Social Welfare Bill 1999

Public bill · Government · Presented

Raises most social welfare payment and child benefit rates, increases the income limits for family income supplement, and introduces Farm Assist for eligible farmers. It also gives carers a yearly respite grant, improves access to certain disability and pension payments, broadens bereavement support, changes how some couples’ payments and one-parent family earnings are assessed, strengthens welfare inspections, and protects some occupational pensions from later reductions.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Social Welfare Acts, section 7A of the Health Contributions Act, 1979, the Youth Employment Agency Act, 1981, and the Pensions Act, 1990

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