Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010
Incapacity supplement — amendment.
8.— (1) Section 76 (as amended by section 4 of and Schedule 1 to the Act of 2006) of the Principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (5).
(2) Section 77 (as amended by section 4 of and Schedule 1 to the Act of 2006) of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following subsections for subsection (1):
“(1) Subject to this Act, the weekly rate of disablement pension shall be increased—
( a) by the amount set out in column (2) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 where, as a result of the relevant loss of faculty, the beneficiary is incapable of work and likely to remain permanently so incapable,
( b) by the amount set out in column (3) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 for any period during which the beneficiary has a qualified adult, subject to the restriction that a beneficiary shall not be entitled for the same period to an increase of disablement pension under this subsection in respect of more than one person,
( c) by the amount set out in column (4) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 in respect of each qualified child who normally resides with the beneficiary,
( d) by the amount set out in column (5) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 where the beneficiary is living alone, and
( e) by the amount set out in column (6) of Part 4 of Schedule 2 where the beneficiary is ordinarily resident on an island.
(1A) Any increase of disablement pension payable under section 77(1)( c) in respect of a qualified child who normallyresides with the beneficiary and with the spouse of the beneficiary shall be payable at the rate of one-half of the appropriate amount in any case where the spouse of the beneficiary is not a qualified adult and section 77(1)( c) shall be read and haveeffect accordingly.”.
(3) Schedule 2 (as amended by section 3 of and Schedule 1 to the Act of 2009) to the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following Part for Part 4:
“PART 4
Increases of Disablement Pension
Description of Increase |
Weekly Rate |
Increase for qualified adult (where payable) |
Increase for each qualified child (where payable) |
Increase where the person is living alone |
Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable) |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work: |
196.00 |
130.10 |
29.80 |
7.70 |
12.70 |
additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 66 years |
8.30 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
additional increase where the qualified adult has attained the age of 66 years |
— |
5.50 |
— |
— |
— |
2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance |
213.00 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
”.