Illness benefit and gradual return to work

mark_jmc

Hi all
I'm going to ring social welfare about this but looking to see if anyone has experience of this.
I will be returning to work at the start of October after 3 months out for a cancer operation & chemo etc.
I will be returning on a staggered basis. 1 day the first week , 2 the 2nd , 3 the 3rd and so forth back to full time. Will I be able to claim illness benefit/ some other benefit for the weeks I won't be working full time? . (I am currently on illness benefit )
Many thanks
Mark

mp22

Work and Illness Benefit

You cannot work while you are getting Illness Benefit (you can do voluntary work in some cases). If you have a current Illness Benefit claim and have been getting Illness Benefit for at least 6 months you can apply for Partial Capacity Benefit (PCB). PCB is a scheme which allows you to return to work (if you have a reduced capacity to work) and continue to receive a social welfare payment. A Medical Assessor (who is a doctor employed by the Department of Social Protection (DSP)) will assess the restriction on your capacity for work, and the personal rate of PCB paid is based on this assessment. You cannot take up work until you have written approval to do so from the DSP.
You cannot undertake a training or educational course or do voluntary work without prior, written approval from the Department of Social Protection. You must apply to the Illness Benefit section for this approval. From 1 January 2014 new participants on SOLAS training courses can retain Illness Benefit but cannot get a training allowance or training bonus at the same time.




From here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/disability_and_illness/disability_benefit.html


Have a read here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/disability_and_illness/partial_capacity_benefit.html

mark_jmc

Thank MP