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claiming disability and part time work.

  • 13-07-2016 2:44pm
    #1
    Hunter456
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭


    Can someone that claims disability benefit work part time and keep their claim.


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  • #2
    Gatling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    Hunter456 wrote: »
    Can someone that claims disability benefit work part time and keep their claim.

    You can work up to 19 hours work if it's considered rehabilitative (if that's spelt correctly)

    Income from work
    You can do rehabilitative work (which includes self-employment) and earn up to €120 per week (after deduction of PRSI, any pension contributions and union dues) without your payment being affected. You notify the Department of Social Protection before you start work.

    50% of your earnings between €120 and €350 will not be taken into account in the Disability Allowance means test. Any earnings over €350 are fully assessed in the means test.

    People on Disability Allowance are eligible for JobBridge - the National Internship Scheme.

    More information is available in our document Disability payments and work.
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  • #3
    Hunter456
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭Hunter456


    Gatling wrote: »
    You can work up to 19 hours work if it's considered rehabilitative (if that's spelt correctly)

    Income from work
    You can do rehabilitative work (which includes self-employment) and earn up to €120 per week (after deduction of PRSI, any pension contributions and union dues) without your payment being affected. You notify the Department of Social Protection before you start work.

    50% of your earnings between €120 and €350 will not be taken into account in the Disability Allowance means test. Any earnings over €350 are fully assessed in the means test.

    People on Disability Allowance are eligible for JobBridge - the National Internship Scheme.

    More information is available in our document Disability payments and work.


    i want to get back into paid employment, i have a wife and 2 kids to think about as i only want part time for the time being would i put on FIS then.


  • #4
    myappeal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭myappeal


    Hi Hunter456,

    Can you just confirm the payment you are currently on?

    Your original posting says Disability Benefit - now Illness Benefit, but the reply from Gatling refers to Disability Allowance.

    The rules for Illness Benefit and Disability Allowance are different... if you are on Illness Benefit you would have to transfer to Partial Capacity Benefit instead of Illness Benefit if you want to take up work! There is no disregard for rehabilitative employment on Illness Benefit any more.

    There is a big difference between the two payments and the options to work on both!

    Regards,


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