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RATES OF PAYMENT
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Weekly Personal Rate
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Qualified Adult Allowance
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Each Child
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Maximum Weekly Rates
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Present
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New
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Increase
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Present
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New
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Increase
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Full Rate
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Social Insurance Payments
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€
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€
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€
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%
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€
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€
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€
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%
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€
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Retirement/Old Age (Contributory) Pension
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- under age 80
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179.30
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193.30
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14.00
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7.8%
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*119.50
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*128.80
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9.30
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7.8%
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19.30
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- aged 80 and over
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185.70
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203.30
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17.60
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9.5%
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**138.50
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**149.30
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10.80
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7.8%
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19.30
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Widow's/Widower's (Contributory) Pension/Deserted Wife's Benefit
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- under age 66
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154.30
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171.30
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17.00
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11.0%
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21.60
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- aged 66 and under age 80
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179.30
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193.30
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14.00
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7.8%
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21.60
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- aged 80 and over
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185.70
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203.30
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17.60
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9.5%
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21.60
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Invalidity Pension
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- under age 65
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154.30
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171.30
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17.00
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11.0%
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*110.10
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*122.20
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12.10
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11.0%
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19.30
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- aged 65 and under age 80
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179.30
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193.30
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14.00
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7.8%
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**138.50
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**149.30
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10.80
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7.8%
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19.30
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|
- aged 80 and over
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185.70
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203.30
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17.60
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9.5%
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19.30
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Carer's Benefit/Constant Attendance Allowance
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163.70
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180.70
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17.00
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10.4%
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16.80
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Disablement Pension
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179.90
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196.90
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17.00
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9.4%
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Unemployment/Disability/Health & Safety/Injury Benefit
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148.80
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165.80
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17.00
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11.4%
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98.70
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110.00
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11.30
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11.4%
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16.80
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Death Benefit Pension
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- under age 66
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177.60
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194.60
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17.00
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9.6%
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- aged 66 and under age 80
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183.70
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197.70
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14.00
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7.6%
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- aged 80 and over
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185.70
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207.70
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22.00
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11.8%
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Social Assistance Payments
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Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension
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- aged 66 and under age 80
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166.00
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182.00
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16.00
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9.6%
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109.70
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120.30
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10.60
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9.7%
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16.80
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- aged 80 and over
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172.40
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192.00
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19.60
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11.4%
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16.80
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Blind Pension
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- under age 66
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148.80
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165.80
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17.00
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11.4%
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*98.70
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*110.00
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11.30
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11.4%
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16.80
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- aged 66 and under age 80
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166.00
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182.00
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16.00
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9.6%
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**109.70
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**120.30
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10.60
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9.7%
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16.80
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- aged 80 and over
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172.40
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192.00
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19.60
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11.4%
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16.80
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Widow's/Widower's (Non-Contributory) Pension/Deserted Wife's/Prisoner's Wife's Allowance
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- under age 66
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148.80
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165.80
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17.00
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11.4%
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- aged 66 and under age 80
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166.00
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182.00
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16.00
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9.6%
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- aged 80 and over
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172.40
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192.00
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19.60
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11.4%
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Carer's Allowance
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- under age 66
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153.60
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180.00
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26.40
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17.2%
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16.80
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- aged 66 and over
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169.80
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200.00
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30.20
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17.8%
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16.80
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One-Parent Family Payment
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- under age 66
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148.80
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165.80
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17.00
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11.4%
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19.30
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- aged 66 and over
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166.00
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182.00
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16.00
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9.6%
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19.30
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Pre-Retirement/Disability Allowance
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148.80
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165.80
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17.00
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11.4%
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98.70
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110.00
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11.30
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11.4%
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16.80
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Supplementary Welfare Allowance
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148.80
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165.80
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17.00
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11.4%
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98.70
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110.00
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11.30
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11.4%
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16.80
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Unemployment Assistance
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148.80
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165.80
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17.00
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11.4%
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98.70
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110.00
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11.30
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11.4%
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16.80
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Farm Assist
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148.80
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165.80
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17.00
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11.4%
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98.70
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110.00
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11.30
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11.4%
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16.80
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Other Social Welfare Allowances
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Maternity/Adoptive Benefit
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- Minimum rate
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165.60
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182.60
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17.00
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10.3%
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Note:
* under 66
** 66 or over
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Orphan's Pension/Allowance
|
121.00
|
138.00
|
17.00
|
14.0%
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