DUBLIN COACH
All destination All timetables Tickets for intercity services can be booked online, and are also available for purchase from your driver. Cash is not accepted onboard. They accept card or contactless payments. They also accept Leap Card, Free Travel Pass, Google Pay, Apple Pay and Revolut onboard. Children under the age of 12 travel free. […]
A PERSON IS TAKING IN A CHILD OR CHILDREN FROM UKRAINE, CAN THEY CLAIM ONE PARENT FAMILY PAYMENT (OFP)/JOBSEEKER TRANSITIONAL PAYMENT (JST)/JOBSEEKER ALLOWANCE(JA) FOR THE CHILD?
There has been no change to the definition of a ‘qualified parent’ for the purpose of OFP/ JST. Section 172(1) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 defines a qualified adult as ‘the parent, step-parent, adoptive parent or legal guardian of at least one relevant child, who normally resides with that person’. Therefore, in general, […]
A PERSON IS TAKING IN A CHILD OR CHILDREN FROM UKRAINE, ARE THEY ENTITLED TO CLAIM A GUARDIAN’S PAYMENT?
Guardian’s payment is paid if the person is taking care of a child who is defined as ‘an orphan’ under Social Welfare legislation. A child is regarded as an orphan if they meet the following requirements: * they are under 18 (or 22 if in full-time education) and * both parents are dead or * […]
ADDITIONAL OR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS PAYMENTS
For additional needs payments information please click here: gov.ie – Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance (www.gov.ie) Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance is a means-tested once-off payment aimed at helping families with the extra costs of clothing and footwear when children start school each autumn. The Back […]
HOLIDAYS AND LEAVING YOUR LOCATION
If you are in receipt of a Social Welfare Payment to declare holidays, please log into your mywelfare.ie account to do so. Payments will not be available while you are on holidays. Once you return from your holidays, please present to your Local Intreo Office with your travel tickets and passport. Payments will be available […]
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 […]
