Medical Card question

Littlehorny

At the moment I am working part time (3 day week) and sign off on days worked, my wife suffers with Crohns Disease and is on illness benefit. The place where I work has told me that there is a good chance I am going to be made full time shortly which is great. The only problem I have is would my wife lose her medical card because I have a full time job?
Losing the medical card would be a disaster for her what with doctor visits and perscriptions plus if my wife had to go into hospital if her Crohns flaired up we would be hit with a bill for this aswell.
Just wondering does anyone have any experience of this and thanks in advance for any help or advice.

danjo-xx

Examples here on how work is calculated, even if over the limits your wife maybe able to get a card on 'hardship grounds'

http://www.dohc.ie/press/releases/2005/sample_cases_20051013.html

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/health/entitlement_to_health_services/medical_card.html

Littlehorny

danjo-xx wrote: »

Examples here on how work is calculated, even if over the limits your wife maybe able to get a card on 'hardship grounds'

http://www.dohc.ie/press/releases/2005/sample_cases_20051013.html

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/health/entitlement_to_health_services/medical_card.html

Thanks very much Danjo, really appreciate you taking the time to do this, I actually think she will still qualify for the card when her condition is taking into account.