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Struggling... what help is available.

  • 30-09-2020 8:07pm
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    Greetings,

    Brief background , since March I have been unemployed, received pandemic payment until May - I was given 3 days of work every 2 weeks, my PUP was signed off and then moved to unemployment assistance €163 a week.

    My wife works from home part-time getting paid quarterly €1500 so ...earning €500 per month or approx €125 week.

    We have 2 schoolgoing kids.

    Since March we have been struggling , the lack of income has caused us to get into deeper debt, at present we are paying all bills, mortgage etc but I don’t think we will be able to next month without any assistance.

    I’m in receipt of €163 per week from social welfare, I get paid monthly from my 3 days every 2 weeks of work, which works out approx €750 per month, this averages €180 a week.

    Is there anything that we might qualify for or someone we could talk to who might be able to help us, I have tried to get in touch with my local social welfare office, but have been told my situation will be reviewed at the end of September, followed by a letter received yesterday saying my unemployment assistance payment is to be reduced by €13 because of some increase that the government introduced previously - which is now being removed.

    Since May my bank account has run into over €3k overdraft....and it’s unlikely I will get out of it anytime soon.


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