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(2)and
(3)of section 3 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981), hereby makes the following Regulations:— 1 Short title and collective citation. 1.
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Rent Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations, 1992.
(2)The Principal Regulations and these Regulations shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Rent Allowance) Regulations, 1991 and
- 2 Interpretation.
- In these Regulations "the Principal Regulations" means the Social Welfare (Rent Allowance), Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 208 of 1991 ). 3 Commencement.
- These Regulations shall come into operation on the 23rd day of July,
- 4 Amendment of article 6 of Principal Regulations (amount of rent allowance).
- Article 6 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution for sub-articles
(1)and
(2)of the following sub-articles— "
(1)An allowance, in the case of— ( a ) a married person whose weekly means do not exceed £114, or ( b ) any other person whose weekly means do not exceed £67, shall be a weekly amount equal to the amount by which the rent (calculated as a weekly rent) fixed by a Court or by the Tribunal or by a rent officer on or after 26th July, 1982 exceeds the rent so calculated payable prior to that date: Provided that where the rent so calculated payable prior to that date was less than £5.35, the allowance shall be the amount by which the rent so calculated fixed by a Court, or by the Tribunal, or by a rent officer exceeds £5.35.
(2)An allowance, in the case of persons whose weekly means exceed the amounts specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of sub-article
(1)of this article, as the case may be, shall be the amount of allowance that would arise if the provisions of sub-article
(1)of this article applied, reduced— ( a ) in the case of a married person, by 50p for each £1 of weekly means in excess of £114, but not exceeding £124, and by £1 for each £1 of weekly means in excess of £124, and ( b ) in any other case, by 50p for each £1 of weekly means in excess of £67, but not exceeding £69, and by £1 for each £1 of weekly means in excess of £72.". 5 Amendment of article 7 of Principal Regulations (calculations of means). 5. Article 7 of the Principal regulations is hereby amended by the substitution in sub-article
(5)of "£12.50" for "£12". GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 21st day of July,
- CHARLIE McCREEVY, Minister for Social Welfare. The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 22nd day of July,
- BERTIE AHERN, Minister for Finance. EXPLANATORY NOTE. These Regulations provide for increases in the amount of means disregarded for the purposes of the rent allowance scheme and for an increase in the minimum rent payable by the claimant. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais