement. |
|
111. |
Claims for and payment of medical appliance benefit. |
|
112. |
Claims for and payment of optical benefit. |
|
113. |
Limitation on optical benefit for claimant who is a member of the Defence Forces. (Deleted) |
|
114. |
Amount payable in respect of optical benefit. |
|
115. |
Sight tests. |
PART 3
Social Assistance Payments
CHAPTER 1
Jobseeker’s Allowance
|
116. |
Interpretation. |
|
117. |
Days of unemployment. |
|
118. |
Prescribed manner for proving unemployment. |
|
118A. |
Prescribed manner for making declaration under section 148A. |
|
119. |
Night workers. |
|
120. |
Persons deemed to be available for employment. |
|
120A. |
Refusal to engage with activation measures — prescribed schemes, courses etc. |
|
121. |
Exemption from disqualification for course of study. |
|
121A. |
Emergency measures in the public interest — jobseeker’s allowance. |
CHAPTER 2
Pre-Retirement Allowance
|
122. |
Conditions for entitlement. |
|
123. |
Period of retirement. |
|
123A. |
Prescribed date for the purposes of section 149(7). |
CHAPTER 3
One-Parent Family Payment
|
124. |
Definitions. |
|
125. |
Circumstances in which a person is to be regarded as being a separated spouse. |
|
125A. |
Circumstances in which a civil partner is to be regarded as a civil partner who is not living with the other civil partner of the civil partnership. |
|
126. |
Circumstances in which a person is to be regarded as being an unmarried person. |
|
127. |
Circumstances in which a person is to be regarded as being a prisoner’s spouse or civil partner. |
|
128. |
Residence of child. |
|
129. |
Continued entitlement to payment. (Deleted) |
|
130. |
Transfer of maintenance. |
CHAPTER 4
Carer’s Allowance
|
131. |
Interpretation. |
|
132. |
Conditions to be satisfied by carer. |
|
133. |
Conditions to be satisfied by non-resident carer. |
|
134. |
Prescribed manner for certification of disability. (Deleted) |
|
135. |
Medical examination. |
|
136. |
Circumstances in which carer is to be regarded as providing full-time care and attention. |
|
136A. |
Circumstances and conditions under which a payment under section 186A may be made. |
|
136B. |
Circumstances in which carer in receipt of a Half-Rate Carer’s Allowance may engage in employment, self-employment, education or training. |
CHAPTER 5
Disability Allowance
|
137. |
Specified disability. |
|
138. |
Disqualification. |
|
139. |
Temporary residence. |
|
140. |
Holidays. |
CHAPTER 5A
Domiciliary Care Allowance
|
140A. |
Interpretation. |
|
140B. |
Prescribed manner for certification of disability and duration of full-time care and attention. (Deleted) |
|
140C. |
Normal residence of qualified child. |
|
140D. |
Payment in respect of temporary part-time residence in an institution. |
|
140E. |
Payment in respect of temporary full-time residence in an institution. |
|
140F. |
Medical examination and disqualification. |
CHAPTER 6
Miscellaneous Provisions for Assessment of Means
|
141. |
Exemption from assessment of property. |
|
142. |
Assessment of means — non-cash benefits. |
|
143. |
Maintenance arrangements. |
|
144. |
Assessment of means — carer’s allowance. |
|
145. |
Assessment of claimant’s earnings — jobseeker’s allowance and farm assist. |
|
145A. |
Assessment of claimant’s earnings — jobseeker’s allowance payable under section 148A. |
|
146. |
Assessment of claimant’s seasonal earnings — jobseeker’s allowance and farm assist. |
|
147. |
Earnings disregard — disability allowance. |
|
148. |
Earnings disregard — State pension (non-contributory). |
|
149. |
Earnings disregard — widow’s (non-contributory) pension and widower’s (non-contributory) pension. |
|
150. |
Earnings disregard — blind pension. |
|
151. |
Income limit — one-parent family payment. |
|
151A. |
Earnings disregard — one-parent family payment. |
|
152. |
Prescribed activity — exemption of income. |
|
153. |
Assessment of spouse’s earnings — jobseeker’s allowance, pre-retirement allowance, disability allowance and farm assist. |
|
153A. |
Saver. |
|
154. |
Assessment of seasonal earnings of spouse, civil partner or cohabitant — jobseeker’s allowance, pre-retirement allowance, disability allowance and farm assist. |
|
155. |
Disregard of certain income. |
|
155A. |
Income disregard — agri-environmental schemes. |
|
156. |
Yearly value of property — jobseeker’s allowance, pre-retirement allowance, disability allowance and farm assist. |
|
157. |
Prescribed age for the purposes of benefit and privilege — jobseeker’s allowance. |
|
158. |
Disregard of proceeds from sale of principal residence — disability allowance, State pension (non-contributory) and blind pension. |
PART 4
Child Benefit
|
159. |
Normal residence. |
|
160. |
Full-time education. |
|
161. |
Children regarded as continuing to receive full-time education. |
PART 5
Carer's Support Grant
|
162. |
Interpretation. |
|
163. |
Date carer's support grant payable. |
|
164. |
Entitlement to grant for certain classes of carer. |
|
165. |
Period for which full-time care and attention to be given. |
|
166. |
Carer — residence in institution. |
|
167. |
Certain circumstances in which carer may continue to be regarded as providing full-time care and attention. |
|
168. |
Conditions to be satisfied by non-resident carer. |
|
169. |
Conditions and circumstances under which a carer may engage in employment, self-employment, training and eduction. |
|
170. |
Prescribed manner for certification of incapacity. (Deleted) |
|
171. |
Medical examination and disqualification. |
PART 6
Working Family Payment
|
172. |
Interpretation. |
|
173. |
Manner of calculation or estimation of weekly family income. |
|
174. |
Sums disregarded in determining weekly family income. |
|
175. |
Persons regarded as being in remunerative full-time employment. |
|
176. |
Change of circumstances. |
|
176A. |
Effect of change of circumstances on weekly rate of supplement. |
|
177. |
Minimum payment of working family payment. |
PART 6A
Back To Work Family Dividend
|
177A. |
Prescribed employment schemes and courses of education etc. |
PART 7
Claims and Payments — General Provisions
Preliminary
|
178. |
Interpretation. |
CHAPTER 1
Claims
|
179. |
Claims. |
|
180. |
Application to be regarded as a homemaker. |
|
181. |
Information to be given when making claim. |
|
182. |
Prescribed time for making claim. |
|
183. |
Prescribed time for making application to be regarded as a homemaker. |
|
184. |
Provisional allowance of claim. |
|
185. |
Payment of claims made more than 12 months after the due date. (Deleted) |
|
186. |
Payment of certain claims made after due date. |
|
187. |
Rounding. (Deleted) |
|
188. |
Provision of information. |
|
188A. |
Information to be supplied by claimants and beneficiaries for profiling and activation purposes. |
|
189. |
Sharing of information. |
|
190. |
Prescribed time for furnishing information. |
|
191. |
Decision of deciding officer. |
|
191A. |
Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment. |
CHAPTER 2
Payments
|
192. |
Manner of payment. |
|
193. |
Commencement of awards — child benefit. |
|
194. |
Commencement of awards — early childcare supplement. (Deleted) |
|
194A. |
Domiciliary care allowance — commencement of awards. |
|
195. |
Normal residence — early childcare supplement. (Deleted) |
|
196. |
Time of payment. |
|
197. |
Taking effect of revision on account of change in circumstances. |
|
198. |
Payable orders. (Deleted) |
|
199. |
Extinguishment of right to payment. |
|
200. |
Payments no longer due. |
|
201. |
Nominated persons. |
|
201A. |
Nomination of employer to receive payment of certain benefits. |
|
202. |
Persons unable to manage financial affairs. |
|
202A. |
Obligations of appointed person. |
|
203. |
Payment to appointed persons. |
|
204. |
Payment to appointed person living together with applicant. |
|
205. |
Payments on death. |
|
206. |
Sum payable on death for child benefit and domiciliary care allowance. |
|
207. |
Distribution of sum payable on death. |
|
208. |
Payments after death. |
|
209. |
Offences. |
|
210. |
Provisions relating to nominations and appointments. |
CHAPTER 3
Loss of Purchasing Power
|
211. |
Definitions. |
|
212. |
Payment in respect of loss of purchasing power. |
|
213. |
Calculation of amount. |
|
214. |
Delay in issue of purchasing power payment. |
|
215. |
Payment of an amount of costs. |
|
216. |
Rounding. |
CHAPTER 4
Absence from State and Imprisonment
|
217. |
Exception from disqualification for periods of absence from the State. |
|
218. |
Exception from disqualification during penal servitude, imprisonment or detention in legal custody. |
|
219. |
Suspension of payment of benefit during penal servitude, imprisonment or detention in legal custody. |
CHAPTER 5
Overlapping Benefits
|
220. |
Interpretation. |
|
221. |
Payment of disablement benefit with other social welfare payments. (Deleted) |
|
222. |
Payment of guardian’s payment with other social welfare payments. |
|
222A. |
Payment of one-parent family payment with jobseeker’s allowance. |
|
223. |
Payment of half-rate benefit to recipients of certain payments. (Deleted) |
|
223A. |
Payment of maternity, health and safety, adoptive or paternity benefit at reduced rate with other social welfare payments. |
|
223B. |
Payment of illness, jobseeker’s, injury benefit etc. with other social welfare payments in certain circumstances. |
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223C. |
Continuation of payment of illness benefit or incapacity supplement at reduced rate with other social welfare payments in certain circumstances. |
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223D. |
Transitional arrangements for payment of illness, injury, jobseeker’s benefit etc. with other social welfare payments in certain circumstances. |
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223E. |
Transitional arrangements for payment of maternity, health and safety benefit or adoptive benefit with other social welfare payments in certain circumstances. |
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223F. |
Payment of Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment with other social welfare payments. |
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224. |
Payment of blind pension with other social welfare payments. |
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225. |
Payment on account. |
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226. |
Payment on account of qualified adult or qualified child. |
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227. |
Supplementary welfare allowance granted to persons in receipt of long-term payments. |
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228. |
Payment of increase for qualified child where child becomes entitled to payment in his or her own right. |
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229. |
State pension (non-contributory) — qualified child. (Deleted) |
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230. |
Rounding. |
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231. |
Saver. |
CHAPTER 6
Household Budgeting
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232. |
Definitions. |
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233. |
Household budgeting. |
CHAPTER 6A
Budgeting in Relation to Social Welfare Payments
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233A. |
Definition. |
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233B. |
Form and manner of application for deduction and payment pursuant to section 290A. |
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233C. |
Form and manner of application to relevant person for discontinuance of deduction and payment pursuant to section 290A. |
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233D. |
Form and manner of application to housing body for consent to discontinuance of deduction and payment pursuant to section 290A. |
CHAPTER 7
Island Allowance
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234. |
Island allowance. |
CHAPTER 8
Widowed Parent Grant (Deleted)
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235. |
Widowed parent grant. (Deleted) |
PART 8
Control Provisions
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236. |
Interpretation. |
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237. |
Provision of information — interpretation. |
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238. |
Provision of information — institution of education, institution of higher education or centre of education. |
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239. |
Provision of information — nursing homes. |
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239A. |
Prescribed period for provision of certain information. |
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240. |
Persons required to keep records. |
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241. |
Records to be maintained. |
PART 9
Overpayments
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242. |
Provision of information on overpayments. |
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243. |
Means of recovery of overpayment. |
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244. |
Determining the method of recovery. |
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245. |
Recovery of overpayment by means of deduction from social welfare and other payments. |
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246. |
Reduction or cancellation of sum to be repaid. |
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247. |
Proceedings for recovery of overpayment. |
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248. |
Obligations of personal representatives. |
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249. |
Decisions as to the application of Part 9. |
PART 9A
Recovery of Certain Benefits and Assistance
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249A. |
Definitions. |
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249B. |
Application for statement of recoverable benefits. |
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249C. |
Information to be given when making application for statement of recoverable benefits. |
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249D. |
Information to be given for purposes of issuing statement and revised statement of recoverable benefits under section 343PA. |
PART 10
Liable Relatives
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250. |
Definitions. |
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251. |
Calculation of amount due. |
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252. |
Saver. |
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253. |
Amount to be paid. |
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254. |
Transfer of maintenance. |
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255. |
Prescribed time for furnishing information. |
PART 10A
Employment Schemes and Other Schemes and Programmes
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255A. |
Discrimination on grounds of age. |
SCHEDULE 1
Rates of increases for Qualified Adult payable with Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed), Injury Benefit, Incapacity Supplement, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Pre-Retirement Allowance, Disability Allowance or Farm Assist and where Qualified Adult has attained pensionable age in the case of Incapacity Supplement
SCHEDULE 2
Rates of tapered increases for Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) where Qualified Adult has attained pensionable age
SCHEDULE 2A
Rates of tapered increases for Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) in accordance with articles 62A(5)(a) and 65A(4)(a)
SCHEDULE 3
Rates of tapered increases for Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) where Qualified Adult has not attained pensionable age
SCHEDULE 3A
Rates of tapered increases for Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) in accordance with articles 62A(5)(b) and 65A(4)(b)
SCHEDULE 4
Rates of increases for Qualified Adult payable with Invalidity Pension and for Qualified Adult who attained pensionable age before 2 January 2014
SCHEDULE 5
Reduced rates of Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed)
SCHEDULE 6
Reduced rates of Illness Benefit, Health and Safety Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed)
SCHEDULE 6A
Reduced rates of Illness Benefit, Health and Safety Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed)
SCHEDULE 7
Rates of increases for Qualified Adult payable with reduced rates of Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed)
SCHEDULE 8
Reduced rates of State Pension (Contributory) and increases for Qualified Adult where contribution conditions are partially satisfied and where person attains pensionable age on or after 1 September 2012
SCHEDULE 8A
Reduced rates of State Pension (Contributory) and increases for Qualified Adult where contribution conditions are partially satisfied and where person attained pensionable age before 1 September 2012 and is not a person to whom section 109(10) applies
SCHEDULE 8B
Reduced rates of State Pension (Contributory) and increases for Qualified Adult where section 109(10) applies
SCHEDULE 9
Rates of tapered increases for a Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) where section 109(10) applies
SCHEDULE 10
Reduced rates of State Pension (Transition) where contribution conditions are partially satisfied and where person attains 65 years of age on or after 1 September 2012
SCHEDULE 11
Reduced rates of Widow's (Contributory) Pension, Widower's (Contributory) Pension Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension and a payment by virtue of paragraph (a) in the definition of “relevant payment” in section 178 where contribution conditions are partially satisfied
SCHEDULE 12 Ddeleted)
Deserted Wife's — Benefit effect of income limit
SCHEDULE 13 (Deleted)
Deserted Wife's Benefit — reduced rates payable where contribution conditions are partially satisfied and effect of income limit where claimant is under 66
SCHEDULE 14 (Deleted)
Deserted Wife's Benefit — reduced rates payable where contribution conditions are partially satisfied and effect of income limit where claimant is over 66
SCHEDULE 15 (Deleted)
Extension of period for payment of claims made more than 12 months after the due date
SCHEDULE 16
Island Allowance
SCHEDULE 17
Revocations
S.I. No. 142 of 2007
SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED CLAIMS, PAYMENTS AND CONTROL) REGULATIONS 2007
REVISED
Updated to Updated to 4 May 2023
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th April, 2007.
The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 2 (as amended by section 29 and Schedule 6 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (No. 5 of 2006)), 3 (as amended by section 37 and Schedule 7 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 4 (as amended by section 17 and Schedule 3 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 40, 41, 43, 44, 46 (all amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 47 (as amended by section 7 of the Social Welfare Act 2005 (No. 30 of 2005)), 49 (as amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 50, 53, 56, 58 (as amended by section 8 of the Social Welfare Act 2005), 60 (as amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 61, 62 (as amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 64, 66, 67, 68, 76 (all amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 99, 100, 104, 107, 108 (as amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 109 (as amended by sections 4, 10 and 37 and Schedules 1 and 7 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 114 (as amended by sections 4 and 13 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 115 (as amended by sections 4 and 14 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 118, 119 (as amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 125, 137 (as amended by section 18 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 138, 141 (as amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 142, 143, 148 (all amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 149 (as amended by section 15 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 151, 173 (as amended by sections 22 and 27 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 177, 178A (inserted by section 10 of the Social Welfare Act 2005), 179 (amended by section 17 and Schedule 3 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 180, 185, 186 (as amended by section 17 and Schedule 3 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 210, 212, 219 (as amended by section 37 and Schedule 7 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 220, 224, 225 (as amended by sections 4 and 30 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 226, 229, 230, 232, 238, 241 (as amended by sections 4 and 17 and Schedules 1 and 3 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 242, 243, 244 (as amended by sections 4, 17 and 29 and Schedules 1, 3 and 6 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 247 (amended by sections 4 and 32 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 248 (as amended by sections 4 and 17 and Schedules 1 and 3 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 249 (as amended by sections 4 and 17 and Schedules 1 and 3 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 250 (as amended by sections 29 and 37 and Schedules 6 and 7 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 251 (amended by section 29 and Schedule 6 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 253, 254, 255, 260, 266, 267, 269, 279, 290, 296, 297, 300 (amended by sections 4, 11, 12 and 29 and Schedules 1 and 6 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 330, 334 (as amended by section 29 and Schedule 6 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 341 (as amended by section 29 and Schedule 6 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 342 (as amended by section 29 and Schedule 6 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 346, 358 and 363, Rules 1(1), 1(2), 1(2)(b)(ii), 1(2)(b)(vi), 1(2)(b)(viii), 1(3), 1(5), 1(6) (as amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 1(7) (as amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006), 1(8), 1(10) (as amended by section 4 and Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006) and 2 of Part 2, Rules 1(1), 1(2), 1(2)(b)(i), 1(2)(b)(vi) and 3(1) (all substituted by section 24 and Schedule 4 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006) of Part 3 and Rules 1(1), 1(2), 1(2)(b)(ii), 1(2)(b)(vii), 1(2)(b)(x), 1(4)(a), 1(5), 3(1) and 4(3) (all inserted by section 25 and Schedule 5 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006) of Part 5 and reference 19 of Table 2 to Schedule 3 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 and after consultation with An Post, hereby makes the following Regulations: