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Untitled Document Minister Doherty extends Invalidity Pension to the self-employed Self-employed workers who cannot work due to long term illness or disability can claim Invalidity Pension from 1 December 2017 From 1st December, Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty extends the Invalidity Pension scheme to self-employed workers for the first time. This includes small business owners, farmers, tradespeople, freelancers, contractors and professionals. It is expected that this improvement will cost in the region of €23million in 2018. According to the CSO Quarterly National Household Survey Q2, 2017, there are over 326,000 self-employed people in Ireland. It means that people who work for themselves and pay PRSI at Class S will, from 1st December, have the option of applying for Invalidity Pension on a similar basis to those who are employees. Invalidity Pension is a pension payment for people who cannot work because of a long-term illness or disability. For the first time, the self-employed will have access to the safety-net of State income supports if they have a serious illness or injury that prevents them from working without having to go through a means test. This follows access for the self-employed to the Treatment Benefit Scheme since March 2017 which includes free eye tests, dental examinations and contributions towards the cost of hearing aids with additional dental and optical benefits being provided from October 2017 for both the self-employed and employees. A public awareness campaign on Invalidity Pension being extended to the self-employed will run over the next 10 days starting on Monday, 20th November via print, broadcast and digital media. Minister Doherty welcomed the improved social welfare measures being provided for the self-employed: “These measures are part of the Government’s policy of making work pay and encouraging self-employment and entrepreneurship. It is a real advance in the level of cover available to the self-employed and it is in line with the commitment in the Programme for a Partnership Government for an improved PRSI scheme for the self-employed. “This measure will give the self-employed access to the safety-net of State income supports if they have a serious illness or injury that prevents them from working. It is based solely on their PRSI contributions, it is not means assessed and whatever savings or assets they have will not affect their payment. Similarly, if their partner is working, that income will not affect the payment of the Invalidity Pension. Furthermore, I have been able to introduce this measure without increasing the rate of PRSI paid by employees, employers and the self-employed. The current Class S rate of PRSI paid by the self-employed pay is 4%.” The Minister confirmed that it is also open to self-employed who are currently out of work through illness to claim the Invalidity Pension if they have the relevant PRSI contributions on their social insurance record. Note for Editor Invalidity Pension is a weekly payment for people who cannot work because of a long-term illness or disability. The current personal rate of payment is €198.50 per week. Increases may be paid also for a dependent adult (means-assessed) and dependent children. From 1st December this year, to qualify for an Invalidity Pension from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, a self-employed person or employee must have: - 260 PRSI paid contributions (Class A, E, H or S) since they started paying social insurance and - 48 PRSI paid or credited contributions (Class A, E, H or S) in the last complete contribution year or the second last contribution year before the date of their claim. For claims made during December 2017, the last complete contribution year is 2016 and the second last contribution year is 2015. For claims made in 2018, the last complete contribution year is 2017 and the second last contribution year is 2016. Invalidity Pension is paid as long as the person continues to satisfy the qualifying conditions. On their 66th birthday, a person who is receiving Invalidity Pension will automatically transfer to the State Pension (Contributory). For those under age 66, the payment will discontinue if they get any other payment from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (except Disablement Benefit and half-rate Carer’s Allowance). People who receive Invalidity Pension also receive the Department’s Free Travel Pass (this is not means assessed). Also, they may qualify for extra social welfare benefits, for example, the Household Benefits Package but this is means assessed. Invalidity Pension is taxable. Full details on the Invalidity Pension scheme will be available on the Department’s website www.welfare.ie from Monday, 20th November.
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Réamhrá Is íocaíocht sheachtainiúil í Pinsean Easláinte do dhaoine nach bhfuil i riocht oibre mar gheall ar bhreoiteacht fhadtéarmach nó mhíchumas agus atá clúdaithe ag árachas sóisialta (ÁSPC). Nuair beidh tú 66 bliana d'aois aistrífear é go Pinsean Stáit (Rannaíocach) ag an ráta iomlán. Tá Pinsean Easláinte inchánach. Tá tú i dteideal Pas Saorthaistil a bheith agat má tá Pinsean Easláinte á fháil agat. D’fheadfá a bheith i dteideal an Pacáiste Sochair Teaghlaigh a bheith agat freisin. Rialacha Ranníocaíochtaí árachais shóisialta Caithfear na nithe seo a leanas a bheith agat ar a laghad chun Pinsean Easláinte a fháil: - 260 (5 bliana) ranníocaíocht íoctha (stampa) ó thosaigh tú ag íoc árachais shóisialta - 48 ranníocaíocht íoctha (stampa) nó creidmheas tugtha ina n-aghaidh sa bhliain cánach iomlán is déanaí roimh dháta an éilimh Ní áirítear ach aicmí ÁSPC A, E agus H. An bhliain cánach is déanaí is ea an bhliain roimh an éilimh. Mar shampla, má dhéantar éileamh ar Phinsean Easláinte in 2016, an bhliain cánach iomlán is déanaí ná 2015. Critéir leighis Íocaíocht is ea an Pinsean Easláine do dhaoine árachaithe atá buan-éagumasach chun oibre de dheasca breoiteachta nó de dheasca éagumais. Le cáiliú caithfidh tú a bheith: - Neamhábalta do chúrsaí fostaíochta ar feadh 12 mhí ar a laghad agus gur dócha go mbeidh tú neamhábalta do chúrsaí fostaíochta ar feadh 12 mhí eile ar a laghad (is dócha go mbeidh Sochar Breoiteachta nó Liúntas Míchumais á fháil agat ar feadh an ama) Nó - Neamhábalta do chúrsaí fostaíochta go buan (i gcásanna áirithe de bhreoiteacht nó míchumas atá fíor-thromchúiseach, féadfaidh tú aistriú go díreach ó íocaíocht leasa shóisialaigh eile nó ón bpost atá agat chuig Pinsean Easláinte). Déanfaidh oifigeach breithiúnachta na Roinne Coimirce Sóisialaí scrúdú ar d’éileamh agus deimhneoidh sé/sí do theidlíocht bunaithe ar na coinníollacha cáilitheacha a dtugtar cuntas orthu thuas. Pinsean Easláinte agus obair Ón 13 Feabhra 2012, cuirtear an Sochar Cumais Pháirtigh in ionad na socruithe díolúine a bhí ann roimhe seo, sa chás go bhféadfadh daoine ag a raibh Sochar Breoiteachta nó Pinsean Easláinte á fháil cead a fháil chun oibrithe go páirtaimseartha (ar a dtugtar díolúine) ar mhaithe le cuspóirí athshlánaithe nó teiripeacha agus a n-íocaíocht iomlán leasa shóisialaigh a choimeád. Ní gá go mbeidh an obair a dhéanann duine fad a bhíonn an Sochar Cumais Pháirtigh á fháil acu ar mhaithe le cuspóirí athshlánaithe nó teiripeacha. Is ar bhonn deonach atá an rannpháirtíocht ar scéim an tSochair Cumais Pháirtigh. Oiliúint Má fhaigheann tú Sochar Breoiteachta nó Pinsean Easláinte agus más mian leat cúrsa oiliúna a dhéanamh, ní chuireann tú ar Shochar Cumais Pháirtigh. Cuir iarratas isteach chuig an Rannóg Sochar Breoiteachta nó chuig an Rannóg Pinsean Easláinte, amhail is cuí. Más mian leat páirt i scéim Fostaíochta Pobail a ghlacadh, déanann tú iarratas ar an ngnáthbhealach. Rataí Rataí in 2016 Féadfaidh tú méadú a fháil ar d’íocaíocht do dhuine fásta cleithiúnach agus do leanaí cleithiúnacha ar bith atá agat. Ní féidir leat Méadú i leith Leanbh Cáilithe (IQC) a éileamh a thuilleadh le do Phinsean Easláinte má tá ioncam de bhreis ar €400 á thuilleamh ag do chéile, páirtnéir sibhialta nó do chomháititheoir sa tseachtain. Íoctar IQC leathráta leat má thuilleann do chéile, páirtnéir sibhialta nó do chomháititheoir idir €310 agus €400 sa tseachtain. Ní bhíonn seo i gceist ach amháin le héilimh nua i ndiaidh an 5 Iúil 2012. Impleachtaí cánacha Foinse ioncaim inchánaithe atá anseo agus ba cheart a chur in iúl don oifig chánach chomh luath agus a thosaíonn tú ag fáil na n-íocaíochtaí. Is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh le ÍMAT ar teileafón anseo. Tá na sonraí teagmhála de d’oifig cánach dúiche ar fáil anseo. Conas iarratas a dhéanamh Déan foirm iarratais don Phinsean Easláinte (pdf) a chomhlánú chun iarratas a dhéanamh. Is féidir leat foirm a fháil ón Oifig Leasa Shóisialaigh Áitiúil. Má bhí Sochar Breoiteachta á fháil agat ar feadh tréimhse 468 lá, déanfar measúnú leighis ort lena dheimhniú an bhfuil tú i dteideal Sochar Breoiteachta a fháil ar bhonn leanúnach agus lena dheimhniú an mbeifeá i dteideal Pinsean Easláinte a fháil. Má mheastar, mar thoradh ar an measúnú seo, go bhféadfá bheith i dteideal Pinsean Easláinte a fháil, seolfar foirm iarratais (INV2) chugat. Nuair a fhaigheann siad an fhoirm chomhlánaithe, scrúdóidh oifigeach breithiúnachta an t-éileamh agus deimhneoidh siad incháilitheacht do Phinsean Easláinte. Ní chuireann seo cosc ort ó iarratas a dhéanamh ar Phinsean Easláinte ar an ngnáthbhealach trí fhoirm iarratais (INV1) a úsáid. Is féidir leat cúnamh a fháil chun an fhoirm a chomhlánú san Ionad Faisnéise do Shaoránaigh áitiúil nó san Oifig Leasa Shóisialaigh Áitiúil. Má mheasann tú nár cheart gur diúltaíodh Pinsean Easláinte duit, nó mura bhfuil tú sásta le cinneadh a rinne Oifigeach Cinnidh Leasa Shóisialaigh faoi do theidlíochtaí tá sé de rogha agat achomharc a dhéanamh in aghaidh an chinnidh seo. Cá háit a ndéanfaidh mé iarratas Rannóg Pinsean Easláinte Oifig na Seirbhísí Leasa Shóisialaigh Foirgnimh an Rialtais Bóthar Bhéal Átha na Laoi An Longfort Éire