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Eligibility Checker

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Please be aware that eligibility for certain Social Welfare payments may require a prior period of receipt of benefits.

Please tick the boxes which apply to you:

Jobseeker's Allowance

Jobseeker's Benefit

Jobseeker's Benefit for the Self-Employed

Jobseeker's Transitional Payment

One-Parent Family Payment

Blind Pension or Disability Allowance

Carer's Allowance

Farm Assist

Invalidity Pension

Incapacity Supplement

Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Non-contributory) Pension

Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension

Widow's/Widower's Pension under the Occupational Injuries Benefit Scheme

Illness Benefit

Prisoner's Wife's Allowance

Deserted Wife's Benefit /Deserted Wife's Allowance

Constant Attendance Allowance carer

Prescribed Relative's Allowance carer

Ordinary Garda Widow’s Pension

State Pension (Contributory)

State Pension (Non-contributory)

Living Alone Allowance and Fuel Allowance

Death Benefit Pension (under the Occupational Injuries Scheme)

A Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory Pension under EU regulations

Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance / Guardian's Payment / Revenue Job Assist / Community Employment, Tús or RSS

Some benefits are means tested

Means Test

This quiz is currently best suited for those who do not already receive any social welfare payment.

However, if you are already receiving a payment please include this as part of your weekly income.

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While this means test can give you a general idea about which payments you may qualify for, we strongly suggest checking the detailed descriptions of the means assessment for your benefit.

Means Test

I am married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting

1. Your weekly:

Income from employment (without social insurance contributions, superannuation contributions, health contributions and union dues):

Income from self-employment:

Gross profit less work-related expenses, not drawings. If you take 'drawings' from the business, these are assessed as employment income:

Income from farming:

Maintanence payments:

Housing costs:

Rent or mortgage or repayments of home improvement loan for the residence in which you are residing:

Savings, investments, cash-on-hands and property (excluding your own home in which you live). If married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting with another person - enter joint revenue. If property is rented, rather than adding its value here, add your rent income to income:

If you sold your home - enter the profit gained from selling home:

Other:

How much of mentioned income is from renting out a room in your own home for at least 28 consecutive days? (not to immediate family or employees):

If you receive rent money from someone you live with, would you live alone if you did not rent to that person?

Yes

No

How many kids do you have and/or take care of?

How much of mentioned income was paid as income tax?:

2. Your partner's weekly:

Income from employment (without social insurance contributions, superannuation contributions, health contributions and union dues):

Other insurable income:

Other income not mentioned above:

Is your partner 66 or older?:

Yes

No

Are you a caretaker for more than 1 person?:

Yes

No

Some income you entered is not in a valid form! Please make sure that all fields are filled and that details entered are made of digits and at most one dot!

3. Income Tax:

Thank you for completing our Eligibility Checker

Remember, in order to apply for social welfare, you need to obtain a PPS number first!

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