IE-1981-act-29 — Social Welfare (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1981

Increase of pensions, certain allowances and certain benefits under the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981. 1. —Where a person is or becomes entitled to payment of any of the following pensions, benefits or allowances under the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 — ( a ) disablement pension, ( b ) death benefit by way of pension, ( c ) old age (contributory) pension, ( d ) retirement pension, ( e ) survivor's benefit under section 87, ( f ) invalidity pension, ( g ) deserted wife's benefit, ( h ) widow's (contributory) pension, ( i ) orphan's (contributory) allowance, ( j ) old age pension, ( k ) blind pension, ( l ) widow's (non-contributory) pension, ( m ) orphan's (non-contributory) pension, ( n ) deserted wife's allowance, ( o ) prisoner's wife's allowance, ( p ) social assistance allowance, ( q ) single woman's allowance, in respect of the week commencing on— (i) the 10th day of December, 1981, in the case of a pension, benefit or allowance mentioned at paragraph ( d ), ( f ), ( g ), ( n ), ( o ), ( p ) or ( q ) of this section, or (ii) the 11th day of December, 1981, in the case of a pension, benefit or allowance mentioned at paragraph ( a ), ( b ), ( c ), ( e ), ( h ), ( i ), ( j ), ( k ), ( l ) or ( m ) of this section, any amount payable to him by way of that pension, benefit or allowance (including any increases) for the appropriate week shall be increased by a sum equal to that amount. Short title. 2. —This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1981.