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| Name: | Social Welfare Act, 1997 (No. 10 of 1997). |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Subject(s): | Social security (general standards) |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1997-04-02 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Official Gazette, Acts, 55 p. |
| ISN: | IRL-1997-L-46964 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=46964&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Official Gazette, Acts, 55 p. |
| Abstract/Citation: | Amends provisions of previous Social Welfare Acts to provide for increases in benefits and other matters related to family benefit, rates of contribution, sickness allowance, care-giver benefit, unemployment benefit, and survivor's benefit. Adds new sections providing maternity benefit for self-employed contributors and benefit for adoptive parents. |
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