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No. 76 of 2009Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009
Public bill · Government · Presented
Updates social welfare payment rates, introduces lower jobseeker’s allowance rates for some people aged under 25, and changes rules on family income supplement, child benefit and housing support. It also strengthens checks on welfare claims, including access to financial records, clarifies residence conditions, and gives the Pensions Ombudsman responsibility for certain legal proceedings.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Social Welfare Acts and to amend the Pensions Act 1990
Last updated 13 April 2018
Sponsor
- Minister for Social and Family Affairs Primary
Progress
- First StageDáil
- Second StageDáil
- Committee StageDáil
- Report StageDáil
- Fifth StageDáil
- Second StageSeanad
- Committee StageSeanad
- Report StageSeanad
- Fifth StageSeanad Enacted
- EnactedEnacted
Debates
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. Seanad
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed). Seanad
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages. Seanad
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Motion for Earlier Signature. Seanad
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage. Seanad
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed). Dáil
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages. Dáil
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (Resumed). Dáil
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage. Dáil
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed). Dáil
- Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed). Dáil
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