Pensioner - Free TV etc

Saibh

my father lives alone at present. he receives his social welfare pension also he gets free tv licence, cost towards his esb and telephone etc

my question is if i was to move back home with him will he have to inform the social welfare office and will he lose his free tv licence, cost towards esb and telephone.

i am in full time employment

thanks

Mrs. MacGyver

The best thing to do is contact Free Schemes Section in the Dept of Social and Family Affairs and they will be able to advise you on this.

very miffed dub

If your father is over 70 he will continue to get his free TV licence, ESB and Telephone Allowance regardless of who lives with him.

If he is under 70 he may lose them. Have a look here http://www.welfare.ie/publications/sw107.html

If he's getting the Living Alone Increase he may lose that too. http://www.welfare.ie/publications/sw36.html#sep

Sidetracker

Hi. On the same line, but a different problem. I am in my 67th year and still working full time. I am getting contributary pension. My employers are thinking of making me redundant. Does anyone know if I will quailfy for statutary redundancy.

billy the squid

If you have been working with the same company for two years and 1 day you should get at least statutory redundancy. which is 2.5 weeks for each year of service

there is no cap on statutory redundancy.

GerardKeating

Sidetracker wrote: »

Hi. On the same line, but a different problem. I am in my 67th year and still working full time. I am getting contributary pension. My employers are thinking of making me redundant. Does anyone know if I will quailfy for statutary redundancy.

According to CitizensInformation.IE "Since 8 May 2007 there is no upper age limit of 66" so you are entitled.

Some jobs have a statutory retirement age, but there is no legally define set retirement age.

Sidetracker

Thanks all for info. on redundancd.