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  • 10-07-2020 11:38am
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    Bykobap
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭


    Pup suspended due to family emergency two weeks travel outside of Ireland.

    I tried to reason with SIU through email that it was essential trip but my cancer ridden father troubles were not essential enough for their standards.

    Rent is due next week and i won't be able to cover it.

    Now i am self isolating for two weeks and can't even go to community welfare officer to beg for some money to tie me over until PUP is reinstated.

    Any ideas what to do?


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    StackSteevens
    Closed Accounts Posts: 873 ✭✭✭StackSteevens


    Bykobap wrote: »

    Pup suspended due to family emergency two weeks travel outside of Ireland.

    I tried to reason with SIU through email that it was essential trip but my cancer ridden father troubles were not essential enough for their standards.

    Rent is due next week and i won't be able to cover it.

    Now i am self isolating for two weeks and can't even go to community welfare officer to beg for some money to tie me over until PUP is reinstated.

    Any ideas what to do?

    Have you a doctor's letter from your father's GP or hospital? In English?

    If not, get one.

    Contact the Citizens Information hotline on Monday.

    https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/contact_us.html


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    Bykobap
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭Bykobap


    Thank you for that phone number.

    I have hospital headed letters with his diagnosis but not in English though.

    I'll call CI tomorrow.


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    splinter65
    Registered Users Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Bykobap wrote: »
    Thank you for that phone number.

    I have hospital headed letters with his diagnosis but not in English though.

    I'll call CI tomorrow.

    Your problem is that during those 2 weeks, irregardless of the reason for your absence, you were not looking for or available for full time work, which is the main “condition” of a jobseekers payment. You can have 2 weeks off from this condition each year but only if you apply in advance.


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    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,386 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    splinter65 wrote: »
    Your problem is that during those 2 weeks, irregardless of the reason for your absence, you were not looking for or available for full time work, which is the main “condition” of a jobseekers payment. You can have 2 weeks off from this condition each year but only if you apply in advance.

    They have said that they will make exceptions for things like family illness etc. Caught the tail end of someone (the minister?) stating that on radio. It sounds like you absolutely have the grounds to appeal this.


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    Bykobap
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭Bykobap


    I'll email them hospital letters.
    They can google translate it.
    Tomorrow i will ring a few numbers and see what if anything i can do to remedy the situation.

    Thanks everyone.


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    BorneTobyWilde
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    What is it with all these jobsworths you get through to on these phone lines and emails, They seems to make up their own rules, all on a power trip.
    I know a guy self employed who was basically hounded off the PUP payment, told he was not entitled to it. And through that fear of doing wrong he cancelled it. Now he hasn't a pot to piss in.


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    luke1313
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    Bykobap wrote: »
    Pup suspended due to family emergency two weeks travel outside of Ireland.

    I tried to reason with SIU through email that it was essential trip but my cancer ridden father troubles were not essential enough for their standards.

    Rent is due next week and i won't be able to cover it.

    Now i am self isolating for two weeks and can't even go to community welfare officer to beg for some money to tie me over until PUP is reinstated.

    Any ideas what to do?

    Why was your PUP suspended? I'm guessing you informed welfare about travel plans. Should have never said anything..As people on this board said sometimes it's better to say less if you are not asked


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    splinter65
    Registered Users Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Bykobap wrote: »
    I'll email them hospital letters.
    They can google translate it.
    Tomorrow i will ring a few numbers and see what if anything i can do to remedy the situation.

    Thanks everyone.

    They definitely wouldn’t be translating your correspondence for you. Why would you think they’d do that?


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    dartboardio
    Registered Users Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭dartboardio


    You'll need to provide officially translated documents..

    Government bodies don't have time nor do they ever translate documents themselves..

    Usually you're entitled to 2 weeks holidays or 'leave' fully paid each year anyway and once you return they give you the 2 wk payment


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    Pronto63
    Registered Users Posts: 363 ✭✭Pronto63


    Bykobap wrote: »
    I'll email them hospital letters.
    They can google translate it.
    Tomorrow i will ring a few numbers and see what if anything i can do to remedy the situation.

    Thanks everyone.

    Are you for real?

    They won’t google translate it. Everything sent to a government department must be in either English or Irish. It is up to you to get it officially translated.


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