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Widow’s/Widower’s (Contributory) Pension / Deserted Wife's Benefit

Widow's / Widower's (Contributory) Pension Rates from 2 January 2009
Deserted Wife's Benefit Rates from 1 January

Contributions	Aged under 66 Rate per week	Aged over 66 Rate per week
48 and over	€209.80	€230.30
37-47	€206.80	€225.80
24-35	€204.30	€220.40

Additional Increases

Increases:	Rate per Week
Each qualified child	€26.00
Living Alone Increase for people age 66 or over	€7.70
Extra increase for people age 80 or over	€10.00
Increase for people age 66 or over living on certain offshore islands	€12.70

Widowed Parent Grant

	Rate
Widowed Parent Grant (a once off payment for a widowed parent with qualified child(ren))	€6,000

Widow's/Widower's (Non-Contributory) Pension / Deserted Wife's Allowance / Prisoner's Wife's Allowance

Widow's/Widower's (Non-Contributory) Pension Rates from 2 January 2009
Deserted Wife's Allowance Rates from 1 January 2009
Prisoner's Wife's Allowance Ratesfrom 1 January 2009

Weekly means, as assessed by us:	Aged under 66 Rate per week
Up to €7.60	€204.30
Over €7.60 and up to €10.10	€201.80
Over €10.10 and up to €12.60	€199.30
Over €12.60 and up to €15.10	€196.80
Over €15.10 and up to €17.60	€194.30
Over €17.60 and up to €20.10	€191.80
Over €20.10 and up to €22.60	€189.30
Over €22.60 and up to €25.10	€186.80
Over €25.10 and up to €27.60	€184.30
Over €27.60 and up to €30.10	€181.80
Over €30.10 and up to €32.60	€179.30
Over €32.60 and up to €35.10	€176.80
Over €35.10 and up to €37.60	€174.30
Over €37.60 and up to €40.10	€171.80
Over €40.10 and up to €42.60	€169.30
Over €42.60 and up to €45.10	€166.80
Over €45.10 and up to €47.60	€164.30
Over €47.60 and up to €50.10	€161.80
Over €50.10 and up to €52.60	€159.30
Over €52.60 and up to €55.10	€156.80
Over €55.10 and up to €57.60	€154.30
Over €57.60 and up to €60.10	€151.80
Over €60.10 and up to €62.60	€149.30
Over €62.60 and up to €65.10	€146.80
Over €65.10 and up to €67.60	€144.30
Over €67.60 and up to €70.10	€141.80
Over €70.10 and up to €72.60	€139.30
Over €72.60 and up to €75.10	€136.80
Over €75.10 and up to €77.60	€134.30
Over €77.60 and up to €80.10	€131.80
Over €80.10 and up to €82.60	€129.30
Over €82.60 and up to €85.10	€126.80
Over €85.10 and up to €87.60	€124.30
Over €87.60 and up to €90.10	€121.80
Over €90.10 and up to €92.60	€119.30
Over €92.60 and up to €95.10	€116.80
Over €95.10 and up to €97.60	€114.30
Over €97.60 and up to €100.10	€111.80
Over €100.10 and up to €102.60	€109.30
Over €102.60 and up to €105.10	€106.80
Over €105.10 and up to €107.60	€104.30
Over €107.60 and up to €110.10	€101.80
Over €110.10 and up to €112.60	€99.30
Over €112.60 and up to €115.10	€96.80
Over €115.10 and up to €117.60	€94.30
Over €117.60 and up to €120.10	€91.80
Over €120.10 and up to €122.60	€89.30
Over €122.60 and up to €125.10	€86.80
Over €125.10 and up to €127.60	€84.30
Over €127.60 and up to €130.10	€81.80
Over €130.10 and up to €132.60	€79.30
Over €132.60 and up to €135.10	€76.80
Over €135.10 and up to €137.60	€74.30
Over €137.60 and up to €140.10	€71.80
Over €140.10 and up to €142.60	€69.30
Over €142.60 and up to €145.10	€66.80
Over €145.10 and up to €147.60	€64.30
Over €147.60 and up to €150.10	€61.80
Over €150.10 and up to €152.60	€59.30
Over €152.60 and up to €155.10	€56.80
Over €155.10 and up to €157.60	€54.30
Over €157.60 and up to €160.10	€51.80
Over €160.10 and up to €162.60	€49.30
Over €162.60 and up to €165.10	€46.80
Over €165.10 and up to €167.60	€44.30
Over €167.60 and up to €170.10	€41.80
Over €170.10 and up to €172.60	€39.30
Over €172.60 and up to €175.10	€36.80
Over €175.10 and up to €177.60	€34.30
Over €177.60 and up to €180.10	€31.80
Over €180.10 and up to €182.60	€29.30
Over €182.60 and up to €185.10	€26.80
Over €185.10 and up to €187.60	€24.30
Over €187.60 and up to €190.10	€21.80
Over €190.10 and up to €192.60	€19.30
Over €192.60 and up to €195.10	€16.80
Over €195.10 and up to €197.60	€14.30
Over €197.60 and up to €200.10	€11.80
Over €200.10 and up to €202.60	€9.30
Over €202.60 and up to €205.10	€6.80
Over €205.10 and up to €207.60	€4.30
Over €207.60	Nil

One-Parent Family Payment / Widowed Lone Parent

One-Parent Family Payment Rates from 1 January 2009
Widowed Lone Parent Rates from 2 January 2009

Weekly means, as assessed by us:	Aged under 66 Rate per week
Up to €7.60	€204.30
Over €7.60 and up to €10.10	€201.80
Over €10.10 and up to €12.60	€199.30
Over €12.60 and up to €15.10	€196.80
Over €15.10 and up to €17.60	€194.30
Over €17.60 and up to €20.10	€191.80
Over €20.10 and up to €22.60	€189.30
Over €22.60 and up to €25.10	€186.80
Over €25.10 and up to €27.60	€184.30
Over €27.60 and up to €30.10	€181.80
Over €30.10 and up to €32.60	€179.30
Over €32.60 and up to €35.10	€176.80
Over €35.10 and up to €37.60	€174.30
Over €37.60 and up to €40.10	€171.80
Over €40.10 and up to €42.60	€169.30
Over €42.60 and up to €45.10	€166.80
Over €45.10 and up to €47.60	€164.30
Over €47.60 and up to €50.10	€161.80
Over €50.10 and up to €52.60	€159.30
Over €52.60 and up to €55.10	€156.80
Over €55.10 and up to €57.60	€154.30
Over €57.60 and up to €60.10	€151.80
Over €60.10 and up to €62.60	€149.30
Over €62.60 and up to €65.10	€146.80
Over €65.10 and up to €67.60	€144.30
Over €67.60 and up to €70.10	€141.80
Over €70.10 and up to €72.60	€139.30
Over €72.60 and up to €75.10	€136.80
Over €75.10 and up to €77.60	€134.30
Over €77.60 and up to €80.10	€131.80
Over €80.10 and up to €82.60	€129.30
Over €82.60 and up to €85.10	€126.80
Over €85.10 and up to €87.60	€124.30
Over €87.60 and up to €90.10	€121.80
Over €90.10 and up to €92.60	€119.30
Over €92.60 and up to €95.10	€116.80
Over €95.10 and up to €97.60	€114.30
Over €97.60 and up to €100.10	€111.80
Over €100.10 and up to €102.60	€109.30
Over €102.60 and up to €105.10	€106.80
Over €105.10 and up to €107.60	€104.30
Over €107.60 and up to €110.10	€101.80
Over €110.10 and up to €112.60	€99.30
Over €112.60 and up to €115.10	€96.80
Over €115.10 and up to €117.60	€94.30
Over €117.60 and up to €120.10	€91.80
Over €120.10 and up to €122.60	€89.30
Over €122.60 and up to €125.10	€86.80
Over €125.10 and up to €127.60	€84.30
Over €127.60 and up to €130.10	€81.80
Over €130.10 and up to €132.60	€79.30
Over €132.60 and up to €135.10	€76.80
Over €135.10 and up to €137.60	€74.30
Over €137.60 and up to €140.10 (see note)*	€71.80
Over €140.10 and up to €142.60	€69.30
Over €142.60 and up to €145.10	€66.80
Over €145.10 and up to €147.60	€64.30
Over €147.60 and up to €150.10	€61.80
Over €150.10 and up to €152.60	€59.30
Over €152.60 and up to €155.10	€56.80
Over €155.10 and up to €157.60	€54.30
Over €157.60 and up to €160.10	€51.80
Over €160.10 and up to €162.60	€49.30
Over €162.60 and up to €165.10	€46.80
Over €165.10 and up to €167.60	€44.30
Over €167.60 and up to €170.10	€41.80
Over €170.10 and up to €172.60	€39.30
Over €172.60 and up to €175.10	€36.80
Over €175.10 and up to €177.60	€34.30
Over €177.60 and up to €180.10	€31.80
Over €180.10 and up to €182.60	€29.30
Over €182.60 and up to €185.10	€26.80
Over €185.10 and up to €187.60	€24.30
Over €187.60 and up to €190.10	€21.80
Over €190.10 and up to €192.60	€19.30
Over €192.60 and up to €195.10	€16.80
Over €195.10 and up to €197.60	€14.30
Over €197.60 and up to €200.10	€11.80
Over €200.10 and up to €202.60	€9.30
Over €202.60 and up to €205.10	€6.80
Over €205.10 and up to €207.60	€4.30
Over €207.60	Nil

*Note
If you are getting One-Parent Family Payment, you could earn up to €146.50 per week and may still qualify for full payment. If you earn between €146.50 and €425.00, you may qualify for a reduced payment. If you are in receipt of One-Parent Family Payment and your earnings subsequently exceed €425.00 per week, you will continue to receive transitional half-rate payment for 6 months.

Increases

Increases:	Rate per Week
Each qualified child	€26.00