Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Amendments to the Social Welfare Acts

1. Definitions.
   
2. Child benefit (new rates).
   
3. Respite care grant — increase.
   
4. Widowed parent grant — amount of grant.
   
5. Disability benefit — linking provisions.
   
6. Unemployment assistance and pre-retirement allowance — linking provisions.
   
7. Qualified child — extension to end of academic year.
   
8. Disability allowance — amendment of rounding provision.
   
9. Maternity and adoptive benefit — amendment to contribution conditions.
   
10. Amendments consequential on the alignment of the income tax year with the calendar year.
    
11. PRSI arrangements for certain personal pensions.
    
12. Personal public service number — extension of provisions.
    
13. Social Insurance Fund — expenditure on benefit.
    
14. Contributions — application of Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997.
    
15. Carer’s benefit — improvement.

PART 2

Miscellaneous Amendments

16. Miscellaneous amendments.

PART 3

Short Title, Construction and Commencement

17. Short title, construction and commencement.