S.I. No. 263/1990:

SOCIAL WELFARE (FAMILY INCOME SUPPLEMENT) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS, 1990.

SOCIAL WELFARE (FAMILY INCOME SUPPLEMENT) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS, 1990.

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 section 232F of that Act (inserted by section 13 of the Social Welfare Act, 1984 (No. 5 of 1984)), hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Family Income Supplement) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1990.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Family Income Supplement) Regulations, 1984 to 1990, shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Family Income Supplement) Regulations, 1984 to 1990.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of November, 1990.

3. The Social Welfare (Family Income Supplement) Regulations, 1984 ( S.I. No. 278 of 1984 ) are hereby amended by the substitution for article 4 (as amended by the Social Welfare (Family Income Supplement) (Amendment) Regulations, 1990 ( S.I. No. 189 of 1990 )) of the following article:--

"4. In calculating or estimating weekly family income the following items shall be disregarded--

( a ) any sums received by way of orphan's (contributory) allowance, orphan's (non-contributory) pension or death benefit by way of orphan's pension under the Act;

( b ) any sums received by way of child benefit under the Act;

( c ) any sums received by way of allowance for domiciliary care of handicapped children under section 61 of the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970);

( d ) any sums received by way of rent allowance under article 4 of the Social Welfare (Rent Allowance) Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 220 of 1982 );

( e ) any sums received by way of supplement;

( f ) any sums received by way of supplementary welfare allowance under the Act;

( g ) any sums from the investment or profitable use of property (not being property personally used or enjoyed by the person concerned);

( h ) payments by a health board in respect of a child who is boarded out;

( i ) in the case of a qualified applicant under a scheme administered by the Minister for the Gaeltacht and known as Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge, any income received under that scheme in respect of a person who is temporarily resident with the qualified applicant, together with any other income received in respect of such temporary resident;

( j ) any sums received by way of carer's allowance under the Act.".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare

this 31st day of October, 1990.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 31st day of October, 1990.

ALBERT REYNOLDS,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide for the exemption of any sums received by way of carer's allowance from the assessment of means for family income supplement purposes.