A Short Guide to the Irish Social Welfare System - Irish Congress of ...
A Short Guide to the Irish Social Welfare System - Irish Congress of ...
A Short Guide to the Irish Social Welfare System - Irish Congress of ...
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<strong>Social</strong> <strong>Welfare</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
Contents<br />
<br />
Acknowledgements 2<br />
Contents 3<br />
Information 4<br />
How <strong>the</strong> <strong>System</strong> Works 6<br />
<strong>Social</strong> insurance payments 6<br />
Protecting your social insurance record 7<br />
<strong>Social</strong> assistance payments 8<br />
Universal benefits 9<br />
Extra income supports 10<br />
How much money is paid 12<br />
<strong>Social</strong> Assistance and Habitual Residence (HRC) 16<br />
<strong>Social</strong> Security & moving in <strong>the</strong> European Union 18<br />
Applying for a payment<br />
1<br />
Decisions and Appeals<br />
2<br />
Unemployment<br />
5<br />
Illness and disability<br />
6<br />
Caring<br />
9<br />
Bereavement<br />
1<br />
Parenting alone<br />
3<br />
Pregnancy<br />
5<br />
Child Supports<br />
6<br />
Retirement and older people<br />
8<br />
Supplementary <strong>Welfare</strong> Allowance (SWA) 40<br />
Working and claiming a social welfare payment 43
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