Invalidity Pension and Volunteering

Peppsi

Hi

Has anyone in receipt of Invalidity Pension taken up volunteering for a few hours each week.

What information was needed to be given to the social welfare.

Was approval or not straight away.

Was it worth applying for or did it just cause problems with your pension.

Any information or help would be much appreciated.

Thank You!

mp22

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/voluntary_work_and_social_welfare_payments.html

Peppsi

Thank you for the attachment

I was really looking for peoples personal experience when applying.

jjjrd

hi i am applying for invalidity pension and I am wondering do I need to attach mine and my husbands bank statements. I am not applying for an increase for my children or my husband, I am only applying for the invalidity pension for myself.... So what bank statements do I need to send with application form??????

jjjrd

if you are getting Invalidity Pension you cannot do more than 19.5 hours of voluntary work per week. If you are getting Illness Benefit or Disability Allowance, there is no limit on the number of hours per week you can work unpaid as a volunteer.

Peppsi

If you have your bank statements in your own name I would just attach those as the application is in your own name only. I don't think your husbands is relevant but if they are I'm sure they will get in touch for you to send them on!

jjjrd

Peppsi wrote: »

If you have your bank statements in your own name I would just attach those as the application is in your own name only. I don't think your husbands is relevant but if they are I'm sure they will get in touch for you to send them on!

Thanks peppsi. Its just weird the way they word what you have to send.