S.I. No. 334 of 2008 .

SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE ALLOWANCE) (AMENDMENT) (MAXIMUM RENT LIMITS) REGULATIONS 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd August, 2008.

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 4 (as amended by section 17 and Schedule 3 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (No. 5 of 2006)) and section 198 (as amended by section 25 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (No. 8 of 2007)) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (No. 26 of 2005), hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and Construction

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) (Amendment) (Maximum Rent Limits) Regulations 2008.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 412 of 2007 ) shall be construed together as one and may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 2007 to 2008.

Definitions.

2. In these Regulations-

“the Principal Regulations” means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 412 of 2007 ).

Maximum amount of rent in respect of which a supplement is payable.

3. The Principal Regulations are amended in paragraph (i) of article 9(2) by substituting “31 December 2009” for “30 June 2008”.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs

8 August 2008

MARY HANAFIN,

Minister for Social and Family Affairs.

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

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance

11 August 2008

BRIAN LENIHAN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations provide for the continuation until 31 December 2009 of the maximum rent limits, as set out in Schedule 1 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 412 of 2007 ), in respect of which rent supplement is payable.