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Community Employment programme The Community Employment (CE) Programme is designed to help people who are long-term unemployed and other disadvantaged people to get back to work by offering part-time and temporary placements/training opportunities in jobs based within local communities. The Department gives financial support in the form of allowances and funding to assist with the Community Employment schemes. The rate of payment for new applicants based on 19.5 hours worked will be the equivalent to your existing Social Welfare payment plus a €22.50 participation bonus with a minimum weekly payment of €215.50* increasing to €220.50* from March 2018 (budget increase). *You may receive extra payment in respect of a qualified adult dependent and qualified child dependents. Rural Social Scheme The Rural Social Scheme (RSS) provides income support for farmers and fishermen who are in receipt of certain Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) payments. The rates of payment payable for participating on RSS depend on your qualifying DEASP payment. The following table outlines the rate of payment for certain participants. *You may receive extra payment in respect of a qualified adult dependent and qualified child dependents. Tús - Community Work Placement Initiative Tús provides short-term quality and suitable work placement opportunities in the community and voluntary sector for people who have been continuously unemployed for 1 year or more and are in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseekers Transitional Payment at the time of placement. (No qualifying period applies to Jobseekers Transitional Payment). Generally, the rate of payment for new applicants will be equivalent to the maximum personal rate of Jobseeker’s Allowance plus a €22.50 top-up with a minimum payment of €215.50* increasing to €220.50* from March 2018 (budget increase). *You may receive extra payment in respect of a qualified adult dependent and qualified child dependents. Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Back to Work Family Dividend Back to Work Family Dividend is available to One-Parent Family Payment recipients, Jobseeker's Allowance Transition recipients and persons with children who have been receiving Jobseeker's Allowance for more than one year, who leave these schemes to take up employment or self-employment. Under this arrangement a dividend worth €29.80 (increasing to €31.80 from March 2018) a week per child will be paid for each child (up to a limit of 4 children) in full for the first year in employment, and they will retain half the payment that is €15.90 per child for the second year in employment. To be eligible for the dividend there must not be any other claim in respect of the children concerned. The Back to Work Family Dividend can be paid at the same time with the Working Family Payment (WFP) (fomerly Family Income Supplement) and will have no impact on an individual’s WFP entitlement. Short-Term Enterprise Allowance - 100% of Jobseekers Benefit entitlement for the duration of entitlement which may be up to 9 months. Part-time Job Incentive Scheme Your pay from the part-time job will not effect the supplement. JobsPlus Incentive JobsPlus is an incentive designed to encourage employers and businesses to focus their recruitment efforts on those who have been out of work for long periods and on young people seeking employment. JobsPlus provides a direct monthly financial incentive to employers in the form of a monthly grant paid over two years with two levels of grant payable - €7,500 or €10,000 provided the employment is maintained. The level of payment depends on the length of time the employee was unemployed and on the Live Register and is paid monthly in arrears. €7,500 over two years for: - Jobseekers who are under 25 years of age and on the Live Register for at least 4 months (104 days) in the previous 6 months. This element of the Incentive is co-founded by the European Social Fund. - Jobseekers who are over 25 and under 50 years of age and at least 12 months (312 days) on the Live Register in the previous 18 months. - Former One Parent Family customers whose youngest child is 7 years of age or over who transfer to the Live Register and are in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance Transitional Payment, no qualifying periods applies. - Refugees who are in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance, no qualifying period applies. €10,000 over two years for: - Jobseekers who are at least 36 months (936 days) on the Live Register in the previous 42 months. - Jobseekers who are over 50 years of age and are at least 12 months (312 days) on the Live Register in the previous 18 months. Persons pursuing internships under JobBridge, CE Schemes, TÚS, Gateway or training courses provided by SOLAS/ETB who were in receipt of a qualifying payment prior to same, may also be employed directly into full-time employment once the qualifying period and conditions are satisfied. In order to qualify an employer can have their eligibility assessed by registering on www.jobsplus.ie. An employer must be tax compliant and be employing an employee directly from the Live Register. The employer must offer full-time employment of at least 30 hours a week, spanning at least 4 days to eligible employees. Likewise a prospective employee can have their eligibility for JobsPlus assessed by registering on www.jobsplus.ie. All prospective employees approved for this incentive are notified by post and receive a form titled JP1. Employees must complete Part (A) of this form on starting employment and you as the employer must verify the employment details on Part (B) of the form. It is open to employers to verify with prospective employees if they are eligible for the JobsPlus incentive. Back to Education Allowance If you are a new entrant on a Employment Affairs and Social Protection payment, who qualifies for the Back to Education Allowance, the weekly rate payable will be equal to your previous payment that actually qualified you for the participation in the scheme. This rate may be subject to review. Where applicable, you may qualify for increases in respect of a qualified adult and each qualified child. The Cost of Education Allowance of €500 per year is payable to participants with children. Under Aged 26 The personal maximum rate of €198 per week will apply to participants of Back to Education Allowance on age related rates of jobseeker’s allowance. If means apply, they will be assessed against the €198 rate. Partial Capacity Benefit Partial Capacity Benefit is a social welfare scheme which allows individuals in receipt of an Illness Benefit payment for a minimum of 6 months or Invalidity Pension to return to work (if they have a reduced capacity to work) and continue to receive a payment from this Department. You will qualify for Partial Capacity Benefit if, following assessment by a Medical Assessor of the Department, the restriction on capacity is assessed as moderate, severe or profound. If the restriction is assessed as mild the individual will not qualify. You may not work until you have received written approval to do so from this Department. The personal rate of payment is based on the medical assessments and is outlined below: Subject to approval from your own doctor, there is no restriction on earnings or number of hours you can work if approved for Partial Capacity Benefit. Payment lasts as long as an underlying entitlement to payment of Illness Benefit or Invalidity Pension exists. Partial Capacity Benefit is subject to review and reassessment.
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Chun cáiliú, ní mór duit a bheith: - i mbun gnólacht, atá faofa i scríbhinn ag Cuideachta Forbartha Comhtháite Áitiúla nó ag Éascaitheoir roimh ré, a thionscnamh,, - agus - ag fáil ceann de na híocaíochtaí cáiliúcháin a liostaítear thíos agus ar leathanach 4 le 12 mhí anuas ar a laghad. Is iad seo na híocaíochtaí cáiliúcháin: - Sochar do Lucht Cuardaigh Fostaíochta - Liúntas do Lucht Cuardaigh Fostaíochta - Íocaíocht Teaghlaigh Aontuismitheora - Pinsean na nDall - Liúntas Míchumais - Liúntas Cúramóra (arna stad de dhualgais chúramóireachta) - Cúnamh Feirme - Pinsean Easláine - Forlíonadh Éagumais - Liúntas Réamhscoir - Pinsean Baintrí, Baintrí Fir nó Páirtnéara Shibhialta Mharthanaigh ((Neamh-Ranníocach) - Sochar nó Liúntas do Bhanchéile Thréigthe - Liúntas do Bhanchéile Príosúnaigh Ní mór bunteidlíocht ar an Liúntas do Lucht Cuardaigh Fostaíochta a bheith ag duine a fhaigheann an Sochar do Lucht Cuardaigh Fostaíochta, nó mura mar sin é, is í an tréimhse cháiliúcháin ná dhá bhliain. Nóta: - Áirímid am a chaith tú le staidéar nó le hoiliúint ar chúrsaí lánaimseartha oiliúna FÁS agus Fáilte Éireann, Fostaíocht Phobail, Tús, Clár an Gheilleagair Shóisialta, Tionscnamh Post, Scéim Shóisialta na Tuaithe, Mórluas chun na Teicneolaíochta Faisnéise (FIT), Scéim um Fhilleadh ar Oideachas nó Scéim Deiseanna Oiliúna Gairmoideachais (VTOS), fad is a fuair tú ceann de na híocaíochtaí a luaitear thuas sular thosaigh tú an staidéar nó an oiliúint seo. - Áirímid freisin am a caitheadh ar an gClár Seirbhísí Pobail i gcás go bhfuair tú ceann de na híocaíochtaí leasa shóisialaigh liostaithe ar feadh leath na tréimhse cáiliúcháin ar a laghad. - Áirítear tréimhsí ina bhfuarthas Liúntas Leasa Forlíontach agus soláthar díreach i leith na tréimhse cáiliúcháin ar choinníoll go mbunaíonn an t-iarratasóir teidlíocht ar íocaíocht leasa shóisialaigh ábhartha roimh dó/di an scéim a thosú. Thairis sin, féadfaidh tú cáiliú sa dá chás seo a leanas: - Is duine fásta cáilithe thú i dtaca le héilitheoir intofa agus aistríonn an t-éilitheoir a t(h)eidlíochtaí chugat. Téann tú le féinfhostaíocht agus ansin is é an t-éilitheoir bunaidh an duine fásta cáilithe ar d’éileamh ar an Liúntas Fiontraíochta um Fhilleadh ar Obair. Má tá an t-éilitheoir bunaidh i dteideal creidmheasanna, féadfar leanúint de chreidmheasanna a éileamh. Ní féidir an Liúntas Fiontraíochta um Fhilleadh ar Obair a íoc in éineacht le híocaíocht leasa shóisialaigh eile. Má chinneann an t-éilitheoir bunaidh, arb é an duine fásta cáilithe anois é, go ndéanfaidh sé éileamh ar íocaíocht leasa shóisialaigh eile, ní mór duit éirí as an Liúntas Fiontraíochta um Fhilleadh ar Obair a éileamh. - nó - Scaoileadh amach ón bpríosún le déanaí thú. Is féidir am a caitheadh i bpríosún a ghlacadh nó a áireamh i leith na tréimhse cáiliúcháin maidir leis an Liúntas Fiontraíochta um Fhilleadh ar Obair ar chuntar go mbunaítear teidlíocht ar íocaíocht leasa shóisialaigh ábhartha sula dtosaítear an fhostaíocht.