PPS number for children?

RicardoSmith

Where do you get a PPS number for a new baby?

Oriel

WTF?
As in the number you get when you turn 16?
To pay TAX, gain benefits etc?

S.

sceptre

Your local social welfare office. According to this they're the only people who can issue one. The DoSFA (what an appropriate abbreviation) number is (01) 704 3236.

If it's for immunisation of a child you have, you use yours.

(now see the way I didn't ask the obvious nosey question there?)

RicardoSmith

Originally posted by sceptre
Your local social welfare office. According to this they're the only people who can issue one. The DoSFA (what an appropriate abbreviation) number is (01) 704 3236.

If it's for immunisation of a child you have, you use yours.

(now see the way I didn't ask the obvious nosey question there?)

Thanks.

BTW you need it for some medical things like the family drug payment scheme etc.

Boston

Originally posted by RicardoSmith
Thanks.

BTW you need it for some medical things like the family drug payment scheme etc.

True, but still isn't that only when your over 16.

RicardoSmith

Originally posted by Boston
True, but still isn't that only when your over 16.

TBH I dunno. I can never get the SW office on the phone. They simply never pick up the ****** phone.

RicardoSmith

Originally posted by sceptre
Your local social welfare office. According to this they're the only people who can issue one. The DoSFA (what an appropriate abbreviation) number is (01) 704 3236.

If it's for immunisation of a child you have, you use yours.

(now see the way I didn't ask the obvious nosey question there?)

Actually I got through to those guys straight away. Apparently if you get child benefit then the child automatically gets issued a number by that crowd in Kilkenny. The DoSFA guys could find that number in the system so all sorted.

beer enigma

Drug payment scheme applies to all ages.....sadly

My 1 year old recently got a touch of bronchitis & it cost us nearly €100 for medicines & inhaler.

My 3 year old fractured her arm & the hospital sent us a bill for €50 !!

Only in Ireland

RicardoSmith

Our baby had to visit the GP three or four times over the past couple of months and each time we ended seeing a different doc covering for another one. Which meant we got charged 45 each time. Soon adds up.

Victor

The PPSN is being used to (a) track benefits (b) track every state interaction with about 16,000 children for the next 20 years for a study on deprivation / education / health employment / crime / etc.

RicardoSmith

Originally posted by Victor
The PPSN is being used to (a) track benefits (b) track every state interaction with about 16,000 children for the next 20 years for a study on deprivation / education / health employment / crime / etc.

Do ypu have a link to more info on that Victor

Victor

Originally posted by RicardoSmith
Do ypu have a link to more info on that Victor

http://www.welfare.ie/topics/ppsn/rou.html
http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/index.asp?docID=1497
www.mwhb.ie/documentation/boardminutes/pdf/june02/Immunisations%20Review.pdf

RicardoSmith

Thanks Victor.

You never really think that theres people do all that kinda work do you. Be interesting to see analysis of stats on the population.