Working on Disability Allowance

I'm on Disability Allowance and have just started working recently - as far as I understand you can retain a portion of your DA as long as your earning are under €450, and the work no longer has to be of rehabilitative nature as per the Social Welfare Bill of 2017.

So all I need to bring to the Social Welfare office is either a payslip, a copy of the contract or a written letter from the employer, correct?

Gatling

Have you spoken to your gp first and contacted the disability allowance section in Longford

Gatling

Gatling wrote: »

Have you spoken to your gp first and contacted the disability allowance section in Longford

No, I was under the impression that talking to my GP is unnecessary due to the Social Welfare Bill. I was planning on getting a copy of my contract or waiting until my first payslip comes before going into the Social Welfare office.

hawthorne

It does not work like this.
You might be in deep **** already.
You can work- but before you do so, you have to contact the DoSP FIRST. The nature of your work must be of rehabilitative nature and supported by your docotor. The department will look at your case and may- or may not- allow you the proposed work.
It is a big "no no" to go ahead with it,leaving the department with established facts.
The following is on the cards now: The department could cut you off your payment at once for severly violating the conditions for getting DA. Or they could ask you to attend a medical assessment which might declare you fit for work- and your DA is gone as well.
I would cease all work AT ONCE and go forward the way it is required to do by law.
Please read this very carefully:
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/disability_and_illness/disability_allowance.html
http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/da.aspx
Any changes you are thinking of are not in force yet.

amtc

A bill is not an Act and has no legal basis

Rubberchikken

You should contact Longford before doing anything else.
They'll be able to explain all the details.

Nomis21

Some measures have been enacted already but most have not yet. Since April you can keep your travel pass for five hears after starting work. Full implementation will not be enacted till end of 2018.

splinter65

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I'm on Disability Allowance and have just started working recently - as far as I understand you can retain a portion of your DA as long as your earning are under €450, and the work no longer has to be of rehabilitative nature as per the Social Welfare Bill of 2017.

So all I need to bring to the Social Welfare office is either a payslip, a copy of the contract or a written letter from the employer, correct?

Not correct. Some changes are proposed but as of right now any work needs to be of a rehabilitative nature.
If I were you I would deal with Longford directly in any dealings with your DA payment and leave your local office out of it.

bearclaire

You need a letter Stating that your work is Rehabilitative from your Gp, also 2 wage slips and send them to Longford
Anything you earn over €120 a week will be a cut from your D.A,
You definitely need to inform them and let them know.

Contacted Longford and explained my predicament - they just told me I need to submit a letter from my GP. Nothing about wage-slips or anything else. I'll visit my GP tomorrow and post the letter to Longford.

Would anyone be able to elaborate on what exactly rehabilitative work is? As far as I understand it is work in a non-pressurised environment - is this correct?

njs030

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Would anyone be able to elaborate on what exactly rehabilitative work is? As far as I understand it is work in a non-pressurised environment - is this correct?

The doctors letter needs to say that the work is rehabilitative and the department will then decide if it is or not and how that affects your payment.
It depends a lot on what your illness is as what is rehabilitative to a person with one illness won't be to someone with a different one.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_and_work/disability_payments_and_work.html

bearclaire

As notjustsweet said the Doctor needs to state it’s rehabiltative, after that they will ask you for wage slips, that’s the process, did it myself 4 months ago and done previously.
You may want to look into the Wage subsidy scheme with your employer, it’s a incentive for employing anyone on disability. Good Luck with it