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Disability Allowance & Part Time Work

  • 23-08-2016 4:44pm
    #1
    towntown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭


    Just finished college and have been offered a part time job 24 hours a week minimum wage. I receive disability allowance, household benefits package and rent allowance. My partner is on JSA at the minute and is planning on going back to college and will receive BTEA.

    Found this on the citizens advice website.

    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.

    So how much of a deduction will I get on my disability allowance?


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  • #2
    Gael23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,138 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    Based on a rough calculation I have done, €43 a week.


  • #3
    zef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 947 ✭✭✭zef


    I would check / ask someone more knowledgeable than I , but I have a feeling that working as allowed, even on disability allowance, may affect your rate of payment of rent allowance.
    P.S.- As above, it may affect your partners claim also, I'd go talk numbers with citizens advice if I were you.


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