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Appendix 2: Summary Of DSFA Budget Package 2007 COST First Year Full Year m m Delivering Income Support 940.85 940.85 Children 209.23 243.70 Pensioners 38.16 38.40 Energy 35.65 35.65 Carers 63.05 107.52 Working Age 15.65 21.04 People with Disabilities 16.48 16.90 Miscellaneous 2.75 2.25 Total 1,321.82 1,406.31 DETAILS OF DSFA BUDGET PACKAGE 2007 Proposal COST First Year Full Year 1. Income Support m m Personal Rates of Payment €16 increase in the personal rate of payment for all contributory pensioners aged 66 or over (65 in the case of Invalidity Pension); €18 increase in the personal rate of payment for all State Pension (Non-Contributory) recipients; €19.10 increase in the personal rate of Death Benefit Pension aged under 66; €20 increase in the personal rate of lower payments. See Section 5 for increases for carers. Proportionate increases for all persons in receipt of reduced rates.[January 2007] IQA Rates of Payment €14.30 per week Increase for Invalidity Pension QAs aged under 65; €10.70 per week Increase for State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Transition) QAs aged under 66; €11.90 per week Increase for State Pension (Non-Contributory) QAs and a €13.30 per week Increase for all other QAs. Proportionate increases for all persons in receipt of reduced rates. See Section 3 for Increases for State Pension (Contributory), State Pension (Transition) and Invalidity Pension QAs aged 65. [January 2007] Maternity and Adoptive Benefits €25.20 per week increase in the minimum rate of Maternity and Adoptive Benefit from €182.60 to €207.80 per week. [January 2007] 940.85 940.85 annual report 2006 77
Appendix 2: Summary Of DSFA Budget Package 2007 (continued) COST First Year Full Year 2. Children m m Child Benefit Increase the Lower and Higher Child Benefit Rates by €10 per month. New monthly rates are €160 and €195 per month, respectively. . [April 2007] Increase for Qualified Children Increase Qualified Child rates by €5.20, €2.70 and €0.40 from €16.80, €19.30 and €21.60, respectively, to a new single rate of €22 per week. [January 2007] Family Income Supplement (FIS) Increase all FIS earnings thresholds by amounts ranging from €15 to €185 per week, depending on family size. [January 2007] Back to School Clothing & Footwear Allowance (BTSCFA) Increase the rate of payment of BTSCFA by €60 per child for the lower rate and by €95 per child for the higher rate; New rates are €180 for children aged 2 to 11 years old and €285 for children aged 12 to 22. [June 2007] School Meals Additional funding to extend the School Meals Programme to a further 215 schools in the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) programme. [2007] Supplementary Welfare Allowance/ Rent & Mortgage Interest Supplement Disregard Guardian’s Payment (Contributory & Non-Contributory) from assessment for Supplementary Welfare Allowance/Rent Mortgage Interest Supplement. [May 2007] IQC/Jobseeker’s Benefit, Illness Benefit, Injury Benefit and Health & Safety Benefit Increase the spouse’s income threshold for entitlement to a half rate Increase for Qualified Children by €50 per week, from €350 to €400 [January 2007] appendices Widowed Parent Grant Increase the Widowed Parent Grant by €1,300, from €2,700 to €4,000. [Budget Day] 209.23 243.70 78
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