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 />
Working and claiming a<br />
social welfare payment<br />
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The system is complicated and each payment has its own<br />
set <strong>of</strong> rules if you want <strong>to</strong> take up some work or training while<br />
claiming a payment.<br />
Summary <strong>of</strong> main points<br />
Disability Payments: If you are on a disability or illness<br />
payment you will first need <strong>to</strong> get permission from <strong>the</strong><br />
Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Social</strong> and Family Affairs <strong>to</strong> allow you <strong>to</strong> work or<br />
take up a training course. It must help rehabilitate you.<br />
Carer’s Payments: You must not work over 15 hours<br />
per week.<br />
Unemployment payments: You must not work more than<br />
3 days a week (Sunday does not count).<br />
Assistance based payments: If you are allowed <strong>to</strong> work<br />
<strong>the</strong> Department may apply ‘income disregards’. These are<br />
amounts <strong>of</strong> earnings/or income that are ignored in <strong>the</strong> relevant<br />
means tests that apply <strong>to</strong> your payment.
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