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widower needing advice

ciaeim · 2010-07-31 22:22:44

MY wife passed away recently and i have 3 teenage kids, i am 42 and had to give up work for the moment in the circumstances , i have been on jobseekers benefit and now have been approved for contributary widowers pension of which i get my first payment on august 13th, what i am wondering do i still get my jobseekers…

31-07-2010 10:22pm

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ciaeim

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MY wife passed away recently and i have 3 teenage kids, i am 42 and had to give up work for the moment in the circumstances , i have been on jobseekers benefit and now have been approved for contributary widowers pension of which i get my first payment on august 13th, what i am wondering do i still get my jobseekers benefit, any help greatly appreciated.

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#2 01-08-2010 1:00am

nojunkmaill

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There's a lot of information here..

http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Publications/SW25/Pages/1WhatistheWidowsorWidowersContributoryPension.aspx

You may qualify for a reduced rate while receiving Job Seekers Benefit.

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#3 01-08-2010 10:54am

cee_jay

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As nojunkmail said you can get half the personal rate of your JSB while in receipt of widower's con. pension. Just to be sure, go into your hatch in your local office and make sure everything is ok.

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#4 02-08-2010 10:30pm

ciaeim

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thank you for your help

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