A little bit of advice please

fuzzyhead

Hi, I have been on illness benefit fir 4 yes for a long term illness. I am separated from my husband and have 2 kids. Were separated about 2yrs. I receive e246 or there abouts per week, I don't not claim rent allowance as I live with family. Is there anything else I might be able to claim, maybe family income supplement? It's just the kids are needing things and I try to keep a car on the road. Any advice and help is appreciated

Sue Ellen

Hi, are you not getting one parent family? You should have been able to get OFP and half rate on the illness. This would give you €94 per week extra. You can only get FIS if you are working 19 hours a week.

fuzzyhead

Sue Ellen wrote: »

Hi, are yDou not getting one parent family? You should have been able to get OFP and half rate on the illness. This would give you €94 per week extra. You can only get FIS if you are working 19 hours a week.

How would I do this, do I get forms or just go into welfare office, that you so much for your advice

mp22

http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Forms/Documents/ofp1.pdf

LegacyUser

You can't claim OFP and half IB or JB anymore.

You get one or the other but not both

MariMel

also with the new rules that came into play, if you are claiming OPF and change to it now, you are only entitles to it til your youngest child reaches 10 in 2013 and then reduced again to aged 7 in 2014.

fuzzyhead

im totally confused now am i on the right payment and also isE246 the correct amount for me and my two

MariMel

fuzzyhead wrote: »

im totally confused now am i on the right payment and also isE246 the correct amount for me and my two

yep thats sounds about right
188 for qualified adult plus 29.80 for each child.

edellc

^^ yep as above you are on the right amount afaik

bernard bluff

hi all.i'm not sure i'm in the right place but anyway.i currently work 3 days per wk.i'm on the dole for the other 2 days.myself and a few other lads at work have persistently asked to be put back on full time work whenever we no that work is available.however the employer has instead employed an internship to do work that we can do.this amounts to keeping 4 men at home and on dole for 2 days per wk.is this legal r wat r my rights

wmpdd3

Report this to jobridge.

bernard bluff

is that goin far enough though?i think there are far more serious breeches of employee rights in this case.also an avoidance of the employer to give us full time work which in effect saves them payin PRSI etc.it's a scam whatever way you look at it

mp22

As above report it to Job bridge.In writing with all the details you can think off.
There is no point in discussing this issue here.

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