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ANNEX C
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Table 1
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Increases
in Maximum Weekly Rates of Social Insurance from January 2003
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Present
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New
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Rate
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Rate
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Personal
and Qualified Adult Rates
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€
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€
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Retirement
Pension/Old Age Contributory Pension:
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(i)
Under 80:
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Personal
rate
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147.30
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157.30
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Person
with qualified adult under 66
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245.40
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262.10
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Person
with qualified adult 66 or over
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261.10
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278.80
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(ii)
80 or over:
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Personal
rate
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153.70
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163.70
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Person
with qualified adult under 66
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251.80
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268.50
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Person
with qualified adult 66 or over
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267.50
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285.20
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Widow's/Widower's
Contributory Pension:
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(i)
Under 66
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123.30
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130.30
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(ii)
66 and under 80
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144.80
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155.80
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(iii)
80 or over
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151.20
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162.20
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Invalidity
Pension:
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(i)
Under 65:
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Personal
rate
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123.30
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130.30
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Person
with qualified adult under 66
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211.30
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223.30
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Person
with qualified adult 66 or over
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228.70
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243.40
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(ii)
65 and under 80:
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Personal
rate
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147.30
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157.30
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Person
with qualified adult under 66
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235.30
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250.30
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Person
with qualified adult 66 or over
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252.70
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270.40
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(iii)
80 or over:
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Personal
rate
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153.70
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163.70
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Person
with qualified adult under 66
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241.70
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256.70
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Person
with qualified adult 66 or over
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259.10
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276.80
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Carers
Benefit
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Personal
rate
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132.70
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139.70
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Occupational
Injuries Benefit - Death Benefit Pension:
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(i)
Personal rate under 66
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146.60
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153.60
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(ii)
Personal rate over 66
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151.70
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161.70
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Occupational
Injuries Benefit - Disablement Pension:
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Personal
rate
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148.90
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155.90
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Disability
/ Unemployment Benefit:
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Personal
rate
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118.80
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124.80
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Person
with qualified adult
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197.60
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207.60
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Injury
Benefit/Health and Safety Benefit:
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Personal
rate
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118.80
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124.80
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Person
with qualified adult
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197.60
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207.60
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Orphan's
Contributory Allowance
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91.00
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97.00
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ANNEX C
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Table 2
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Increases
in Maximum Weekly Rates of Social Assistance from January 2003
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Present
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New
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Rate
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Rate
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Personal
and Qualified Adult Rates
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€
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€
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Old
Age Non-Contributory Pension:
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(i)
Under 80:
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Personal
rate
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134.00
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144.00
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Person
with qualified adult
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222.50
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239.20
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(ii)
80 or over:
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Personal
rate
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140.40
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150.40
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Person
with qualified adult
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228.90
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245.60
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Blind
Person's Pension:
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(i)
Under 66:
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Personal
rate
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118.80
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124.80
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Person
with qualified adult under 66
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197.60
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207.60
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Person
with qualified adult 66 or over
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207.30
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220.00
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(ii)
66 and under 80:
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Personal
rate
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134.00
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144.00
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Person
with qualified adult under 66
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212.80
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226.80
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Person
with qualified adult 66 or over
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222.50
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239.20
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(iii)
80 or over:
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Personal
rate
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140.40
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150.40
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Person
with qualified adult under 66
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219.20
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233.20
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Person
with qualified adult 66 or over
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228.90
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245.60
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Widow's/Widower's
Non-Contributory Pension:
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(i)
Under 66
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118.80
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124.80
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(ii)
66 and under 80
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134.00
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144.00
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(iii)
80 or over
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140.40
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150.40
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One-Parent
Family Payment:
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(including
one child)
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(i)
Under 66
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138.10
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144.10
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(ii)
66 years and over
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153.30
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163.30
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Carer's
Allowance:
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(i)
Under 66
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122.60
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129.60
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(ii)
66 years and over
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137.80
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147.80
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Disability
Allowance
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Personal
rate
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118.80
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124.80
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Personal
with qualified adult
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197.60
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207.60
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Supplementary
Welfare Allowance:
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Personal
rate
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118.80
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124.80
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Person
with qualified adult
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197.60
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207.60
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Unemployment
Assistance:
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Personal
rate
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118.80
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124.80
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Person
with qualified adult
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197.60
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207.60
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Pre-Retirement
Allowance / Farm Assist
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Personal
rate
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118.80
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124.80
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Person
with qualified adult
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197.60
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207.60
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Orphan's
Non-Contributory Pension
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91.00
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97.00
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ANNEX C
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Table 3
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Increases
in Monthly Rates of Child Benefit from April 2003
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Present
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New
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Rate
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Rate
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€
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€
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Child
Benefit
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(i)
First and Second Children
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117.60
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125.60
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(ii)
Third and Subsequent Children
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147.30
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157.30
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Table 4
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Increases
in Maximum Weekly Rates of Health Allowances from January 2003
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Present
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New
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Rate
|
Rate
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€
|
€
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Supplementary
Allowance payable to Blind Persons
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in
receipt of a Blind Pension
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(i)
Blind Pensioner
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36.90
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38.80
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(ii)
Blind Married Couple
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73.80
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77.60
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Infectious
Diseases Maintenance Allowance
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(i)
Personal Rate
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118.80
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124.80
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(ii)
Person with qualified adult
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198.80
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208.80
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