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Maternity Benefit..

  • 28-02-2011 8:34pm
    #1
    Mom2Be
    Closed Accounts Posts: 142 ✭✭


    Hi all, just a quick question.

    I finished up work to start maternity leave on thursday, my Maternity Benefit starts from today. My partner is on Jobseekers Allowance at the moment and i am just wondering if my maternity benefit payment will affect his payment.

    I am only getting the minimum amount which is €217.80, i am not getting half rate for our daughter as he is claiming full rate for her.

    Am i right in thinking he wont be affected because maternity benefit is based on prsi contributions so i worked to be entitled to it?

    Thanks in advance.


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


    His payment will be affected. If he is claiming JSA, he will be claiming for you all as a family, so will be getting an increase for you. Also depending on your earnings, he will have means assessed against him. If you are not getting paid while on maternity, you should get a letter stating the same from your employer, and give it to him to pass onto the SW office for his means to be reassessed. Either way he should inform them you are about to claim Maternity Benefit so his payment can be modified to take you off.


  • #3
    Mom2Be
    Closed Accounts Posts: 142 ✭✭Mom2Be


    cee_jay wrote: »
    His payment will be affected. If he is claiming JSA, he will be claiming for you all as a family, so will be getting an increase for you. Also depending on your earnings, he will have means assessed against him. If you are not getting paid while on maternity, you should get a letter stating the same from your employer, and give it to him to pass onto the SW office for his means to be reassessed. Either way he should inform them you are about to claim Maternity Benefit so his payment can be modified to take you off.


    Thanks for the reply cee_jay,

    He only gets €239.60 jobseekers which is €188 personal rate and €29.80 full child rate plus €21.80 for me as i was basically working for peanuts each week but had to stay in employment so i would be entitled to Maternity benefit. I am not getting paid from work and only getting the €217.80.

    I am thinking that he will lose the €21.80 that he was getting for me but thats it.

    The maximum amount for our family on Jobseekers is €342.60. Because i am getting €217.80 maternity benefit do u think his jobseekers will be cut down to €124.80 on his payment..

    The social welfare system confuses me as i was never on it before.

    He has alredy handed in a letter from my employer stating that i wont be paid from work while on mb.


  • #4
    cee_jay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭cee_jay


    Is he on Jobseeker's Benefit or Allowance?


  • #5
    Mom2Be
    Closed Accounts Posts: 142 ✭✭Mom2Be


    cee_jay wrote: »
    Is he on Jobseeker's Benefit or Allowance?


    Allowance


  • #6
    Mom2Be
    Closed Accounts Posts: 142 ✭✭Mom2Be


    Quick update.. He received his payment this morning and only lost €7.30 .. Not sure why or what way it works but i am happy with that. Thanks for the replies :)


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  • #7
    culsoh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭culsoh


    Mom2Be wrote: »
    Quick update.. He received his payment this morning and only lost €7.30 .. Not sure why or what way it works but i am happy with that. Thanks for the replies :)

    Not so bad!


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