Social Security Law in Ireland

2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-90-411-4152-1
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten

Reihe: International Encyclopaedia of Laws Monograph

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book describes the social security regime in Ireland. It conveys a clear working knowledge of the legal mechanics affecting health care, employment injuries and occupational diseases, incapacity to work, pensions, survivors’ benefits, unemployment benefits and services, and family benefits.

The analysis covers the field of application, conditions for entitlement, calculation of benefits, financing, the institutional framework, and relevant law enforcement and controls. Allowances for retirees, employees, public sector workers, the self-employed, and the handicapped are all clearly explained, along with full details of claims, adjudication procedures, and appeals.

Succinct yet eminently practical, the book will be a valuable resource for lawyers handling social security matters in Ireland. It will be of practical utility to those both in public service and private practice called on to develop and to apply social security law and policy, and of special interest as a contribution to the comparative study of social security systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cousins, Mel

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Author Preface List of Abbreviations General Introduction Selected Bibliography Part I. The Institutions Introduction Chapter 1. Public Institutions Chapter 2. Position and Competence of the Public Institutions Chapter 3. Private Institutions Part II. Contribution and Financing Introduction Chapter 1. Contribution Regulation for Employees Chapter 2. Contributions for Public Sector Workers Chapter 3. Contributions for the Self-Employed Chapter 4. Other Contributions Chapter 5. Government Funding Part III. Health Care Introduction Chapter 1. Field of Application Chapter 2. Benefits Part IV. Family Allowances Chapter 1. Child Benefit Chapter 2. Early Childcare Supplement Chapter 3. Increase for a Qualified Child Chapter 4. Guardian’s Payment Chapter 5. Maternity Benefit and Related Schemes Chapter 6. Payments to Qualified Adults Chapter 7. One-Parent Family Payment and Lone Parents’ Payments Part V. Incapacity to Work, Disability and Care Chapter 1. Illness Benefit Chapter 2. Invalidity Pension Chapter 3. Disability Allowance Chapter 4. Blind Pension Chapter 5. Carer’s Allowance Chapter 6. Carer’s Benefit Chapter 7. Respite Care Grant Part VI. Occupational Accidents and Diseases and Deductibility of Benefits from Awards of Damages Chapter 1. The Occupational Injuries Scheme Chapter 2. The Deductibility of Benefits from Awards of Damages Part VII. Unemployment Chapter 1. Jobseeker’s Benefit Chapter 2. Jobseeker’s Allowance Chapter 3. Pre-retirement Allowance Chapter 4. Farm Assist Chapter 5. Family Income Supplement Part VIII. Old-Age and Survivors’ Pensions Chapter 1. State Pension (Contributory) Chapter 2. State Pension (Transition) Chapter 3. State Pension (Non-contributory) Chapter 4. Widow(er)’s (Contributory) Pension Chapter 5. Widow(er)’s (Non-contributory) Pension Part IX. Payments on or after Death Chapter 1. Bereavement Grant Chapter 2. Widowed Parent Grant Chapter 3. Payments after Death Part X. Minimum Income Benefit Chapter 1. Supplementary Welfare Allowance Part XI. Means Tests Chapter 1. General Principles Chapter 2. Jobseeker’s Allowance Test Chapter 3. State Pension (Non-contributory) Chapter 4. Supplementary Welfare Allowance Chapter 5. Long-Term Payments Test Part XII. Claims, General Provisions and Adjudication Chapter 1. Claims Chapter 2. Accumulation Rules (Overlapping Provisions) Chapter 3. Residence and Absence Chapter 4. Imprisonment Chapter 5. Overpayments and Repayments Chapter 6. Distribution of Assets Chapter 7. Adjudication Index