S.I. No. 443/1985:

SOCIAL WELFARE (SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE ALLOWANCES) REGULATIONS, 1985.

SOCIAL WELFARE (SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE ALLOWANCES) REGULATIONS, 1985.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation)Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981) and by subsection (9) of section 218 of that Act (inserted by section 15 of the Social Welfare Act, 1983 (No. 6 of 1983)) after consultation with the Minister for the Environment and with the consent of the Minister for Finance hereby makes the following regulations:--

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Regulations, 1985.

(2) The collective citation "the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations, 1977 to 1985" shall include these Regulations.

2. The total amount to be paid by all local authorities under subsection (1) of section 218 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 in respect of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1985 shall be £14,100,000.

3. The amounts payable under subsection (3) of section 218 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 in respect of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1985 by each local authority mentioned in column (1) of the Table to this article shall not exceed the amounts set out in column (2) of the Table opposite such mention in column (1).

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this

23rd day of December, 1985.

BARRY DESMOND,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 23rd day

of December, 1985.

ALAN DUKES,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations prescribe the total amount to be paid by all local authorities to Health Boards in respect of Health Board expenditure on supplementary welfare allowances for the year 1985. The amount prescribed represents an increase of 5.44% on the amount of £14,700,000 prescribed for 1984 less a sum of £1,400,000 in respect of a reduction in contributions payable by local authorities.

They also prescribe the maximum amounts payable by each local authority for the year 1985 in respect of the Health Boards' administration costs of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme.