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Medical card entitlement?

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  • 27-09-2020 12:56pm
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    reaper180
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭


    Hi my Oh works and earns €350 per week and I'm on unemployment @€;180 per week,we have 2 children so we are over the limit for medical card combined€530,can I sign off my unemployment benefit and get my OH to claim WFP as its not counted for medical card entitlement,so just her €350 and claim WFP for family? We would be €15/20 per week worse off but medical card is essential,thanks


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    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users Posts: 5,231 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    reaper180 wrote: »
    Hi my Oh works and earns €350 per week and I'm on unemployment @€;180 per week,we have 2 children so we are over the limit for medical card combined€530,can I sign off my unemployment benefit and get my OH to claim WFP as its not counted for medical card entitlement,so just her €350 and claim WFP for family? We would be €15/20 per week worse off but medical card is essential,thanks


    Yes, that would work, better off getting the medical card for all of you, you then wont have the bother of signing on etc...


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    reaper180
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭reaper180


    SCOOP 64 wrote: »
    Yes, that would work, better off getting the medical card for all of you, you then wont have the bother of signing on etc...

    Would there be a problem doing this ? Or is it ok to do,thanks


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    EverythingGood
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    reaper180 wrote: »
    Would there be a problem doing this ? Or is it ok to do,thanks

    Dole office staff are actually v helpful and would tell you


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    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users Posts: 5,231 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    reaper180 wrote: »
    Would there be a problem doing this ? Or is it ok to do,thanks


    no problem at all , infact surprised claiming WFP wasn't recommended from social welfare to have the option, they would rather you claim this and keep unemployment figures low you are then off the dole.


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    Curlysue76
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    Just be aware the waiting times for WFP can be very long, you will be backdated but you’d have to do with just your partners wages until it comes through.


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