Seanad debates

Tuesday, 25 March 2003

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

The section further provides for standardising the assessment of maintenance payments on the lines currently in place for one parent family payment to other social assistance payments such as disability allowance, old age and widow's and widower's non-contributory pensions, unemployment assistance and farm assist. This section also provides for the assessment of certain non-cash benefits, to be prescribed by regulations, in the case of persons claiming unemployment assistance, disability allowance, pre-retirement allowance, supplementary welfare allowance and farm assist.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.