Fuel Allowance

rsole1

Hello all,

I have today been refused fuel allowance as I am not eligible as I have not been receiving JA for the required 390 days. I signed on for JA in June after being on a two year VTOS Course. Prior to that I was on a 15 week FAS Course. Prior to that was getting credits for six months. Does a VTOS or FAS Course not count towards clocking up the required 390 days ?

I have looked on welfare.ie and VTOS but it does not state if it counts as being unemployed.

Look forward to your replies.

Balagan

These are the payments you need to be on if you are to qualify for Fuel Allowance. Neither VTOS nor Fas Course payments are included.

You may qualify for a Fuel Allowance if you are getting:

State Pension (Contributory) or State Pension (Non-Contributory)
State Pension (Transition)
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension or Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Contributory) Pension
Incapacity Supplement under the Occupational Injuries Benefit scheme
Blind Pension
Invalidity Pension
Disability Allowance
Deserted Wife's Benefit or Allowance
One-Parent Family Payment
Guardian's Payment (Contributory) or Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory)
Farm Assist
Pre-Retirement Allowance
Prisoner's Wife's Allowance
Long-term Jobseeker's Allowance
Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance
Social Security Pension from an EE/EEA country or a country with whom Ireland has a bilateral social security agreement
Special Department of Defence Allowance
You are taking part in Back to Work Allowance (BTWA), Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA), Rural Social Scheme, Revenue Job Assist or FÁS Community Employment and are entitled to keep your secondary benefits

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/extra_social_welfare_benefits/fuel_allowance.html

Beaver1

if have a sister living alone who is on long term sickness benefit (certs) but is getting paid from the hse clinic as she was told she has been on the sickness benefit for over 2 years, is she entitled to the fuel allowence.

Jesus Shaves

Beaver1 wrote: »

if have a sister living alone who is on long term sickness benefit (certs) but is getting paid from the hse clinic as she was told she has been on the sickness benefit for over 2 years, is she entitled to the fuel allowence.

She needs to apply to her community welfare officer

Francescoli

Beaver1 wrote: »

if have a sister living alone who is on long term sickness benefit (certs) but is getting paid from the hse clinic as she was told she has been on the sickness benefit for over 2 years, is she entitled to the fuel allowence.

Your sister is probably getting supplementary welfare allowance because she hasn't any contributions left to receive Illness benefit.I don't think there is a fuel allowance with IB.She should ask the community welfare officer.