MAX PAY AND LIMITATION PAY

A Max Pay is where one person in the couple is claiming an allowance payment and the other person is claiming a benefit payment listed below:   Jobseeker’s Benefit Illness Benefit Injury Benefit Disablement Pension (when paid with Illness Benefit or Incapacity Supplement) Invalidity Pension State Pension (Con & Non-Con)   The Max Payment amount […]

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL WELFARE PAYMENTS

If you are in receipt of any other Social Welfare Payments please notify your Local Intreo Office prior to starting employment – emails can be found here: gov.ie – Intreo centres and local branch offices (www.gov.ie)   Please note! If your personal or family circumstances change you must notify your Local Intreo Office to avoid […]

BANK HOLIDAYS AND PART TIME WORKERS

If you have worked more than 40 hours in the previous 5 weeks, you are entitled to payment from your employer.  As you are working part time, your employer needs to pay you for any Public Holiday regardless of working that day or not. Social welfare system automatically will not pay for a Public holiday. […]

JOBSEEKER PAYMENTS AND NEW EMPLOYMENT

Let your Local Intreo Centre know prior to starting employment. If you will be working 4 days or more each week please log into mywelfare.ie and close your claim.   If you have gained part time employment please complete a UP80 (Employer Declaration for Casual/Part Time/Short Time employment). This can be found here Short Time […]

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JOBSEEKER BENEFIT AND JOBSEEKER ALLOWANCE?

Jobseeker’s Benefit: Jobseeker’s Benefit is a payment for people between 18 and 66 years of age who become fully or partly unemployed and have paid enough pay-related social insurance (PRSI) contributions. If you are temporarily placed on a shorter working week, for example, your working week has been reduced from a 5 day work pattern […]

TYPES OF SOCIAL WELFARE PAYMENTS AND DAYS PAYMENTS ARE ISSUED

Dates sometimes vary for holiday periods or if amendments have been made to a claim Claim Standard Pay Day More info Jobseeker Allowance Tuesday gov.ie – Jobseeker’s Allowance (www.gov.ie) Jobseeker Benefit: Wednesday  gov.ie – Jobseeker’s Benefit (www.gov.ie) Jobseeker (Part Time) Friday One Parent Family Payment Thursday gov.ie – One-Parent Family Payment (www.gov.ie) Jobseeker Transitional Payment […]