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SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1963

Type Act
Publication 1963-08-03
Last updated 1981-02-24
State Repealed superseded text
Text As published
Source Irish Statute Book
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1 amending act · 1981-02-24, SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATION) ACT, 1981

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AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE OLD AGE PENSIONS ACTS, 1908 TO 1962, THE UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACTS, 1933 TO 1962, THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS ACTS, 1935 TO 1962, THE INSURANCE (INTERMITTENT UNEMPLOYMENT) ACT, 1942, THE SOCIAL WELFARE (CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCES) ACTS, 1944 TO 1957, AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, 1952 TO 1962. [3rd August, 1963.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS :—

1 Interpretation.

1.—In this Act—

“the Act of 1933” means the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933;

“the Act of 1935” means the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935;

“the Act of 1942” means the Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942;

“the Act of 1946” means the Children's Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1946;

“the Act of 1952” means the Social Welfare Act, 1952;

“the Act of 1960” means the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960;

“the Act of 1962” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962.

2 Rates of old age pensions.

2.—(1) Section 77 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table (inserted by the Act of 1962) to subsection (2) of the following Table:

“TABLE.

Rate of Pension
Means of Claimant or Pensioner Means of Claimant or Pensioner Means of Claimant or Pensioner Means of Claimant or Pensioner Means of Claimant or Pensioner Means of Claimant or Pensioner Means of Claimant or Pensioner Rate of pension per week Rate of pension per week
s. d.
Where the yearly means of the claimant or pensioner as duly calculated— Where the yearly means of the claimant or pensioner as duly calculated— Where the yearly means of the claimant or pensioner as duly calculated— Where the yearly means of the claimant or pensioner as duly calculated— Where the yearly means of the claimant or pensioner as duly calculated— Where the yearly means of the claimant or pensioner as duly calculated— Where the yearly means of the claimant or pensioner as duly calculated—
do not exceed £52 10s. 0d. do not exceed £52 10s. 0d. do not exceed £52 10s. 0d. do not exceed £52 10s. 0d. do not exceed £52 10s. 0d. do not exceed £52 10s. 0d. do not exceed £52 10s. 0d. 35 0
exceed £52 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £65 10s. 0d. 30 0
” £65 10s. 0d. ” ” ” ” £78 10s. 0d. 25 0
” £78 10s. 0d. ” ” ” ” £104 15s. 0d. 20 0
” £104 15s. 0d. ” ” ” ” £117 15s. 0d. 15 0
” £117 15s. 0d. ” ” ” ” £130 15s. 0d. 10 0
” £130 15s. 0d. ” ” ” ” £143 15s. 0d. 5 0
” £143 15s. 0d. £143 15s. 0d. £143 15s. 0d. £143 15s. 0d. £143 15s. 0d. £143 15s. 0d. No pension

”.

3 Rates of unemployment assistance.

3.—(1) In the Act of 1933 for the Schedule thereto inserted by section 3 of the Act of 1962, there is hereby substituted the following:

“SCHEDULE.

Rates of Unemployment Assistance.
Classes of persons to whom the rates of unemployment assistance set out in this Schedule are applicable Rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any urban area Rate of unemployment assistance applicable to persons resident in any other place
per week per week
Person without a dependant 26s. 6d. 20s. 6d.
Person with an adult dependant 47s. 6d. 39s. 6d.
Person with an adult dependant and one child dependant 57s. 6d. 49s. 6d.
Person with an adult dependant and two or more child dependants 67s. 6d. plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 5s. for each child dependant in excess of two. 59s. 6d. plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 5s. for each child dependant in excess of two.
Person with one child dependant 36s. 6d. 30s. 6d.
Person with two or more child dependants 46s. 6d. plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 5s. for each child dependant in excess of two. 40s. 6d. plus, where there are more than two child dependants, 5s. for each child dependant in excess of two.

”

4 Rates of widows' (non-contributory) pensions.

4.—(1) Section 20 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended by—

  • “(ii) being children, grand-children or step-children of the husband or of the widow, became normally resident with her subsequent to the death of the husband, or

  • (iii) were adopted by the widow pursuant to the provisions of the Adoption Act, 1952, subsequent to the death of the husband.”

  • “(ii) being a child, grand-child or step-child of the husband or of the widow, became normally resident with her subsequent to the death of the husband, or

  • (iii) was adopted by the widow pursuant to the provisions of the Adoption Act, 1952, subsequent to the death of the husband.”,

  • “(ii) being children, grand-children or step-children of the husband or of the widow, became normally resident with her subsequent to the death of the husband, or

  • (iii) were adopted by the widow pursuant to the provisions of the Adoption Act, 1952, subsequent to the death of the husband.”, and

“TABLE B.

Weekly Rates of Widows' (Non-Contributory) Pensions.
Weekly Rates Weekly Rates Weekly Rates Weekly Rates Weekly Rates Weekly Rates Weekly Rates Weekly Rates
Means of Widow Widow, no qualified child Widow, no qualified child Widow, one qualified child Widow, one qualified child Widow, two or more qualified children Widow, two or more qualified children Widow, two or more qualified children Widow, two or more qualified children
(1) (2) (2) (3) (3) (4) (4) (4) (4)
s. d. s. d. s. d.
Where the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated—
do not exceed £52 10s. 0d. 33 6 43 6 53 6 } Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £52 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £65 10s. 0d. 28 6 38 6 48 6 } Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £65 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £78 10s. 0d. 23 6 33 6 43 6 } Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £78 10s. 0d. but do not exceed £104 15s. 0d. 18 6 28 6 38 6 } Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £104 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £117 15s. 0d. 13 6 23 6 33 6 } Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £117 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £130 15s. 0d. 8 6 18 6 28 6 } Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £130 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £143 15s. 0d. no pension no pension 13 6 23 6 } Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £143 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £156 15s. 0d. no pension no pension 8 6 18 6 } Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £156 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £169 15s. 0d. no pension no pension no pension no pension 13 6 } Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.
exceed £169 15s. 0d. but do not exceed £182 15s. 0d. no pension no pension no pension no pension 8 6 } Plus, where there are more than two qualified children, five shillings for each qualified child in excess of two.

”

5 Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1946.

5.—(1) Section 5 of the Act of 1946 is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) (inserted by the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Act, 1952) of the following subsection:

  • “(1) A person with whom a qualified child normally resides shall be qualified for a children's allowance in respect of that child.”

6 Rates of children's allowances.

6.—(1) Section 6 of the Act of 1946 is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) (inserted by the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Act, 1952) of the following subsection:

  • “(1) Subject to the provisions of the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1963, and of the regulations thereunder, a person who is found to be qualified for a children's allowance shall, so long as he remains so qualified, be paid, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, a monthly allowance at the rate of—

    • (i) ten shillings for the first qualified child, and

    • (ii) if and so long as there are two or more qualified children, fifteen shillings and sixpence for the second qualified child and twenty-six shillings and sixpence for the third and each subsequent qualified child.”

7 Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1952.

7.—Section 2 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the insertion after “place of residence” in the definition of “domestic service” in subsection (1) of “or which is rendered mainly in relation to students in boarding schools or colleges.”

8 Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1952.

8.—(1) Section 6 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by—

9 Amendment of section 12 of Act of 1952.

9.—Section 12 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the insertion in subsection (1) after subparagraph (d) of the following subparagraph:

  • “(dd) persons employed as teachers in domestic science training colleges recognised by the Minister for Education, or”.

10 Amendment of section 22 of Act of 1952.

10.—(1) Section 22 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the insertion in subsection (1) after “or by her husband's insurance” of “or if her husband was entitled to payment of an old age (contributory) pension at an increased weekly rate by virtue of subsection (2) of section 26 of this Act in respect of a period ending on his death,”.

11 Amendment of section 26 of Act of 1952.

11.—(1) Section 26 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (3) (inserted by the Act of 1960) of the following subsection:

  • “(3)

    • (a) Subject to the provisions of the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1963, on the death of a woman to whom an old age (contributory) pension was payable at an increased weekly rate by virtue of this section in respect of a period ending on such death, her husband shall be entitled to benefit the weekly rate of which is equal to the rate of widow's (contributory) pension, including increases in respect of qualified children where appropriate, which would be payable to him under the provisions of this Act if he were a widow.

    • (b) Benefit under this subsection shall not be payable for any period after the remarriage of the person to whom it had been payable, or for any period after he ceased to be incapable of self-support by reason of some physical or mental infirmity.

    • (c) A man shall be disqualified for receiving benefit under this subsection if and so long as he and any other person are cohabiting as man and wife.

    • (d) Where, but for the provisions of this paragraph, benefit under this subsection and old age (contributory) pension would be payable to a person in respect of any period—

      • (i) benefit under this subsection shall not be payable in respect of that period unless the rate thereof is greater than the rate of the pension, and

      • (ii) the pension shall not be payable in respect of that period unless the rate thereof is equal to or greater than the rate of benefit under this subsection.”

12 Amendment of section 27 of Act of 1952.

12.—(1) Section 27 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for subparagraph (b) of subsection (2) of the following subparagraphs:

  • “(b) being a child, grand-child or step-child, or children, grand-children or step-children, of the husband or of the beneficiary, became normally resident with her subsequent to the death of the husband, or

  • (c) was or were adopted by the beneficiary pursuant to the provisions of the Adoption Act, 1952, subsequent to the death of the husband,”

13 Amendment of section 47 of Act of 1952.

13.—Section 47 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the insertion in subsection (3) after paragraph (a) of the following paragraph:

  • “(aa) where it appears to the Minister that the circumstances so warrant, for enabling a person to be appointed to receive and deal with, on behalf of a claimant or beneficiary, in respect of old age (contributory) pension, so much of the pension as is payable by virtue of section 26 of this Act,”

14 Amendment of Second Schedule to Act of 1952.

14.—(1) (a) The Second Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by—

15 Amendment of Third Schedule to Act of 1952.

15.—(1) The Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for Part I (inserted by the Act of 1962) of the following Part:

“PART I.

Rates of Periodical Benefits and of Increases thereof.
Description of benefit Weekly Rate Increase for adult dependant (where payable) Increase for qualified child or for each of two qualified children (where payable) Increase for each qualified child in excess of two (where payable)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
shillings shillings shillings shillings
1. Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:
(a) in the case of persons over the age of eighteen—
(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband 42 1/2 30 13 8
(ii) for any other married woman 32 1/2 — — —
(b) in the case of persons under the age of eighteen—
where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant 42 1/2 30 13 8
where the person is not so entitled 32 1/2 — — —
2. Maternity Allowance 45 — — —
3. Widow's (contributory) Pension:
where the widow is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children 45 — 13 8
where the widow is not so entitled 42 1/2 — — —
4. Orphan's (contributory) Allowance 25 — — —
5. Old Age (contributory) Pension 50 37 1/2 — —

”

16 Amendment of Seventh Schedule to Act of 1952.

16.—(1) Rule 1 of the Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1952 shall have effect in calculating the means of a person, in the case of a pension under the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1963, as if for subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph (I) there were substituted the following paragraphs:

  • “(a) the first £100 of the capital value of the property shall be excluded, and

  • (b) in the case of a widow who has a qualified child or qualified children normally residing with her an additional £100 of the capital value of the property shall be excluded in respect of each such qualified child in respect of whom an increase of pension is claimable, and

  • (c) the yearly value of any remainder of the capital value of the property shall be taken to be one-twentieth part of such remainder.”

17 Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1942.

17.—Section 7 of the Act of 1942 is hereby amended by the substitution of “eighteen years” for “twenty-one years” in subsections (1) and (3) and the substitution of “in which he has attained the age of eighteen years” for “in which he has attained the age of twenty-one years” in subsection (2).

18 Amendment of section 28 of Act of 1942.

18.—Section 28 of the Act of 1942 is hereby amended by the insertion after “continuous period” of “: Provided that where the working hours on any day consist of a number of hours and a fraction of an hour (not being less than a half hour) supplementary benefit shall be payable in respect of such fraction of an hour where intermittent unemployment occurs during the working hours on that day and extends over the whole of such hours.”

19 Amendment of section 29 of Act of 1942.

19.—Section 29 of the Act of 1942 is hereby amended by the insertion after “so substituted” of “: Provided that where supplementary benefit is payable in respect of a fraction of an hour, the amount of supplementary benefit so payable shall be half the appropriate hourly rate.”

20 Short title, construction and collective citations.

20.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963.

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