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Disibily allowance

  • 24-05-2020 9:24am
    #1
    Marcinp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    I'm on disibily allowance of my GP and have a free pass on my PPS card along with a medical, I have being offered an employment role earning $450 week after tax

    My question is will I lose my medical card and free pass?


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  • #2
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Marcinp wrote: »
    I'm on disibily allowance of my GP and have a free pass on my PPS card along with a medical, I have being offered an employment role earning $450 week after tax

    My question is will I lose my medical card and free pass?

    Hi Marcin
    How much DA do you get?


  • #3
    Marcinp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Marcinp


    splinter65 wrote: »
    Hi Marcin
    How much DA do you get?
    203 a week


  • #4
    Gatling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    Marcinp wrote: »
    203 a week

    How much were you getting in your other job
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  • #5
    Marcinp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Marcinp


    Gatling wrote: »
    How much were you getting in your other job[/quote
    I haven't worked in 10 months so this is my first job since then


  • #6
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Marcinp wrote: »
    Gatling wrote: »
    How much were you getting in your other job[/quote
    I haven't worked in 10 months so this is my first job since then

    Marcin you will lose your DA but you can keep your free travel for 5 years. If your living on your own then keeping your medical card will depend on how much rent you pay.


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  • #7
    Marcinp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Marcinp


    splinter65 wrote: »
    Marcinp wrote: »

    Marcin you will lose your DA but you can keep your free travel for 5 years. If your living on your own then keeping your medical card will depend on how much rent you pay.
    I am actually in a good hostel paying 125 a week for my own room


  • #8
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Marcinp wrote: »
    splinter65 wrote: »
    I am actually in a good hostel paying 125 a week for my own room

    Marcin I don’t know wether you’ll keep the medical card or not. Worst will happen is you’ll get a GP visit card so you’ll not have to pay the GP but you will pay for medication.


  • #9
    lughildanach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭lughildanach


    It sounds like you will probably be over the income limit. But they can allow you to keep the card if you have a lot of medical expenses, or if it would cause "undue hardship", so make sure you give them all the details of your medical issues and expenses when they do the review.

    However, if all else fails, you should still be allowed to keep the card for 3 years. Sometimes they miss this. If they do, you can ask them to review the application under the Retention arrangements. If they do take the card off you, post here again and someone should be able to help.


  • #10
    questionmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 690 ✭✭✭questionmark


    You can keep your medical card for 3 years and your travel card for 5 years under the make work pay


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