Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010
Number 37 of 2010
SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS ACT 2010
REVISED
Updated to 9 January 2023
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under 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 Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Act 2022 (52/2022), enacted 21 December 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Planning And Development And Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 1 of 2023), made 9 January 2023, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 37 of 2010
SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS ACT 2010
REVISED
Updated to 9 January 2023
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
Section
1. Short title, construction, collective citation and commencement.
Amendments to Social Welfare Acts
3. Duration of illness benefit payment.
4. Proving unemployment by electronic communication.
5. Jobseeker’s allowance — days of unemployment.
6. Calculation of means for rent and mortgage supplement.
7. Provision by landlord of tax reference number for rent supplement.
8. Information required for personal public service number.
10. Carer’s allowance — assessment of means.
11. Supplementary welfare allowance — amendments.
13. Amendment to section 91 of Principal Act.
14. Contributions by public office holders.
15. Amendment to section 2 of Principal Act.
16. Amendment to section 3 of Principal Act.
17. Amendment to Part 2 of Principal Act.
18. Widowed or surviving civil partner grant.
19. Miscellaneous amendments to Part 3 of Principal Act.
20. One-parent family payment.
22. Amendment to Part 6 of Principal Act.
23. Amendments to Part 9 of Principal Act.
24. Amendments to Part 12 of Principal Act.
25. Amendments to Schedule 3 of Principal Act.
27. Status of persons engaged in work experience pursuant to certain placements.
Employment schemes and other schemes and programmes
29. Functions of Minister in relation to employment schemes and related schemes and programmes.
30. Amendment of section 4 of Act of 1987.
31. Transfer of rights and liabilities.
32. Transfer of certain property.
33. Transfer of certain members of staff of An Foras.
35. Savings and transitional provisions relating to section 30.
Transfer of Certain Employees, Property, etc. of Health Service Executive
36. Transfer of certain rights and liabilities of Executive.
37. Transfer of certain property of Executive.
38. Transfer of certain employees of Executive.
39. Amendment to section 208 of Principal Act.
Approval of Certain Policies or Contracts of Assurance
41. Amendment of section 48 of Principal Act.
42. New Part IVA of Principal Act.
43. Amendment of section 59 of Principal Act.
44. Amendment of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997.
45. Collective citation and commencement.
Amendments to Principal Act
Amendments Relating to Supplementary Welfare Allowance
Amendments to Principal Act Relating to the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
Acts Referred to
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Adoptive Leave Acts 1995 and 2005 |
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2001, No. 19 |
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Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 |
2010, No. 24 |
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Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 |
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2001, No. 50 |
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1954, No. 18 |
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2007, No. 24 |
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Ethics in Public Office Acts 1995 and 2001 |
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2009, No. 17 |
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1970, No. 14 |
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2007, No. 11 |
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Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 |
2009, No. 5 |
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1989, No. 3 |
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1987, No. 15 |
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Labour Services Acts 1987 to 2010 |
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2001, No. 37 |
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Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2004 |
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Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005 |
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1997, No. 20 |
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Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006 |
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1990, No. 25 |
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Pensions Acts 1990 to 2009 |
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2003, No. 29 |
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2001, No. 45 |
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Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 |
2004, No. 33 |
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Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2007 |
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2005, No. 10 |
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2008, No. 22 |
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2010, No. 28 |
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2007, No. 8 |
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2008, No. 2 |
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2009, No. 43 |
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2005, No. 26 |
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2006, No. 5 |
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1997, No. 39 |
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Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001 |
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Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007 |
Number 37 of 2010
SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS ACT 2010
REVISED
Updated to 9 January 2023
AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, TO CONFER CERTAIN FUNCTIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES AND RELATED SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES ON THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION; TO AMEND THE LABOUR SERVICES ACT 1987 AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN ASSETS, LIABILITIES, PROPERTY AND STAFF OF AN FORAS ÁISEANNA SAOTHAIR, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUANCE OF CERTAIN SCHEMES PROVIDED BY AN FORAS ÁISEANNA SAOTHAIR AND FOR THE PROVISION BY THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THOSE SCHEMES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN ASSETS, LIABILITIES, PROPERTY AND EMPLOYEES OF THE HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE; TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE (THEFT AND FRAUD OFFENCES) ACT 2001, THE PENSIONS ACT 1990, AND THE TAXES CONSOLIDATION ACT 1997; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
[21st December, 2010]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: