Should households completely reliant on Social Welfare have holidays queried if they

Jacknory

My opinion is that there should be collaboration between the relevant departments to show if a household has left the country on holidays so that they can be interviewed by department officials to see where they got the money.

A neighbour a few doors away from me took 2 foreign holidays this year (2011) and there is no income to the house except for the benefits that the state provides. I'm married with a baby on the way and there is no way that we could afford such luxuries even though we both work.

What do you think?

Pin_Cushion

I know people in minimum wage jobs that always take holidays and drive cars and the like. The kind of people that are always looking for bargins in everything and are smart with their money.

It's not that hard to do if you're good with it. You're more likely to get into trouble for peering over the back fence too much than you are for being prudent.

Jacknory

Pin_Cushion wrote: »

I know people in minimum wage jobs that always take holidays and drive cars and the like. The kind of people that are always looking for bargins in everything and are smart with their money.

It's not that hard to do if you're good with it. You're more likely to get into trouble for peering over the back fence too much than you are for being prudent.

I fully agree with what you have said but as Social Welfare is to maintain people with the essentials, surely taking a holiday shows that the state is paying you too much......even if you are a prudent shopper.

Balagan

Jacknory wrote: »

My opinion is that there should be collaboration between the relevant departments to show if a household has left the country on holidays so that they can be interviewed by department officials to see where they got the money.

A neighbour a few doors away from me took 2 foreign holidays this year (2011) and there is no income to the house except for the benefits that the state provides. I'm married with a baby on the way and there is no way that we could afford such luxuries even though we both work.

What do you think?

It is a straightforward matter. If you wish to report your suspicions of Social Welfare fraud you can do so online https://www.welfare.ie/EN/Secure/Pages/ReportSuspectFraud.aspx

Social Welfare recipients are entitled to a maximum of two weeks holiday with payment per year http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/going_abroad_and_social_welfare_payments.html

All Social Welfare recipients are entitled to spend their social welfare payments and their prior savings as they wish.

Jacknory

This thread isn't about if the soical welfare recipient should be reported but rather if the departments should be talking and investigating when people on benefit leave on 2 week trips to the sun that they shouldn't be able to afford......if they can then rates should be reduced for that individual and their family. Everyone is entitled to holidays but foreign trips should be beyond your reach if you are living on handouts from the state.

jessiejam

Maybe they are getting help from family or parents that think they might deserve a break :rolleyes:

Carpenter

What about people that are sick do they have to stay in Ireland

mp22

This forum is not for what we think about,social welfare policies,what people do with their money(payments) I reckon the charter has this covered.

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