No disability allowance and unable to work full time - PRSI implications etc

UDP

Hi,

My wife has a chronic illness that stops her being able to work full time and she was refused disability allowance due to what I earn (which is a small bit above the average industrial wage). She receives no social benefits at all.

I am concerned that she will be missing out in PRSI stamps and possibly other things as the best she is able to work is part-time (this varies depending on the activity of her condition). She is studying part-time at the moment to try and improve her chances of a least a decently paid part time job but this stops her being able to work as studying and working would be too much.

1. Can you get any benefits of disability despite failing on the means grounds? i.e. should she be following that up in some way? and can she still get recognised as disabled as such?
2. What is she supposed to do about PRSI (and anything else I am forgetting about) since at best she will be able to sporadically work part time for the rest of her life?

I am trying to figure out if there is something we should be doing to protect her in the future (i.e. applying for something etc). She from another EU member state where they don't do PRSI stamps and where she was legally recognised as disabled (income is not taken into account to be recognised there).

Any advice anyone can give would appreciated.

mrsbyrne

Im afraid she cant get any "credits" in her current circumstances.
Unless she gets some kind of employment where a contribution will be made for her, she will be means tested for any SW payment she applies for from now on, and your income will be taken into account.

donegal11

has she any stamps for illness benefit

jack7

The same thing happened to me. I was refused Disability because of my husband's means only not on medical grounds. I even went to Appeals but to no avail.
Does this mean that I am not a Social Welfare recipient and therefore cannot do a free part time course or go on 19.5 hour CE scheme. I am not able to work fulltime so I cannot sign for credits. What other options are there?

Fred Swanson

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Agent_99

If you are in receipt of the child benefit her card should be stamped. Alt you can pay the difference yourself voluntarily contributions until she is fit again.

mrsbyrne

Agent_99 wrote: »

If you are in receipt of the child benefit her card should be stamped. Alt you can pay the difference yourself voluntarily contributions until she is fit again.

Absolute nonsense. OP please ignore this.

Agent_99

mrsbyrne wrote: »

Absolute nonsense. OP please ignore this.

HomeMakers Scheme

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/social_insurance_prsi/homemakers_scheme.html

Voluntary Contributions
http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Voluntary-Pay-Related-Social-Insurance-PRSI-Contributions.aspx

mrsbyrne

Agent_99 wrote: »

HomeMakers Scheme

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/social_insurance_prsi/homemakers_scheme.html

Voluntary Contributions
http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Voluntary-Pay-Related-Social-Insurance-PRSI-Contributions.aspx

The Homemakers scheme does not mean a card is being stamped. It means that the years the mother is st home with a child will not be added into the calculation for Con Pension. You real need to read the small print before posting.neither the VC nor the Homemakers will qualify the woman for any short term payments such. as IB or JSB

Agent_99

I took it that the OP was concerned for pension PRSi not for IB or JSA contributions.

donegal11

Pension wise she'll need ten years PAID credits to get anything and 30 years(max 10yr credits) to get full amount from 2020. Up until recently 5/3 years paid contribution could get you nearly the full amount if you any way watched your contribution yearly average.