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Waiting for FIS

  • 31-03-2011 12:39pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi, My husband is working and I have lost my job. He is full time. We have been told we can claim FIS and it would be more beneficial to do that than for me to sign on apparantly but problem is when I rang they told me I would be waiting 3 months for it. They told me I could go to the community welfare officer in the meantime but with my husband working full time will i be laughed out of the place? We are getting by just about at the moment but I have a lot off bills coming up (car tax/insurance ect and household bills too) and dont think the FIS will come through in time.

    Should I bother going to them to help me in the meantime? I could pay it back when the FIS comes in.


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  • #2
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Yes you should make a claim for FIS now,then see your local CWO if and when money gets tight.


  • #3
    Granger13
    Closed Accounts Posts: 103 ✭✭Granger13


    need hellp please wrote: »
    Hi, My husband is working and I have lost my job. He is full time. We have been told we can claim FIS and it would be more beneficial to do that than for me to sign on apparantly but problem is when I rang they told me I would be waiting 3 months for it. They told me I could go to the community welfare officer in the meantime but with my husband working full time will i be laughed out of the place? We are getting by just about at the moment but I have a lot off bills coming up (car tax/insurance ect and household bills too) and dont think the FIS will come through in time.

    Should I bother going to them to help me in the meantime? I could pay it back when the FIS comes in.

    If you go to the CWO your husbands income will be assessed as means. They will only give a payment if your husbands income is below the rate for your family size, such as €188+124.80 and 29.80 for each child. I dont know how many children you have, but if it is one then the Family rate for your size will be €342.60, there are minor disregards such as travel and PRSI taken of the wages. IF your husbands income is below the rate mentined,the CWO will bring up up to the rate for the family size as above.


  • #4
    Versus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭Versus


    I have changed my address recently. How to contact FIS to change my address there?


  • #5
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    Here you go:
    Family Income Supplement (FIS) Section
    Department of Social Protection
    Social Welfare Services Office
    Government Buildings
    Ballinalee Road
    Longford
    Ireland


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