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How do I apply for invalidity pension?

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  • 13-08-2020 7:49pm
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    One More Toy
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    Hello

    My illness benefit ran out a few weeks ago, I'm meant to start work again but it could be a few more weeks.

    Should I apply for invalidity pension in the interim?

    I've no idea what to do so any advice would be much appreciated!


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    wifey28
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭wifey28


    Invalidity is a long term payment, you would need to prove you will be out of work for the long term to qualify.
    So if you are beginning work in a few week then you will not qualify for this or for disability.
    Not to mention that they often take upwards of 6 months to even be approved and alot are rejected first time round.

    Your best bet is to look at applying for jobseekers allowance if your ready to go back to work


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    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,876 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    One More Toy wrote:
    Should I apply for invalidity pension in the interim?


    Can be very hard to get this, da (disability allowance) is probably what you're looking for, applied in conjunction with your doc, form available on the Internets


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    Gatling
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    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    Can be very hard to get this, da (disability allowance) is probably what you're looking for, applied in conjunction with your doc, form available on the Internets

    DA could take months before the op got a decision ,if you have job back to , supplementary allowence could be an option
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    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    wifey28 wrote: »
    Invalidity is a long term payment, you would need to prove you will be out of work for the long term to qualify.
    So if you are beginning work in a few week then you will not qualify for this or for disability.
    Not to mention that they often take upwards of 6 months to even be approved and alot are rejected first time round.

    Your best bet is to look at applying for jobseekers allowance if your ready to go back to work

    Damn, I'm getting paid salary protection as well so I'd imagine that it would disqualify me from jobseekers


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    Wanderer78
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    Gatling wrote:
    DA could take months before the op got a decision ,if you have job back to , supplementary allowence could be an option


    Maybe apply for both da and sa, sa shouldn't be too hard to get, da on the other hand... depends what you wanna do though, if you're ready to go back to work though


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    wifey28
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭wifey28


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Damn, I'm getting paid salary protection as well so I'd imagine that it would disqualify me from jobseekers


    this would very likely disqualify you from jobseekers as its means tested. disability allowance is also means tested


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    One More Toy
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    Thanks guys I'll just hold out for a few more weeks until work takes me back


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    banie01
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    One More Toy wrote: »
    Thanks guys I'll just hold out for a few more weeks until work takes me back

    Get your income protection reassessed for any period you are without IB.

    Usually they disregard any IB received from their calculation, would be only fair that the reverse holds true aswell.


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    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    banie01 wrote: »
    Get your income protection reassessed for any period you are without IB.

    Usually they disregard any IB received from their calculation, would be only fair that the reverse holds true aswell.

    Never thought of that, thank you banie


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