The table below lists the schemes that are set out in primary legislation and those which are non-statutory in nature.
Schemes set out in Primary Legislation*
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Non-statutory Schemes
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State Pension (Transition)
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National Fuel Scheme
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State Pension (Contributory)
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Free Travel
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State Pension (Non-Contributory)
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Household Benefits Package
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Widows, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory)
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Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance
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Widow’s Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s Non-Contributory Pension
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Community Employment Scheme
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Death Benefit
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Rural Social Scheme -RSS
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Bereavement Grant
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Tús - Community Work Placement Initiative
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Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner’s Grant
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Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
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One Parent Family Payment
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Short-Term Enterprise Allowance
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Child Benefit
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Part Time Job Incentive Scheme
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Family Income Supplement
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Work Placement Programme
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Guardian’s payment Contributory
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Jobbridge, The National Internship Scheme
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Guardian’s payment (Non- Contributory)
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Back to Education Allowance
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Maternity Benefit
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Training and Development Option
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Adoptive Benefit
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Part-Time Education Option (PTEO)
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Health and Safety Benefit
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Springboard
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Jobseekers Benefit
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Jobsplus
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Jobseeker’s Allowance
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The Wage Subsidy Scheme
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Farm Assist
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The Reasonable Accommodation Fund for the Employment of people with disabilities
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Employer Job (PRSI) Incentive Scheme
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The Disability Awareness Training Support Scheme
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Illness Benefit
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Job Initiative Scheme
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Partial Capacity Benefit
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Gateway
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Invalidity Pension
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Technical Assistance & Training Fund
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Disability Allowance
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Technical Employment Support Grant
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Blind Pension
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Activation and Family Support Programme
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Carer’s Benefit
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School Meals – local projects scheme
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Carer’s Allowance
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Domiciliary Care Allowance
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Respite Care Grant
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Injury Benefit
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Disablement Benefit
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Medical Care
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Treatment Benefit
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Increase for Living Alone
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Living on a Specified Island
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Rent Allowance for tenants affected by the De-Control of Rents
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Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance and other Supplements under SWA
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Rent Supplement
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Mortgage Interest Supplement
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Exceptional Needs Payments
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Urgent Needs Payments
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School Meals – urban scheme
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Redundancy Payments Scheme
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Insolvency Payments Scheme
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* Some changes in scheme conditions may require both primary and secondary legislation. Other changes may only require secondary legislation and/or changes to administrative guidelines.