LegalizeS.I. No. 677/2025 - Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2025
This is the act as published. Later amendments are not folded into the text below: each one is a separate act in this repository and an entry in this law's history.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th January, 2026.
I, DARA CALLEARY, Minister for Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 2 (2) (amended by section 3 of the Social Welfare Act 2022 (No. 43 of 2022)), 3 (amended by section 12 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015 (No. 47 of 2015)), 4 (amended by section 14 and reference 1 of the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (No. 24 of 2024)), 41 (amended by section 25 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (No. 37 of 2023)), 53 (amended by section 16 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (No. 22 of 2008)), 64 (amended by section 40 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (No. 37 of 2023)), 109 (amended by section 46 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (No. 37 of 2023)), 125 (amended by section 10 of the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2025 (No. 8 of 2025)), 178A (amended by section 17 and schedule 1 to the Social Welfare Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 (No. 37 of 2018)) and 297 (amended by section 26 and schedule 3 to the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (No. 37 of 2010)) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (No. 26 of 2005), with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services Reform and Digitalisation, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation and construction
1.
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Change in Rates) Regulations 2025.
- (2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2025 shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2025.
Commencement
2.
These Regulations come into operation–
- (a) in so far as they relate to jobseeker’s allowance, pre-retirement allowance and farm assist, on 31 December 2025,
- (b) in so far as they relate to jobseeker’s benefit and jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed) on 1 January 2026,
- (c) in so far as they relate to illness benefit, health and safety benefit and injury benefit on 6 January 2026,
- (d) in so far as they relate to disability allowance, on 1 January 2026,
- (e) in so far as they relate to invalidity pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant payment” in section 178 (1) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 on 1 January 2026, and
- (f) in so far as they relate to State pension (contributory), bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension, on 2 January 2026.
Amendment of Schedules to Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007
3.
The Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 142 of 2007 ) are amended–
- (a) by the substitution of the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations for Schedule 1,
- (b) by the substitution of the Schedules set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations for Schedules 2 and 2A,
- (c) by the substitution of the Schedules set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations for Schedules 3 and 3A,
- (d) by the substitution of the Schedule set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations for Schedule 4,
- (e) by the substitution of the Schedules set out in Schedule 5 to these Regulations for Schedules 5, 6 and 6A,
- (f) by the substitution of the Schedule set out in Schedule 6 to these Regulations for Schedule 7,
- (g) by the substitution of the Schedules set out in Schedule 7 to these Regulations for Schedules 8, 8A and 8B,
- (h) by the substitution of the Schedule set out in Schedule 8 to these Regulations for Schedule 9, and
- (i) by the substitution of the Schedule set out in Schedule 9 to these Regulations for Schedule 11.
SCHEDULE 1
“SCHEDULE 1
Article 9
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
Qualified Adult weekly income, calculated or estimated in accordance with article 8 (1) Increase in respect of Qualified Adult (2) Incapacity Supplement Increase in respect of Qualified Adult (over 66) (3) € € Less than or equal to €100.00 €168.60 181.40 Exceed €100.00 but do not exceed €110.00 €163.60 176.40 Exceed €110.00 but do not exceed €120.00 €158.60 171.40 Exceed €120.00 but do not exceed €130.00 €152.90 165.70 Exceed €130.00 but do not exceed €140.00 €147.00 159.80 Exceed €140.00 but do not exceed €150.00 €141.30 154.10 Exceed €150.00 but do not exceed €160.00 €135.50 148.30 Exceed €160.00 but do not exceed €170.00 €129.70 142.50 Exceed €170.00 but do not exceed €180.00 €123.90 136.70 Exceed €180.00 but do not exceed €190.00 €118.00 130.80 Exceed €190.00 but do not exceed €200.00 €112.30 125.10 Exceed €200.00 but do not exceed €210.00 €106.40 119.20 Exceed €210.00 but do not exceed €220.00 €100.70 113.50 Exceed €220.00 but do not exceed €230.00 €94.80 107.60 Exceed €230.00 but do not exceed €240.00 €89.10 101.90 Exceed €240.00 but do not exceed €250.00 €83.30 96.10 Exceed €250.00 but do not exceed €260.00 €77.50 90.30 Exceed €260.00 but do not exceed €270.00 €71.70 84.50 Exceed €270.00 but do not exceed €280.00 €65.90 78.70 Exceed €280.00 but do not exceed €290.00 €60.10 72.90 Exceed €290.00 but do not exceed €300.00 €54.30 67.10 Exceed €300.00 but do not exceed €310.00 €48.50 61.30 Exceed €310.00 Nil Nil ”.
SCHEDULE 2
“SCHEDULE 2
Articles 10 and 62
Rates of tapered increases for Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) where Qualified Adult has attained pensionable age
State Pension (Contributory) State Pension (Contributory) State Pension (Contributory) State Pension (Contributory) State Pension (Contributory) State Pension (Contributory) State Pension (Contributory) Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1) Where yearly average is not less than 48 (2) Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 40 (3) Where yearly average is less than 40, but not less than 30 (4) Where yearly average is less than 30, but not less than 20 (5) Where yearly average is less than 20, but not less than 15 (6) Where yearly average is less than 15, but not less than 10 (7) € € € € € € Less than or equal to €100.00 268.40 254.80 241.70 227.40 174.20 107.80 Exceed €100.00 but do not exceed €110.00 259.00 245.80 233.10 219.30 168.00 104.00 Exceed €110.00 but do not exceed €120.00 249.60 236.80 224.50 211.20 161.80 100.20 Exceed €120.00 but do not exceed €130.00 240.20 227.80 215.90 203.10 155.60 96.40 Exceed €130.00 but do not exceed €140.00 230.80 218.80 207.30 195.00 149.40 92.60 Exceed €140.00 but do not exceed €150.00 221.40 209.80 198.70 186.90 143.20 88.80 Exceed €150.00 but do not exceed €160.00 212.00 200.80 190.10 178.80 137.00 85.00 Exceed €160.00 but do not exceed €170.00 202.60 191.80 181.50 170.70 130.80 81.20 Exceed €170.00 but do not exceed €180.00 193.20 182.80 172.90 162.60 124.60 77.40 Exceed €180.00 but do not exceed €190.00 183.80 173.80 164.30 154.50 118.40 73.60 Exceed €190.00 but do not exceed €200.00 174.40 164.80 155.70 146.40 112.20 69.80 Exceed €200.00 but do not exceed €210.00 165.00 155.80 147.10 138.30 106.00 66.00 Exceed €210.00 but do not exceed €220.00 155.60 146.80 138.50 130.20 99.80 62.20 Exceed €220.00 but do not exceed €230.00 146.20 137.80 129.90 122.10 93.60 58.40 Exceed €230.00 but do not exceed €240.00 136.80 128.80 121.30 114.00 87.40 54.60 Exceed €240.00 but do not exceed €250.00 127.40 119.80 112.70 105.90 81.20 50.80 Exceed €250.00 but do not exceed €260.00 118.00 110.80 104.10 97.80 75.00 47.00 Exceed €260.00 but do not exceed €270.00 108.60 101.80 95.50 89.70 68.80 43.20 Exceed €270.00 but do not exceed €280.00 99.20 92.80 86.90 81.60 62.60 39.40 Exceed €280.00 but do not exceed €290.00 89.80 83.80 78.30 73.50 56.40 35.60 Exceed €290.00 but do not exceed €300.00 80.40 74.80 69.70 65.40 50.20 31.80 Exceed €300.00 but do not exceed €310.00 71.00 65.80 61.10 57.30 44.00 28.00 Exceed €310.00 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil ”.
SCHEDULE 2A
Articles 62A and 65A
Rates of tapered increases for Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) in accordance with articles 62A(5)(a) and 65A(4)(a)
| State Pension (Contributory) | State Pension (Contributory) | State Pension (Contributory) | State Pension (Contributory) | State Pension (Contributory) |
| Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1) | Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 20 (2) | Where yearly average is less than 20, but not less than 15 (3) | Where yearly average is less than 15, but not less than 10 (4) | Where yearly average is less than 10, but not less than 5 (5) |
| € | € | € | € | |
| Less than or equal to €100.00 | 268.40 | 201.30 | 134.10 | 67.00 |
| Exceed €100.00 but do not exceed €110.00 | 259.00 | 194.20 | 129.40 | 64.70 |
| Exceed €110.00 but do not exceed €120.00 | 249.60 | 187.10 | 124.70 | 62.40 |
| Exceed €120.00 but do not exceed €130.00 | 240.20 | 180.00 | 120.00 | 60.10 |
| Exceed €130.00 but do not exceed €140.00 | 230.80 | 172.90 | 115.30 | 57.80 |
| Exceed €140.00 but do not exceed €150.00 | 221.40 | 165.80 | 110.60 | 55.50 |
| Exceed €150.00 but do not exceed €160.00 | 212.00 | 158.70 | 105.90 | 53.20 |
| Exceed €160.00 but do not exceed €170.00 | 202.60 | 151.60 | 101.20 | 50.90 |
| Exceed €170.00 but do not exceed €180.00 | 193.20 | 144.50 | 96.50 | 48.60 |
| Exceed €180.00 but do not exceed €190.00 | 183.80 | 137.40 | 91.80 | 46.30 |
| Exceed €190.00 but do not exceed €200.00 | 174.40 | 130.30 | 87.10 | 44.00 |
| Exceed €200.00 but do not exceed €210.00 | 165.00 | 123.20 | 82.40 | 41.70 |
| Exceed €210.00 but do not exceed €220.00 | 155.60 | 116.10 | 77.70 | 39.40 |
| Exceed €220.00 but do not exceed €230.00 | 146.20 | 109.00 | 73.00 | 37.10 |
| Exceed €230.00 but do not exceed €240.00 | 136.80 | 101.90 | 68.30 | 34.80 |
| Exceed €240.00 but do not exceed €250.00 | 127.40 | 94.80 | 63.60 | 32.50 |
| Exceed €250.00 but do not exceed €260.00 | 118.00 | 87.70 | 58.90 | 30.20 |
| Exceed €260.00 but do not exceed €270.00 | 108.60 | 80.60 | 54.20 | 27.90 |
| Exceed €270.00 but do not exceed €280.00 | 99.20 | 73.50 | 49.50 | 25.60 |
| Exceed €280.00 but do not exceed €290.00 | 89.80 | 66.40 | 44.80 | 23.30 |
| Exceed €290.00 but do not exceed €300.00 | 80.40 | 59.30 | 40.10 | 21.00 |
| Exceed €300.00 but do not exceed €310.00 | 71.00 | 52.20 | 35.40 | 18.70 |
| Exceed €310.00 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
”.
SCHEDULE 3
“SCHEDULE 3
Articles 10 and 62
Rates of tapered increases for Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) where Qualified Adult has not attained pensionable age
State Pension (Contributory) State Pension (Contributory) State Pension (Contributory) State Pension (Contributory) State Pension (Contributory) State Pension (Contributory) State Pension (Contributory) Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1) Where yearly average is not less than 48 (2) Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 40 (3) Where yearly average is less than 40, but not less than 30 (4) Where yearly average is less than 30, but not less than 20 (5) Where yearly average is less than 20, but not less than 15 (6) Where yearly average is less than 15, but not less than 10 (7) € € € € € € Less than or equal to €100.00 199.40 189.70 180.40 168.90 129.90 79.20 Exceed €100.00 but do not exceed €110.00 192.40 183.00 174.00 162.90 125.30 76.40 Exceed €110.00 but do not exceed €120.00 185.40 176.30 167.60 156.90 120.70 73.60 Exceed €120.00 but do not exceed €130.00 178.40 169.60 161.20 150.90 116.10 70.80 Exceed €130.00 but do not exceed €140.00 171.40 162.90 154.80 144.90 111.50 68.00 Exceed €140.00 but do not exceed €150.00 164.40 156.20 148.40 138.90 106.90 65.20 Exceed €150.00 but do not exceed €160.00 157.40 149.50 142.00 132.90 102.30 62.40 Exceed €160.00 but do not exceed €170.00 150.40 142.80 135.60 126.90 97.70 59.60 Exceed €170.00 but do not exceed €180.00 143.40 136.10 129.20 120.90 93.10 56.80 Exceed €180.00 but do not exceed €190.00 136.40 129.40 122.80 114.90 88.50 54.00 Exceed €190.00 but do not exceed €200.00 129.40 122.70 116.40 108.90 83.90 51.20 Exceed €200.00 but do not exceed €210.00 122.40 116.00 110.00 102.90 79.30 48.40 Exceed €210.00 but do not exceed €220.00 115.40 109.30 103.60 96.90 74.70 45.60 Exceed €220.00 but do not exceed €230.00 108.40 102.60 97.20 90.90 70.10 42.80 Exceed €230.00 but do not exceed €240.00 101.40 95.90 90.80 84.90 65.50 40.00 Exceed €240.00 but do not exceed €250.00 94.40 89.20 84.40 78.90 60.90 37.20 Exceed €250.00 but do not exceed €260.00 87.40 82.50 78.00 72.90 56.30 34.40 Exceed €260.00 but do not exceed €270.00 80.40 75.80 71.60 66.90 51.70 31.60 Exceed €270.00 but do not exceed €280.00 73.40 69.10 65.20 60.90 47.10 28.80 Exceed €280.00 but do not exceed €290.00 66.40 62.40 58.80 54.90 42.50 26.00 Exceed €290.00 but do not exceed €300.00 59.40 55.70 52.40 48.90 37.90 23.20 Exceed €300.00 but do not exceed €310.00 52.40 49.00 46.00 42.90 33.30 20.40 Exceed €310.00 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil ”.
SCHEDULE 3A
Articles 62A and 65A
Rates of tapered increases for Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) in accordance with articles 62A(5)(b) and 65A(4)(b)
| State Pension (Contributory) | State Pension (Contributory) | State Pension (Contributory) | State Pension (Contributory) | State Pension (Contributory) |
| Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1) | Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 20 (2) | Where yearly average is less than 20, but not less than 15 (3) | Where yearly average is less than 15, but not less than 10 (4) | Where yearly average is less than 10, but not less than 5 (5) |
| € | € | € | € | |
| Less than or equal to €100.00 | 199.40 | 149.60 | 99.80 | 49.80 |
| Exceed €100.00 but do not exceed €110.00 | 192.40 | 144.30 | 96.30 | 48.10 |
| Exceed €110.00 but do not exceed €120.00 | 185.40 | 139.00 | 92.80 | 46.40 |
| Exceed €120.00 but do not exceed €130.00 | 178.40 | 133.70 | 89.30 | 44.70 |
| Exceed €130.00 but do not exceed €140.00 | 171.40 | 128.40 | 85.80 | 43.00 |
| Exceed €140.00 but do not exceed €150.00 | 164.40 | 123.10 | 82.30 | 41.30 |
| Exceed €150.00 but do not exceed €160.00 | 157.40 | 117.80 | 78.80 | 39.60 |
| Exceed €160.00 but do not exceed €170.00 | 150.40 | 112.50 | 75.30 | 37.90 |
| Exceed €170.00 but do not exceed €180.00 | 143.40 | 107.20 | 71.80 | 36.20 |
| Exceed €180.00 but do not exceed €190.00 | 136.40 | 101.90 | 68.30 | 34.50 |
| Exceed €190.00 but do not exceed €200.00 | 129.40 | 96.60 | 64.80 | 32.80 |
| Exceed €200.00 but do not exceed €210.00 | 122.40 | 91.30 | 61.30 | 31.10 |
| Exceed €210.00 but do not exceed €220.00 | 115.40 | 86.00 | 57.80 | 29.40 |
| Exceed €220.00 but do not exceed €230.00 | 108.40 | 80.70 | 54.30 | 27.70 |
| Exceed €230.00 but do not exceed €240.00 | 101.40 | 75.40 | 50.80 | 26.00 |
| Exceed €240.00 but do not exceed €250.00 | 94.40 | 70.10 | 47.30 | 24.30 |
| Exceed €250.00 but do not exceed €260.00 | 87.40 | 64.80 | 43.80 | 22.60 |
| Exceed €260.00 but do not exceed €270.00 | 80.40 | 59.50 | 40.30 | 20.90 |
| Exceed €270.00 but do not exceed €280.00 | 73.40 | 54.20 | 36.80 | 19.20 |
| Exceed €280.00 but do not exceed €290.00 | 66.40 | 48.90 | 33.30 | 17.50 |
| Exceed €290.00 but do not exceed €300.00 | 59.40 | 43.60 | 29.80 | 15.80 |
| Exceed €300.00 but do not exceed €310.00 | 52.40 | 38.30 | 26.30 | 14.10 |
| Exceed €310.00 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
”.
SCHEDULE 4
“SCHEDULE 4
Article 11
Rates of increases for Qualified Adult payable with Invalidity Pension and for Qualified Adult who attained pensionable age before 2 January 2014
Qualified Adult weekly income, calculated or estimated in accordance with article 8 (1) Increase in respect of Qualified Adult (2) Increase in respect of Qualified Adult who attained Pensionable age before 2 January 2014 (3) € € Less than or equal to €100.00 185.40 268.40 Exceed €100.00 but do not exceed €110.00 179.20 259.00 Exceed €110.00 but do not exceed €120.00 172.80 249.60 Exceed €120.00 but do not exceed €130.00 166.60 240.20 Exceed €130.00 but do not exceed €140.00 160.30 230.80 Exceed €140.00 but do not exceed €150.00 154.00 221.40 Exceed €150.00 but do not exceed €160.00 147.80 212.00 Exceed €160.00 but do not exceed €170.00 141.50 202.60 Exceed €170.00 but do not exceed €180.00 135.20 193.20 Exceed €180.00 but do not exceed €190.00 128.90 183.80 Exceed €190.00 but do not exceed €200.00 122.70 174.40 Exceed €200.00 but do not exceed €210.00 116.30 165.00 Exceed €210.00 but do not exceed €220.00 110.10 155.60 Exceed €220.00 but do not exceed €230.00 103.90 146.20 Exceed €230.00 but do not exceed €240.00 97.60 136.80 Exceed €240.00 but do not exceed €250.00 91.30 127.40 Exceed €250.00 but do not exceed €260.00 85.00 118.00 Exceed €260.00 but do not exceed €270.00 78.80 108.60 Exceed €270.00 but do not exceed €280.00 72.50 99.20 Exceed €280.00 but do not exceed €290.00 66.20 89.80 Exceed €290.00 but do not exceed €300.00 60.00 80.40 Exceed €300.00 but do not exceed €310.00 53.60 71.00 Exceed €310.00 Nil Nil ”.
SCHEDULE 5
“SCHEDULE 5
Articles 27 and 48
Reduced rates of Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed)
Amount of reckonable weekly earnings (1) Weekly Rate (2) Increase for Qualified Adult (where payable) (3) € € € 32.00 to 44.43 114.00 109.20 44.44 to 63.48 163.70 109.20 63.49 to 88.87 198.90 109.20
SCHEDULE 6
Articles 27, 37 and 48
Reduced rates of Illness Benefit, Health and Safety Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed)
| Amount of reckonable weekly earnings (1) | Weekly Rate (2) | Increase for Qualified Adult (where payable) (3) |
| € | € | € |
| 32.00 to 79.79 | 114.00 | 109.20 |
| 80.00 to 124.99 | 163.70 | 109.20 |
| 125.00 to 149.99 | 198.90 | 109.20 |
SCHEDULE 6A
Articles 27, 37 and 48
Reduced rates of Illness Benefit, Health and Safety Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed)
| Amount of reckonable weekly earnings (1) | Weekly Rate (2) | Increase for Qualified Adult (where payable) (3) |
| € | € | |
| 32.00 to 149.99 | 114.00 | 109.20 |
| 150.00 to 219.99 | 163.70 | 109.20 |
| 220.00 to 299.99 | 198.90 | 109.20 |
”.
SCHEDULE 6
“SCHEDULE 7
Articles 27 and 48
Rates of increases for Qualified Adult payable with reduced rates of Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed)
Qualified Adult weekly income, calculated or estimated in accordance with article 8 (1) Increase in respect of Qualified Adult (2) € Less than or equal to €100.00 109.20 Exceed €100.00 but do not exceed €110.00 105.60 Exceed €110.00 but do not exceed €120.00 101.80 Exceed €120.00 but do not exceed €130.00 98.20 Exceed €130.00 but do not exceed €140.00 94.50 Exceed €140.00 but do not exceed €150.00 90.80 Exceed €150.00 but do not exceed €160.00 87.10 Exceed €160.00 but do not exceed €170.00 83.40 Exceed €170.00 but do not exceed €180.00 79.70 Exceed €180.00 but do not exceed €190.00 76.10 Exceed €190.00 but do not exceed €200.00 72.30 Exceed €200.00 but do not exceed €210.00 68.70 Exceed €210.00 but do not exceed €220.00 65.10 Exceed €220.00 but do not exceed €230.00 61.30 Exceed €230.00 but do not exceed €240.00 57.70 Exceed €240.00 but do not exceed €250.00 54.00 Exceed €250.00 but do not exceed €260.00 50.30 Exceed €260.00 but do not exceed €270.00 46.60 Exceed €270.00 but do not exceed €280.00 42.90 Exceed €280.00 but do not exceed €290.00 39.20 Exceed €290.00 but do not exceed €300.00 35.60 Exceed €300.00 but do not exceed €310.00 31.90 Exceed €310.00 Nil ”.
SCHEDULE 7
“SCHEDULE 8
Article 62
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
Yearly Average (1) Weekly Rate (2) Increase for Qualified Adult who has not attained pensionable age (3) Increase for Qualified Adult who has attained pensionable age (4) € € € Less than 48, but not less than 40 293.50 189.70 254.80 Less than 40, but not less than 30 269.10 180.40 241.70 Less than 30, but not less than 20 254.80 168.90 227.40 Less than 20, but not less than 15 195.00 129.90 174.20 Less than 15, but not less than 10 119.60 79.20 107.80
SCHEDULE 8A
Articles 62A and 65A
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
| Yearly Average (1) | Weekly Rate (2) | Increase for Qualified Adult who has not attained pensionable age (3) | Increase for Qualified Adult who has attained pensionable age (4) |
| € | € | € | |
| Less than 48, but not less than 20 | 293.50 | 199.40 | 268.40 |
| Less than 20, but not less than 15 | 224.50 | 149.60 | 201.30 |
| Less than 15, but not less than 10 | 149.70 | 99.80 | 134.10 |
| Less than 10, but not less than 5 | 74.80 | 49.80 | 67.00 |
SCHEDULE 8B
Articles 62B and 65B
Reduced rates of State Pension (Contributory) and increases for Qualified Adult where section 109(10) applies
| Yearly Average (1) | Weekly Rate (2) | Increase for Qualified Adult who has not attained pensionable age (3) | Increase for Qualified Adult who has attained pensionable age (4) |
| € | € | € | |
| Less than 48, but not less than 20 | 293.50 | 199.40 | 268.40 |
| Less than 20, but not less than 15 | 224.50 | 156.60 | 201.30 |
| Less than 15, but not less than 10 | 149.70 | 156.60 | 201.30 |
| Less than 10, but not less than 5 | 74.80 | 156.60 | 201.30 |
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SCHEDULE 8
“SCHEDULE 9
Articles 62B and 65B
Rates of tapered increases for a Qualified Adult payable with State Pension (Contributory) where section 109(10) applies
Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1) Increase for Qualified Adult who has not attained pensionable age Increase for Qualified Adult who has not attained pensionable age Increase for Qualified Adult who has not attained pensionable age Increase for Qualified Adult who has attained pensionable age Increase for Qualified Adult who has attained pensionable age Increase for Qualified Adult who has attained pensionable age Weekly income of Qualified Adult (1) Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 20 (2) Where yearly average is less than 20, but not less than 10 (3) Where yearly average is less than 10, but not less than 5 (4) Where yearly average is less than 48, but not less than 20 (5) Where yearly average is less than 20, but not less than 10 (6) Where yearly average is less than 10, but not less than 5 (7) € € € € € € Less than or equal to €100.00 199.40 156.60 156.60 268.40 201.30 201.30 Exceed €100.00 but do not exceed €110.00 192.40 150.80 150.80 259.00 194.20 194.20 Exceed €110.00 but do not exceed €120.00 185.40 145.00 145.00 249.60 187.10 187.10 Exceed €120.00 but do not exceed €130.00 178.40 139.20 139.20 240.20 180.00 180.00 Exceed €130.00 but do not exceed €140.00 171.40 133.40 133.40 230.80 172.90 172.90 Exceed €140.00 but do not exceed €150.00 164.40 127.60 127.60 221.40 165.80 165.80 Exceed €150.00 but do not exceed €160.00 157.40 121.80 121.80 212.00 158.70 158.70 Exceed €160.00 but do not exceed €170.00 150.40 116.00 116.00 202.60 151.60 151.60 Exceed €170.00 but do not exceed €180.00 143.40 110.20 110.20 193.20 144.50 144.50 Exceed €180.00 but do not exceed €190.00 136.40 104.40 104.40 183.80 137.40 137.40 Exceed €190.00 but do not exceed €200.00 129.40 98.60 98.60 174.40 130.30 130.30 Exceed €200.00 but do not exceed €210.00 122.40 92.80 92.80 165.00 123.20 123.20 Exceed €210.00 but do not exceed €220.00 115.40 87.00 87.00 155.60 116.10 116.10 Exceed €220.00 but do not exceed €230.00 108.40 81.20 81.20 146.20 109.00 109.00 Exceed €230.00 but do not exceed €240.00 101.40 75.40 75.40 136.80 101.90 101.90 Exceed €240.00 but do not exceed €250.00 94.40 69.60 69.60 127.40 94.80 94.80 Exceed €250.00 but do not exceed €260.00 87.40 63.80 63.80 118.00 87.70 87.70 Exceed €260.00 but do not exceed €270.00 80.40 58.00 58.00 108.60 80.60 80.60 Exceed €270.00 but do not exceed €280.00 73.40 52.20 52.20 99.20 73.50 73.50 Exceed €280.00 but do not exceed €290.00 66.40 46.40 46.40 89.80 66.40 66.40 Exceed €290.00 but do not exceed €300.00 59.40 40.60 40.60 80.40 59.30 59.30 Exceed €300.00 but do not exceed €310.00 52.40 34.80 34.80 71.00 52.20 52.20 Exceed €310.00 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil ”.
SCHEDULE 9
“SCHEDULE 11
Articles 80, 81, 87 and 88
Reduced rates of Bereaved 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
Yearly Average (1) Weekly Rate (under 66) (2) Weekly Rate (over 66) (3) € € 36 to 47 255.50 293.50 24 to 35 252.60 286.60 18 to 23 186.50 214.80 12 to 17 123.20 142.60 5 to 11 62.40 71.50 ”.
The Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation consents to the foregoing Regulations.
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
29 December, 2025.
COLIN MENTON,
A person authorised under section 15 of the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 to authenticate the seal of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services Reform and Digitalisation.
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
30 December, 2025.
JOHN MCKEON,
A person authorised under section 15 of the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 to authenticate the seal of the Minster for Social Protection.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
The Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Act 2025 provides for increases in the maximum rates of certain social insurance payments arising from Budget 2026. These rates will apply where the contribution conditions and relevant weekly earnings or weekly income conditions are fully satisfied.
Where contribution conditions are partially satisfied, the Social Welfare Consolidation Act provides for Regulations to specify the reduced personal rates and for tapered increases for a qualified adult (where such a qualified adult has a weekly income).
These Regulations provide for increases to the reduced personal rates of Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed), Health and Safety Benefit, State Pension (Contributory), and Bereaved Partner’s (Contributory) Pension. The reduced rates applicable for qualified adults in such cases are also increased.
These Regulations also provide for changes to the rates of tapered increases for qualified adults (whose income is between €100.01 and €310.00), of recipients of Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed), Injury Benefit, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Pre-Retirement Allowance, Disability Allowance, Farm Assist and Invalidity Pension.
Finally, these Regulations provide for changes to the tapered increases for qualified adults (whose income is between €100.01 and €310.00), of recipients who are on reduced rates of State Pension (Contributory), Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed).
These changes will take effect from 31 December 2025 to 6 January 2026 to coincide with the increases to the maximum rates for the schemes in question provided for in the Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Act 2025.
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