Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 Schedule 4 Part 2

Increases of state pension (non-contributory) for one of a couple where spouse has not attained pensionable age

Schedule 4 Part 2 sets out how weekly pension payments are reduced as the claimant's or pensioner's weekly means increase, using a sliding scale from €190.20 down to nil.

• The maximum weekly rate of €190.20 applies where means do not exceed €30.00 per week.
• For each €2.50 increase in weekly means, the pension rate generally reduces by approximately €1.60 to €1.70.
• Once weekly means exceed €315.00, no pension increase is payable.
• The schedule has been amended multiple times since 2006, most recently by the Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Act 2025.