just made redundant...what social welfare aid may i receive?

AckwelFoley

I'm 34 and have been just informed I'm being let go. I've worked all my life and unemployment is not something I look forward to. Alas reality beckons and i will need social welfare assistance. I was unemployed before and claimed stamps for eight months some three years ago... However I was single then now I'm married and we have a child.. she works less than twenty hours a week as a home care worker.. will i get the same as a single unemployed person on their stamps or will being married make a difference... Just a note I'm only married eight weeks...

Any information appreciated

cee_jay

It depends on your wife's earnings if you get more than the single rate or not.
You will definitely get the single rate of €188.
If your wife's earnings are over a certain amount you won't get anything for her or a child:
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/claiming_an_increase_in_your_social_welfare_payment_for_an_adult_dependant.html
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/claiming_and_increase_in_your_payment_for_a_child_dependant.html

AckwelFoley

cee_jay wrote: »

It depends on your wife's earnings if you get more than the single rate or not.
You will definitely get the single rate of €188.
If your wife's earnings are over a certain amount you won't get anything for her or a child:
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/claiming_an_increase_in_your_social_welfare_payment_for_an_adult_dependant.html
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/claiming_and_increase_in_your_payment_for_a_child_dependant.html

That's been a great help. Thanks very much!!