If you are on a disability allowance can you have a social welfare payment too?

kenobr100

just curious
If you are on a disability allowance can you have a social welfare payment too?

PammyD

Disability allowance is a social welfare payment.. Do u mean can you claim Job Seekers Benefit (dole) along with ur disability allowance??

kenobr100

yes that is what I meant

PammyD

To my knowledge I dont think you can.. Disability meaning your unable to work and JobSeekers meaning your actively looking for and able to work....

kenobr100

I have a permanent mental disability but it is no way preventing me from working
I am fully entitled to it as well, also I don't have any qualifications for a job yet I am only in college but I was just curious

PammyD

In that case id reckon you should go to Citizens Information and ask them, their usually very helpful

flutered

one can only claim one social welfare benifit at the one time.

Delancey

Surely if your condition does not prevent you from working ( or being in college ) then you should not be classed as ' disabled ' and thus getting the disability allowance

mp22

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_and_work/disability_payments_and_work.html

username84

If you work over a certain number of hours you will lose your DA - only fair really if you have a full time job!

kenobr100

NO I have a serious mental disability called Aspergers syndrome which is a type of autism that prevents me from leading a normal lifestyle I am totally entitled to the disability allowance I receive otherwise I wouldn't have it so don't tell me I shouldn't be entitled to it you dumb ****.
You don't even know me and I didn't even specify what my condition was before
this response so for all you know I am in a wheel chair and I don't know if you've ever been near a college before but people who are badly disabled can still have a further education and get a job
You are one dumb mother ****er

Mod Edit:

user is perma-banned from work/jobs

username84

kenobr100 wrote: »

NO I have a serious mental disability called Aspergers syndrome which is a type of autism that prevents me from leading a normal lifestyle I am totally entitled to the disability allowance I receive otherwise I wouldn't have it so don't tell me I shouldn't be entitled to it you dumb ****.
You don't even know me and I didn't even specify what my condition was before
this response so for all you know I am in a wheel chair and I don't know if you've ever been near a college before but people who are badly disabled can still have a further education and get a job
You are one dumb mother ****er

I think that is ONE hell of an uncalled for response.

kenobr100

No your wrong the disability allowance I receive is for life even if I get a job I will always be entitled to it

kenobr100

well who asked you
know one cares what you think you already gave a dumb answer to my question I'm not looking for any more of your useless opinions

Jarren

aspireireland.ie/Information_for_Employers_and_Jobseekers.htm

kenobr100

if you thought that "Uncalled for" message was targeted at you it wasn't it was the one before yours

Eoin

kenobr100, another post anything like that and you're banned

Edit - here is the state benefits forum.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=861

I would normally move the thread, but I think this one is better off being locked.

RobbingBandit

I am a student with Aspergers myself and as far as I know once you are assigned disability allowance you can not claim job seekers. You can apply for Back to education,this is a once off payment of €500 to pay for books etc.