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Community Employment - Changes from 16th Jan 2012
Concurrent entitlement to CE and another DSP Payment
From 16th Jan 2012, NEW participants on CE will not be able to simultaneously claim another social welfare payment while on CE. This will affect NEW participants in receipt of:
The rate of CE payable to NEW entrants will be the personal rate, plus €20 top up, plus increases for qualified adults and children, if applicable.
From 16th Jan 2012, NEW participants on CE will not be able to simultaneously claim another social welfare payment while on CE. This will affect NEW participants in receipt of:
- One Parent Family Payment
- Deserted Wife's Benefit
- Widow(er)s Pension
- Illness Benefit
- Disability Allowance
- Invalidity Pension
- Blind Pension
The rate of CE payable to NEW entrants will be the personal rate, plus €20 top up, plus increases for qualified adults and children, if applicable.
Partial Capacity Benefit
The scheme is open to people who are receiving Invalidity Pension or who have been receiving Illness Benefit for a minimum of six months. In general, people who are receiving these payments are considered to be unfit for work but they may, under certain conditions, engage in rehabilitative employment for up to 20 hours a week or take up training.
Who qualifies?
You may qualify for Partial Capacity Benefit if you are currently getting Invalidity Pension or if you have been getting Illness Benefit for at least six months. The scheme is not available to people on Disability Allowance or Blind Pension.
The scheme is voluntary so you do not have to avail of it even if you are fit to carry on some work. You may return to your usual payment arrangements at any time. It replaces the current exemption arrangement which allowed you to do rehabilitative work.
Level of payment
If you are assessed as having a profound restriction on your capacity for work, you continue to be paid your Invalidity Pension or Illness Benefit at the same rate as before. The maximum personal rate of these payments is currently €193.50 a week for Invalidity Pension and €188 a week for Illness Benefit. Increases for qualified adults and children continue as before. If you are assessed as having a severe restriction on your capacity to work, you receive a reduced rate of social welfare payment. This is currently €145.10 a week in the case of Invalidity Pension (a reduction of €48.40) or €141 a week in the case of Illness Benefit (a reduction of €47). Increases for qualified adults and children continue as before.
If you are assessed as having a moderate restriction of your capacity to work, your payment will be €96.75 a week in the case of Invalidity Pension (a reduction of €96.75) or €94 a week in the case of Illness Benefit (a reduction of €94). Again, increases for qualified adults and children continue as before.
If you are assessed as having a mild restriction on your capacity to work, you will not qualify for Partial Capacity Benefit.
Further info: www.welfare.ie
If you are assessed as having a profound restriction on your capacity for work, you continue to be paid your Invalidity Pension or Illness Benefit at the same rate as before. The maximum personal rate of these payments is currently €193.50 a week for Invalidity Pension and €188 a week for Illness Benefit. Increases for qualified adults and children continue as before. If you are assessed as having a severe restriction on your capacity to work, you receive a reduced rate of social welfare payment. This is currently €145.10 a week in the case of Invalidity Pension (a reduction of €48.40) or €141 a week in the case of Illness Benefit (a reduction of €47). Increases for qualified adults and children continue as before.
If you are assessed as having a moderate restriction of your capacity to work, your payment will be €96.75 a week in the case of Invalidity Pension (a reduction of €96.75) or €94 a week in the case of Illness Benefit (a reduction of €94). Again, increases for qualified adults and children continue as before.
If you are assessed as having a mild restriction on your capacity to work, you will not qualify for Partial Capacity Benefit.
Further info: www.welfare.ie
