Entitlements please advise

MagicMan2

Hi everyone. I am a 34 year old married man with 2 kids aged 1 and 4. My wife doesnt work outside of the home. I have been working in this state since i was 21 and finished college but unfortunately I will be let go in June. I wont be getting redundancy since it has been contract work. I can see that I will be entitled to the job seekers benefit because I have paid my stamps. However can anyone tell me whether I get anything because of my dependents ie wife and 2 kids. I am pretty sure I will have a job again in October but am worried about the in between time. Thanks in advance for your help and I am sorry if its an obvious answer I just amnt familiar with what I am entitled to.

Kotek Besar

Hi there,

Assuming you've been earning, on average, at least €300 per week, your payment should be €385.70 per week (€196 for self + €130.10 for spouse + €29.80 for 1st child + €29.80 for 2nd child).

If you are getting Jobseeker's Benefit, you may be entitled to:

• Mortgage Interest Supplement or Rent Supplement - a payment from the Community Welfare Officer at your local health centre.
• Smokeless Fuel Allowance - to help low-income households meet the extra cost of using smokeless or low smoke fuels in designated urban areas (payable with Jobseeker's Benefit after 3 months).
• Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance - an allowance designed to help towards the cost of uniforms and footwear for children who are attending school. The scheme is payable between June and September each year.
• Medical Card - if your income is below certain a level, you may get a medical card. It covers you for free doctor's care, approved prescriptions etc. Contact your Local Health Office for more information.
• School Book Scheme - each year the Department of Education and Science provides grants to primary, secondary and comprehensive schools towards the cost of school books for students in financial need. You should contact the school principal for more information. The school principal will also advise you whether the school runs a book loan scheme, whereby your children's books are provided for a nominal rental charge each year.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/unemployed-people/unemployment_benefit

MagicMan2

Really appreciate that advice thanks

billybigunz

With the childrens allowance you will be quite comfy. Works out as a single person earning 40k gross.

Kotek Besar

billybigunz wrote: »

With the childrens allowance you will be quite comfy. Works out as a single person earning 40k gross.

40k? I work it out to be €23656.40 (net).

385.70 x 52 = 20056.40 (JB).
300 x 12 = 3600.00 (CB).
TOTAL = €23656.40 over 12 months.

billybigunz

Kotek Besar wrote: »

40k? I work it out to be €23656.40 (net).

385.70 x 52 = 20056.40 (JB).
300 x 12 = 3600.00 (CB).
TOTAL = €23656.40 over 12 months.

You've worked it out wrong.
They showed all the sums in the print article but you have missed a lot of them.

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/cut-dole-and-restore-incentive-to-work-says-ibec-2101206.html
It would take a well paying job to make a lot of people bother getting out of bed.

IBEC maintains that a couple with a single gross income of €40,000 would end up with €500 less a year than a couple on social welfare.
The couple would need a gross income of at least €41,000 to provide an incentive to work.
Other costs, such as travel and lunches, mean the couple would need to be earning at least €45,000 to make it worthwhile to take up a job offer.