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IRL-2001-L-59080
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Title_of_text
Social Welfare Act 2001 (No. 5 of 2001).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Ireland
Subjects (Classification)
Social security (general standards)
Adopted on (Date of text)
2001-03-23
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends and extends Social Welfare Acts and Section 7A of the Health Contributions Act, 1979. Provides for increases in social insurance benefits, social assistance payments, family income supplement, employment contributions, self-employment contributions, optional contributions and voluntary contributions. Also improves several social welfare schemes, such as maternity and adoptive benefits, respite care grant, island allowance, disability allowance, living alone allowance, carer's benefit, and constant attendance allowance.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2001-12-20 (IRL-2001-L-60657)
Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 2001 (No. 51 of 2001).
Amending text(s)
2001-12-20 (IRL-2001-L-60657)
Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 2001 (No. 51 of 2001).
Amending text(s)
2004-03-25 (IRL-2004-L-68558)
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 (No. 9 of 2004).
Amending text(s)
2004-12-17 (IRL-2004-L-69824)
Social Welfare Act 2004 (No. 41 of 2004)
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2005-11-27 (IRL-2005-L-74002)
Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Act Number 26 of 2005).
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette, Acts
Date
2001-03-23
Number
No. 5
Page range
pp. 1-55