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Bereaved, unemployed students and benefits question

  • 28-06-2009 3:09pm
    #1
    Marathon Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭


    Quick question: What would 2 full time university students whose mother recently died be entitled to in terms of state benefits?
    I am aware of the bereavement grant. But am wondering about social welfare for example. They shared the family home with their mother and continue to reside there.
    Thanks MM


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  • #2
    cee_jay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭cee_jay


    If the mother was in receipt of a social welfare payment herself before she passed, and on this payment she was getting paid for a qualified adult (i.e. spouse/partner/carer), this payment should continue to the qualified adult for 6 weeks after the death.

    If the mother died because of an accident at work or occupational disease, Death Benefit may be paid to their dependants. It may also be paid to dependants if at the time of their death the person was getting Disablement Pension.

    I don't know of any other payment apart from the above.

    http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Pages/bereaved.aspx


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