Social Welfare rates back to 2007-2008, how much is that?

CorkMan · 07-12-2010 3:56pm #1

Does anyone know?

Our man in Havana · 07-12-2010 4:07pm

€188 per person roughly.

Konata · 07-12-2010 4:26pm

Any idea about Supplementary Welfare Allowance? I'm on 100 a week atm.

RedXIV · 07-12-2010 4:33pm

4% drop across the board apparently

Konata · 07-12-2010 4:34pm

4 euro less a week doesn't sound like much but over a year that's down 208 euro

Nehaxak · 07-12-2010 4:41pm

In fairness, I thought there would be a lot more of a reduction imposed.
I'm more concerned about unemployed people now being forced into ridiculous training schemes picking cotton, cleaning toilets or other such amazing CE or WPP schemes.

Raze_them_all · 07-12-2010 4:44pm

I'm a qualified personal trainer that can't get work...I cannot simply wait to be told I can do a college course on childminding or work experience in planting flowers :rolleyes:

Shammy · 07-12-2010 4:48pm

Its a harsh budget for those looking for work with kids.

gurramok · 07-12-2010 4:51pm

http://budget.gov.ie/budgets/2011/Documents/Summary%20of%20Measures%20Combined.pdf
The maximum personal rate of payment for all weekly schemes (other than all personal rates for those aged 66 and over, Invalidity Pension and State Pension Transition recipients aged 65) will be reduced by €8 per week from the first week in January 2011 and proportionate decreases will apply in respect of people on reduced social insurance rates of payment.
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Associated maximum Qualified Adult Allowance (QAAs) will generally decrease by €5.30 per week from the first week in January 2011 and proportionate decreases will apply in respect of people on reduced social insurance rates of payment.
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There will be a decrease of €8 per week in the maximum and minimum rate of Maternity and Adoptive Benefits.
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There will be a reduction of €6 per week in the rate of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Supplementary Welfare Allowance for those aged 22-24.
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The rate of payment of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Supplementary Welfare Allowance for those aged 18-21 is unchanged.
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There will be a reduction of €10 in the personal weekly rate of Supplementary Welfare Allowance.

DConway · 07-12-2010 4:51pm

http://www.budget.gov.ie/budgets/2011/Documents/Summary%20of%20Measures%20Combined.pdf

Looks like its going down €8, then if your aged between 22-24 a further €6

Thats what I made out of that

Konata · 07-12-2010 4:52pm

Oh thank God! I'm still 20.

/breathes sigh of relief

Mr Trade In · 07-12-2010 4:57pm

Anyone know if Disability Allowance has been cut, and if so by how much?

Konata · 07-12-2010 4:58pm

DConway wrote: »

http://www.budget.gov.ie/budgets/2011/Documents/Summary%20of%20Measures%20Combined.pdf

Looks like its going down €8, then if your aged between 22-24 a further €6

Thats what I made out of that

IS that what it means? Does that mean I'm down from 100 to 92 a week? And if I was 22 I'd be down to 86 a week?

RedXIV · 07-12-2010 4:58pm

says all social welfare is cut by 4% so i imagine that includes disability

Konata · 07-12-2010 5:01pm

Rent Allowance contribution up 2 euro a week

notsobusy · 07-12-2010 5:01pm

Yes disability is going down by €8

rightwingdub · 07-12-2010 5:03pm

Was rent allowance reduced?

DConway · 07-12-2010 5:04pm

I think if you were 22, you would receive the full allowance, So it would be reduced from €196 to €188, and then a further €6 to €182.

Not too sure though.

Where did the 4% come from? Can't see it in the summary.

Rent Allowance Contribution is going up by €2, cant see if it went down or not.

Supplementary Allowance is also down €10

Konata · 07-12-2010 5:05pm

rightwingdub wrote: »

Was rent allowance reduced?

No, but your contribution towards it (I think it's 24 a week atm?) is up 2 euro a week.

Duiske · 07-12-2010 5:19pm

Mr Trade In wrote: »

Anyone know if Disability Allowance has been cut, and if so by how much?

It's the disabled person living alone in private rented accommodation who will be hardest hit, yet again. They were hit by around € 25pw last year, and it's at least €10 this year, though probably more when the changes are made to the household benefits package. They have yet to say what these changes are.

Disgraceful way to "look after the most vunerable in society"

Unemployed person on full rate living at home with parents = €16pw cut over 2 years.
Disabled person living alone = €35pw (at least) cut over 2 years.

Royal Seahawk · 07-12-2010 5:26pm

how about the Back To Education Allowance?

CMpunked · 07-12-2010 5:28pm

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

how about the Back To Education Allowance?

Afaik, that's still the same as the full payment. €188.

dave1982 · 07-12-2010 5:30pm

Is there now going to be a once off 40 euro fuel allowance on top of the fuel allowance.Or is it that .they are getting rid of fuel allowance and you just get 40 euro once.

I assume the first ?

Nehaxak · 07-12-2010 5:35pm

dave1982 wrote: »

Is there now going to be a once off 40 euro fuel allowance on top of the fuel allowance.Or is it that .they are getting rid of fuel allowance and you just get 40 euro once.

I assume the first ?

Way I understand it, it (the extra fuel allowance payment) will just be either extended for a further 2 weeks past the normal deadline that it would be cut off, or, an extra one off payment of €40 will be included at some stage during it's present payment term.

barney4001 · 07-12-2010 6:52pm

students get out of ireland,unless your into politics

CorkMan · 07-12-2010 6:54pm

So the fuel allowance won't be cut?

CMpunked · 07-12-2010 7:44pm

barney4001 wrote: »

students get out of ireland,unless your into politics

Where do we go? lol

mufcboy1999 · 07-12-2010 8:58pm

CMpunked wrote: »

Where do we go? lol

N.korea i hear its great

cson · 07-12-2010 9:16pm

barney4001 wrote: »

students get out of ireland,unless your into politics

Saddening that a generation of talented graduates [ironically whose education has been more or less funded by the Irish taxpayer] is going to have leave the country through no fault of their own. And they will leave - I know because I'm one of them.

Balagan · 07-12-2010 9:28pm

DConway wrote: »

http://www.budget.gov.ie/budgets/2011/Documents/Summary%20of%20Measures%20Combined.pdf

Looks like its going down €8, then if your aged between 22-24 a further €6

Thats what I made out of that

No. The only reduction in the rate of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Supplementary Welfare Allowance for those aged 22-24 is €6 per week.

CorkMan · 07-12-2010 9:31pm

^Is that for people who signed on very recently? What is someone has been on Jobseekers Allowance for 5 years?

Balagan · 07-12-2010 9:36pm

It's for young people whose payments were reduced according to age in previous budget. Anyone on full payment dating prior to the age related reductions will have the 4% reduction in JSA or the Euro 10 reduction in Supplementary Welfare Allowance.

Slugs · 07-12-2010 9:38pm

Does anyone know was the 3rd level grant touched?~

Drifted off to sleep for 10 minutes and missed loads :O

Damn exams...

Balagan · 07-12-2010 9:52pm

Slugs wrote: »

Does anyone know was the 3rd level grant touched?~

Drifted off to sleep for 10 minutes and missed loads :O

Damn exams...

Not good news if you are a mature students and/or live less than 45 km from place of study. The 4% reduction will apply from next grant payment, though God only knows if the other changes apply to existing students or just those starting the 2011/12 academic year.

Student Support Scheme - 4% reduction in rates of grant, consistent with the % reduction in all DSP working-age payments; limit mature students benefits to those payable to ordinary students; and reduce proportion of students qualifying for the non-adjacent rate by changing qualifying criteria from 24km to 45km.

http://budget.gov.ie/budgets/2011/Do...20Combined.pdf

Social Welfare rates back to 2007-2008, how much is that?

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