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Options for someone not getting Social Welfare Payment?

  • 14-10-2010 2:40pm
    #1
    jimoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭


    Does nayone know if there are any options available to a person who is not in reciept of a social welfare payment?
    My wife has just had her claim refused after means test as we are about 10 quid a week above the threshold.
    Since she is not in receipt of a payment, she is not eligible for CE schemes.
    She cant do a WPP job since we cant afford to lose money so she can work.
    Same for voluntary work (cannot afford to travel)

    Besides the obvious answer (getting a job) is there any options out there for someone who is not costing this government anything but doesn't want to sit at home all day?

    She has experience working on factory floors, in fish factories and as an adminstrator for a courier, but there aren't any jobs out there to be had.


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  • #2
    axel rose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭axel rose


    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/social-welfare-payments-to-families-and-children/family_income_supplement


    Would ye be eligable for this?


  • #3
    jimoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭jimoc


    No, we've not got any rug rats yet :)


  • #4
    milkybar kid wk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭milkybar kid wk


    keep fighting your corner its sometimes ridiculous when they dont help our own if you just touched down in the country you'd be giving a new house social welfare for the wife child benefits and a taxi


  • #5
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    milkybar kid wk - Please read the charter for this forum. Remember that threads must be helpful and constructive.

    dudara


  • #6
    axel rose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭axel rose


    The only thing I can think of, off the top of my head is to ensure that you have her tax credits transferred over to you. It would do no harm to apply for the likes of a medical card ( if you get turned down, you'll be no worse off).

    As for volunteering, maybe she may get some travel costs given to her once she does basic training...but I dont know anything about it. It would do no harm to explain her situation to an organisation she is interested in working with. At the worst, the local library is a great resource for free cooking and training classes, it can depend on the library though.



    Good luck to your wife OP :)


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