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Introduction The Household Benefits Package is a package of allowances which help you with the costs of running your household. The package is available to everyone aged over 70 and to people under age 70 in certain circumstances. You must be legally resident and living permanently in the State (this means full-time and all year round) and you must authenticate your identity by undergoing the SAFE registration process (pdf) when requested to do so by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP). When you have SAFE registered, the Department will issue you with a Public Services Card (PSC). Only one person in a household can qualify for the package at any time. You must show that you are the registered consumer at the address for which you are applying for the Household Benefits Package, for example, by providing a utility bill. If you are renting your home, your landlord must provide written confirmation that you are a tenant (including the MPRN or GPRN of the address you are living at) and confirm that you are paying your own energy bills. There are various commercial websites that allow you to compare energy prices. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) accredits cost comparison websites if they meet certain standards. You can check accredited websites on energycustomers.ie. The DEASP has published information on what to do if you are in financial difficulty with your energy bills. Keeping well and warm in winter Coping with cold weather can be difficult especially if you are older or have a disability or a long-term illness. The website, wellandwarm.ie, gives information and advice about the supports available to help you and your household keep well and warm during the winter. Allowances There are 2 allowances in the Household Benefits Package: Allowance 1 - The Electricity Allowance or - Natural Gas Allowance or - Cash Electricity Allowance or - Cash Gas Allowance Allowance 2 - The Free Television Licence Allowance 1: Electricity/Gas Allowance If you have an electricity and natural gas supply, you can only choose either the Electricity Allowance or the Natural Gas Allowance. Electricity Allowance The Electricity Allowance is paid either to your bank account or post office or it can be paid directly to your electricity supplier as a credit against your electricity bill each month. (This only applies to customers of Bord Gáis Energy and Electric Ireland.) Electric Ireland customers If you have requested that the Electricity Allowance be paid directly to Electric Ireland, following approval of your application, the Department notifies Electric Ireland who will apply the allowance, including any backdated credit, on your next or subsequent bill. You must pay in the normal way for any electricity you use above the allowance. Other electricity providers If your electricity provider is not Electric Ireland, your Electricity Allowance is paid directly to you to use towards your electricity bill. In this case, the allowance can be paid into your bank account or at your local post office. If you are using a prepaid meter, you will get a payment to your bank account or post office. If you change your energy supplier, it is your responsibility to notify the Department of this change. You must provide proof of your new energy provider (utility bill in your name) from the change date. Cash Electricity Allowance (paid to people living in self-contained accommodation) You may qualify for a monthly Cash Electricity Allowance of €35 (equal to €1.15 per day) if you are living in self-contained accommodation (a flat or apartment), and: - You have your own electricity slot meter or - There are a number of separate electricity meters operating from one meter from an electricity provider and the registered consumer of electricity is a landlord or - There are no separate meters, but the registered consumer of electricity at your address is a landlord Your landlord must provide written confirmation (including the MPRN or GPRN of the address you are living at), that you are a tenant and are paying your own energy bills. If you change electricity supplier, it is your responsibility to notify the Department of this change. You must provide proof of your new energy provider (utility bill in your name) from the change date. The Cash Electricity Allowance is paid on the first Tuesday of each month to an account in a financial institution, for example, a bank or, if you have a Public Services Card (or social services card), through your local post office. (Note that if you are being paid through a post office, using a PSC or social services card, you have 90 days to collect your payment.) Natural Gas Allowance Depending on your supplier, the Natural Gas Allowance of €35 (equal to €1.15 per day) can be paid as a cash credit on your gas bill or, on the first Tuesday of each month, to an account in a financial institution or a post office. The Allowance does not cover the cost of installing a natural gas supply to your home. If the Allowance is paid as a credit on your gas bill, the Department notifies your gas provider, who will apply the allowance, including any backdated credit, on your second gas bill after that date. You must satisfy some conditions to qualify for the Natural Gas Allowance. You must show proof that you are the registered consumer on the energy bills (MPRN/GPRN). If you are renting and the utility bill is in the landlord’s name, your landlord must provide written confirmation, (including the MPRN or GPRN of the address you are living at), that you are a tenant and are paying your own energy bills. If you change energy supplier It is very important to note that if you change energy supplier, it is your responsibility to notify the Department of this change. You must provide proof of your new provider (utility bill in your name) from the change date. Cash Gas Allowance If your home is not connected to an electricity or natural gas supply but you satisfy the conditions of the scheme, you can get the Cash Gas Allowance of €35 (equal to €1.15 per day). You can also claim a Cash Gas Allowance if you use gas that is not delivered through the national grid. For example, in some areas a gas tank may provide gas to a number of individually-metered households. The Cash Gas Allowance is paid on the first Tuesday of each month to an account in a financial institution or a post office. Carry forward of gas or electricity units Your monthly allowance of €35 (equal to €1.15 per day) can be carried forward without restriction and can be drawn down at any stage, including if you wish to switch to a different energy provider. Allowance 2: Free Television Licence Once you qualify for the Household Benefits Package, you become eligible for a Free Television Licence from the next renewal date of your television licence. You must select the Television Licence option on the form when you apply for the Household Benefits package. When you qualify for the Household Benefits Package and have been awarded a Free Television Licence, the Department issues you with a TV licence, and also notifies An Post of your entitlement to a free licence for as long as you are entitled to the Household Benefits Package. Rules You qualify for the Household Benefits Package if you are aged 70 or over. You do not need to be getting a State pension and the package is not means tested. You also qualify if you are getting Carer's Allowance, whether on a full or half-rate payment, but you must be providing full-time care and living with the person you are caring for. Everyone getting the Household Benefits Package must also meet general conditions (See 'General conditions for the Household Benefits Package' below). You can also qualify for the Household Benefits Package if you meet one of the following conditions and live alone or only with excepted people (see 'Excepted people' below): You are between 66 and 70 and are getting: You are under 66 and are getting: - Disability Allowance - Invalidity Pension - Blind Pension - Incapacity Supplement or Workmen's Compensation with Disablement Pension (for at least 12 months) - An equivalent Social Security Pension/Benefit from a country covered by EU Regulations, or from a country with which Ireland has a Bilateral Social Security Agreement You are caring for a person who is getting Constant Attendance Allowance You are aged between 66 and 70 and satisfy a means test (see 'The means test' below). Excepted people are: - A qualified adult (your spouse/civil partner/cohabitant is a qualified adult if you are getting an increase for a qualified adult with your payment or you would get an increase but for the fact that they are getting a social welfare payment in their own right) - Dependent child(ren) under the age of 18 or under the age of 22 if in full-time education (a certificate from the school or college must be supplied for those aged 18 or over) - A person who is so incapacitated as to require constant care and attention for at least 12 months (medical certification may be required) - A person(s) who would qualify for the allowance in his/her own right (for example, a person getting an State Pension) - A person who is providing you or someone in your household with constant care and attention if you or that person is so incapacitated as to require constant care and attention for at least 12 months (medical certification may be required). People in employment for more than 15 hours per week or people getting Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance cannot be accepted as providing constant full-time care and attention. General conditions for the Household Benefits Package - You must be legally resident and permanently living in the State. This means on a full time, all- year round basis. The allowances do not apply if you live in a nursing or retirement home where the accommodation is not fully self-contained. - You must be the only person in your household who gets the allowances. - You must be the registered consumer of electricity or gas if you are applying for an Electricity/Natural Gas Allowance. - You must confirm your identity through the SAFE registration process (pdf), when requested to do so. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection will then issue you with a Public Services Card (PSC). Illness and hospital stays You are considered to be living at your permanent address while you are having medical treatment in hospital, provided your hospital stay is less than 13 consecutive weeks. You may need to provide confirmation of your hospital stay. Concession for widowed people or surviving civil partners aged between 60 and 65 If you are widowed or a surviving civil partner aged between 60 and 65 and your late spouse or civil partner was getting any Household Benefit allowance from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and, before his or her death, you were permanently living together, you can qualify for the Household Benefits Package. If you were under 60 when your spouse or civil partner died this concession applies when you turn 60. You must be getting one of the following: - Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) or (Non-Contributory) Pension - One-Parent Family Payment (Widows/Widowers) - Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension under the Occupational Injuries Benefits Scheme - An equivalent Social Security Pension/Benefit from a country covered by EU Regulations or from a country with which Ireland has a Bilateral Social Security Agreement - An ordinary Garda Widow's Pension from the Department of Justice and Equality You may have to show documentary evidence proving that your late spouse or civil partner was receiving an allowance under the Household Benefits Scheme. Concession for people transferring from Invalidity Pension, Disability Allowance or Blind Pension If you are receiving Invalidity Pension, Disability Allowance or Blind Pension and you are receiving any allowance under the Household Benefits Package, you may keep the allowance if you transfer to another primary payment from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. This does not apply if you transfer to Jobseeker's Benefit/Allowance, Illness Benefit, One-Parent Family Payment and Carer's Benefit or if your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant claims for you as a qualified adult on their payment. Note that, in general, if you transfer from any primary payment to become a qualified adult on your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant’s payment, you lose your entitlement to the Household Benefits Package (it will be paid to your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant if they qualify). The means test If you are aged between 66 and 70 and are not receiving a qualifying payment, you must satisfy a means test. The means test involves calculating your appropriate weekly means limit. This limit is based on the current maximum rate of State Pension (Contributory) including increases for age, living alone, and adult/child dependants. Your weekly income limit consists of the maximum rate of State Pension (Contributory) plus €100. Your weekly income limit is then compared to your gross weekly means as assessed in a means test. If your weekly means are less than or equal to your weekly income limit, you satisfy the means test and qualify for the Household Benefits Package. If you are applying for the Household Benefits Package on the basis of the means test, a separate means test questionnaire will be posted to you for completion. Change of circumstances You must notify the Department if: - You change address - You change energy provider - You are under 70 years of age and your household composition changes - You move into residential care If you change address and you still satisfy the conditions for the Household Benefits Package, you must re-apply for the package. Rates Where to apply To apply, fill in form HB1 (pdf). You can get more information about the Household Benefits Package on the Department's website. Return your completed application form to the Household Benefits Package section: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Social Welfare Services College Road Sligo Ireland Opening Hours: This office does not offer a service to personal callers. All queries must be made using the online enquiry form, by telephone or in writing. Tel: (071) 915 7100 (If calling from outside the Republic of Ireland please call + 353 71 915 7100) Locall: 1890 500 000 (Note: the rates charged for using 1890 (Lo-call) numbers may vary) Homepage: http://www.welfare.ie/ You can email the Household Benefits Package Section using the secure enquiry form. If you wish to talk to someone face-to-face about your entitlements, you can visit your local Citizens Information Centre, Intreo Centre or Social Welfare Branch Office.
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Réamhrá Is an Pacáiste Sochar Teaghlaigh pacáiste de liúntais a chabhróidh leat leis na costais a bhaineann le reáchtáil do theaghlach.Tá an pacáiste ar fáil do dhaoine atá os cionn 70 bliain d’aois agus i gcúinsí áirithe do dhaoine atá faoi bhun 70 bliain d’aois. Ní mór duit a bheith ina gcónaí sa Stát agus caithfidh tú clárú le haghaidh Cárta Seirbhísí Poiblí nuair iarrann an Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí ort é a dhéanamh. Ní féidir ach le duine amháin i dteaghlach cáiliú le haghaidh an phacáiste uair ar bith. Má ghlacann tú do chóiríocht ar cíos, ní mór do thiarna talún dearbhú scríofa a sholáthar go tionóntaí thú (lena n-áirítear MPRN nó GPRN an seoladh ina bhfuil tú i do chónaí) agus go n-íocann tú do chuid billí fuinnimh. Is ann do láithreáin ghréasáin tráchtála éagsúla a ligeann duit praghsanna fuinnimh a chur i gcomparáid. Creidiúnóidh an Coimisiún um Rialáil Fóntas (CRF) láithreáin ghréasáin a dhéanann comparáid idir costais má chomhlíonann siad caighdeáin áirithe. Is féidir leat seiceáil a dhéanamh ar láithreáin Ghréasáin creidiúnaithe ar energycustomers.ie. Tá faisnéis foilsithe ag an Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí maidir le cad ba cheart duit a dhéanamh má tá deacracht airgeadais agat le do bhillí fuinnimh. Liúntais Is ann do 2 liúntas sa Phacáiste Sochair Teaghlaigh: Liúntas 1 - An Liúntas Leictreachais nó - Liúntas Gáis Nádúrtha nó - Liúntas Leictreachais Airgid Thirim nó - Liúntas Gáis Airgid Thirim Liúntas 2 - An Ceadúnas Teilifíse Saor in Aisce Liúntais Liúntas 1: Liúntas Leictreachais/Gáis Más rud é go bhfuil soláthar leictreachais agus soláthar gáis nádúrtha, ní mór duit an Liúntas Leictreachais nó an Liúntas Gáis Nádúrtha a roghnú. Liúntas Leictreachais Creidmheas airgid thirim a íoctar leat gach mí is ea an Liúntas Leictreachais. Déanfar an t-athrú sin a chur i bhfeidhm maidir le do bhille go huathoibríoch más custaiméir Bord Gáis Energy agus Electric Ireland thú. Custaiméirí Electric Ireland Tar éis d’iarratas ar Liúntas Leictreachais a fhormheas, tugann an Roinn fógra do Electric Ireland, a chuirfidh an liúntas, lena n-áirítear aon chreidmheas siardhátaithe, i bhfeidhm maidir le do chéad bhille eile nó le bille ina dhiaidh sin. Íoctar an liúntas go díreach le Electric Ireland. Ní mór duit íoc as aon leictreachas a úsáideann tú os cionn an liúntais ar an ngnáthbhealach. Soláthraithe eile leictreachais Mura bhfuil Electric Ireland ar an soláthraí leictreachais atá agat, íocfar do Liúntas Leictreachais go díreach leat lena úsáid i leith do bhille leictreachais. Sa chás seo, is féidir an liúntas a íoc isteach i do chuntas bainc nó ag an oifig phoist atá áitiúil duit. Más rud é go bhfuil Liúntas Leictreachais á fháil agat cheana agus go n-athraíonn tú do sholáthraí leictreachais, ní gá duit iarratas a dhéanamh arís. Leanfar le do Liúntas Leictreachais a íoc - mar chreidmheas le do bhille le Electric Ireland nó mar íocaíocht airgid thirim le soláthraithe eile. Liúntas Leictreachais Airgid Thirim Féadfaidh tú cáiliú le haghaidh Liúntas Leictreachais Airgid Thirim €35 má tá tú i do chónaí i gcóiríocht fhéinchuimsitheach (árasán nó leithleann), agus más rud é: - Go bhfuil do mhéadar sliotáin leictreachais féin agat nó - Gurb ann do roinnt de mhéadair leictreachais ar leith atá ag oibriú ó mhéadar amháin ó sholáthraí leictreachais agus is tiarna talún é an tomhaltóir cláraithe leictreachais nó - Nach ann d’aon mhéadair ar leith, ach is tiarna talún é an tomhaltóir cláraithe leictreachais ag do sheoladh. Ní mór do thiarna talún fógra i scríbhinn a sholáthar go bhfuil tú ina thionónta agus go bfhuil tú tú ag íoc do bhillí fuinnimh féin. Má athraíonn tú soláthraí fuinnimh, ní mór duit cruthúnas a sholáthar ar do sholáthraí fuinnimh nua (bille fóntais i d'ainm) ón dáta athraithe. Íoctar an Liúntas Leictreachais Airgid Thirim ar an gcéad Mháirt de gach mí le cuntas in institiúid airgeadais, mar shampla, banc nó, más rud é go bhfuil cárta seirbhísí leasa shóisialaigh agat, íocfar é tríd an oifig phoist atá áitiúil duit. (Tabhair faoi deara go mbeidh 56 lá agat le d’íocaíocht a bhailiú más rud é go bhfuiltear ag íoc leat trí oifig phoist ag úsáid cárta seirbhísí leasa shóisialaigh.) Liúntas Gáis Nádúrtha Ag brath ar do sholáthraí, is féidir an Liúntas Gáis Nádúrtha €35.00 ((€1.15 gach lá) a íoc mar chreidmheas airgid thirim ar do bhille gáis nó ar an gcéad Mháirt de gach mí le cuntas in institiúid airgeadais nó in oifig phoist. Ní chlúdaíonn an Liúntas an costas ar sholáthar gáis nádúrtha chuig do theach a shuiteáil. Más rud é go n-íoctar an Liúntas mar chreidmheas ar do bhille gáis, tabharfaidh an Roinn fógra do do sholáthraí gáis, a chuirfidh an liúntas i bhfeidhm, lena n-áirítear aon chreidmheas siardhátaithe, maidir leis an dara bille gáis a gheobhaidh tú tar éis an dáta sin. Má athraíonn tú soláthraí fuinnimh tá sé tábhachtach a thabhairt faoi deara má athraíonn tú soláthraí fuinnimh, ní mór duit cruthúnas a sholáthar ar do sholáthraí fuinnimh nua (bille fóntais i d'ainm) ón dáta athraithe. Liúntas Gáis Airgid Thirim Mura bhfuil do theach nasctha chuig soláthar leictreachais nó soláthar gáis nádúrtha ach comhlíonann tú coinníollacha na scéime, is féidir leat an Liúntas Gáis Airgid Thirim €35 (€1.15 gach lá) a fháil. Is féidir leat Liúntas Gáis Airgid Thirim a éileamh freisin má úsáideann tú gás nach soláthraítear tríd an eangach náisiúnta. Mar shampla, i roinnt limistéar, féadann taisceadán gáis gás a chur ar fáil do roinnt tithe a bhfuil a méadar aonair féin acu. Íoctar an Liúntas Gáis Airgid Thirim ar an gcéad Mháirt de gach mí le cuntas in institiúid airgeadais nó in oifig phoist. Aonaid gháis nó leictreachais a thabhairt ar aghaidh Is féidir do liúntas míosúil de €35 (€1.15 gach lá) a thabhairt ar aghaidh gan srianadh agus is féidir é a tharraingt anuas am ar bith, lena n-áirítear más mian leat athrú chuig soláthraí eile fuinnimh. Liúntas 2: Ceadúnas Teilifíse Saor in Aisce A luaithe is a cháilíonn tú le haghaidh an Phacáiste Sochair Teaghlaigh, éiríonn tú incháilithe le haghaidh Ceadúnas Teilifíse Saor in Aisce ón gcéad dáta athnuachana eile de do cheadúnas teilifíse. Nuair a cháilíonn tú le haghaidh an Phacáiste Sochair Teaghlaigh, eisíonn an Roinn ceadúnas teilifíse duit, agus tugann sí fógra do An Post faoi do theidlíocht i leith ceadúnas saor in aisce fad is atá tú i dteideal an Phacáiste Sochair Teaghlaigh. Rialacha D'fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh tú i dteideal na scéime seo á tú 70 nó ós a chionn nó má tá tú ag fáil Liúntas Cúramóra (ní mór duit cúram lánaimseartha a sholáthar agus maireachtáil leis an gceann atá tú ag tabhairt aire duit. Ní mór do gach duine a fhaigheann an Pacáiste Sochar Teaghlaigh na coinníollacha ginearálta a chomhlíonadh (féach ‘Coinníollacha cháilithe eile‘ thíos). Is féidir leat cáiliú freisin don phacáiste sochair teaghlaigh má chomhlíonann tú ceann de na coinníollacha seo a leanas agus má chónaíonn tú i d'aonar nó le daoine faoi leith cáilithe (feach ‘Daoine cáilithe’ thíos): Tá tú idir 66 agus 70 agus ag fáil aon cheann acu seo a leanas: Tá tú faoi 66 agus ceann de na híocaíochtaí seo a leanas dhá fháil agat: - Pinsean Easláinte - Pinsean na nDall - Forlíonadh Éagumais nó Cúiteamh do Fhir Oibre le Sochar Míthreorach (ar feadh 12 mí ar a laghad) - Liúntas Míchumais - Pinsean/sochar slandála sóisialta den chinéal céanna ó thír eile atá clúdaithe ag Rialacha an AE nó ó thír eile a bhfuil Comhaontú Slandála Sóisialta Déthaobhach ag Éire léi Tá tú ag tabhairt aire do dhuine atá Liúntas Freastail Leanúnaigh á fáil aige Tá tú idir 66 agus 70, má chomhlíonann tú riachtanais scrúdú maoine I measc an ndaoine cáilithe tá: - Aosach cáilithe (is aosach cáilithe do chéile/pairtnéir sibhialta/comhchónaitheoir má tá Méadú i leith Duine Fásta Cáilithe á fháil agat le d’íocaíocht féin, nó dá mba rud é go mbeadh méadú mar sin á fháil agat, ach nach bhfuil, toisc go bhfuil a íocaíocht féin á fáil ag an duine eile) - Páist(í) cleithiúnach(a) faoi 18 nó faoi 22 ach ag freastal ar oideachas lán-aimseartha (ní mór teastas a chur ar fáil ón scoil/coláiste dóibh siúd atá 18 nó ós a chionn) - Duine a bhfuil míchumas air/uirthi agus a theastaíonn cúram buan uaidh/uaithi ar feadh 12 mí ar a laghad (d'fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh teastas leighis ag teastáil) - Duine/daoine a bheadh i dteideal an liúntais é/í féin (mar shampla, duine a bhfuil Pinsean Stáit dhá íoc leis/léi) - Duine a chuireann cúram buan ar fáil duitse nó do dhuine i do líon tí má tá tusa nó an duine eile sin sa líon tí faoi mhíchumas mór agus go dteastaíonn cúram buan uait ar feadh ar a laghad 12 mí (d'fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh teastas leighis ag teastáil). Ní féidir glacadh le daoine atá fostaithe ar feadh níos mó ná 15 uair sa tseachtain nó le daoine atá ag fáil Sochar/Liúntas Cuardaitheora Poist mar dhaoine a chuireann cúram buan ar fáil do dhuine eile. Coinníollacha cháilithe eile - Ní mór buanchónaí a bheith ort (ar feadh na bliana ar fad) ag an seoladh lena dteastaíonn uait na liúntais a bheith i bhfeidhm. Ní íoctar na liúntais má tá cónaí ort i dteach altranais áit nach bhfuil lóistín glanscartha agat duit féin. - Ní féidir le duine ar bith eile i do líon tí a bheith ag fáil na liúntas - Ní mór gur tusa an custaiméir cláraithe leis an soláthar leictreachais/gáis nádúrtha má tá éileamh dhá dhéanamh agat ar Liúntas Leictreachais/Gáis Nádúrtha agus an té atá cláraithe leis an soláthraí seirbhíse teileafóin más Liúntas Teileafóin atá dhá éileamh agat - Caithfidh tú clárú le haghaidh Cárta Seirbhísí Poiblí nuair iarrtar ort é a dhéanamh Tinneas agus fanacht oispidéal Measfar go bhfuil tú ina gcónaí ag do sheoladh buan agus tú ag cóir leighis san oispidéal, ar choinníoll go bhfuil d'ospidéal fanacht níos lú ná 13 seachtaine i ndiaidh a chéile. b'fhéidir go gcaithfidh tú cruthúnas ar do chuid fanacht san ospidéal a sholáthar. Baintreacha (fir nó mná) nó páirtnéirí sibhialta marthanacha atá idir 60 agus 65 Más baintreach (fir nó mná) nó páirtnéir sibhialta marthanach thú atá idir 60 agus 65 agus má bhí do chéile nó páirtnéir sibhialta marbh ag fáil Liúntas Teileafóin agus/nó Liúntas Leictreachais/Gáis Nádúrtha/Buidéal Gáis a Athlíonadh agus/nó Ceadúnas Teilifíse Saor in Aisce ón Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí roimh a b(h)ás, agus má bhí buanchónaí oraibh lena chéile, d'fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh tusa i dteideal na liúntas faoin Pacáiste Sochar Teaglaigh. Má bhí tú níos lú ná 60 bliain d’aois nuair fuair do chéile nó do pháirtnéir sibhialta bás, baineann an lamháltas leat nuair a bhainfeá 60 bliain amach. Ní mór ceann acu seo a leanas a bheith dhá íoc leat: - Pinsean Stáit (Idirthréimhse) - Pinsean Baintrí, Baintrí Fir nó Páirtnéara Shibhialta Mharthanaigh (Ranníocach) - Pinsean Baintrí, Baintrí Fir nó Páirtnéara Shibhialta Mharthanaigh (Neamh-Ranníocach) - Íocaíocht Teaglaigh Aontuismitheora (Baintrí Fir/Mná) - Pinsean Baintrí, Baintrí Fir nó Páirtnéara Shibhialta Mharthanaigh faoin Scéim um Shochair Dhíobhálacha Ceirde - Pinsean/Sochar Slandála Sóisialta den chinéal céanna ó thír eile atá clúdaithe ag Rialacha an AE nó ó thír eile a bhfuil Comhaontú Slandála Sóisialta Déthaobhach ag Éire léi - Gnáthphinsean Baintrí Gharda ón Roinn Dlí agus Cirt, agus Comhionannais. D'fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh ort cáipéisí a chur ar fáil mar fhianaise go raibh do chéile nó pháirtnéir sibhialta atá básaithe ag fáil Liúntas Teileafóin agus/nó Liúntas Leictreachais/Gáis Nádúrtha/ar Bhuidéal Gáis a Athlíonadh agus/nó Ceadúnas Teilifíse saor in Aisce. Deontas do dhaoine atá ag athrú ó Phinsean Éasláinte, ó Liúntas Míchumais nó ó Phinsean na nDall Má tá Pinsean Éasláinte , Liúntas Míchumais nó Pinsean na nDall dhá íoc leat agus Liúntas Teileafóin agus/nó Liúntas Gáis Nádúrtha/ar Bhuidéal Gáis a Athlíonadh agus/nó Ceadúnas Teilifíse Saor in Aisce, is féidir an Liúntas a choinneáil má athraíonn tú go dtí íocaíocht eile ón Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí (gan Sochar/Liúntas Cuardaitheora Poist, Sochar Breoiteachta agus Liúntas Réamh-Scoir, Íocaíocht Teaghlaigh Aontuismitheora agus Sochar Cúramóra a bheith san áireamh). An scrúdú maoine Má tá tú idir 66 agus 70 agus mura bhfuil tú ag fáil íocaíocht cáilithe ní mór duit tástáil mhaoine a shásamh. Is éard atá i gceist lena leithéid de thástáil mhaoine ná do theorainn acmhainne seachtainiúil a mheas. Tá an teorainn seo bunaithe ar ráta uasta reatha an Phinsin Stáit (Ranníocach) mar aon le méaduithe de bharr aoise, cónaí i d'aonair, agus celeithiúnaithe fásta nó leanaí cleithiúnacha. Is é ráta uasta an Phinsin Stáit (Ranníocach) mar aon le €100 do theorainn ioncaim sheachtainiúil. Cuirtear do theorainn ioncaim sheachtainiúil i gcomparáid le do mhaoin seachtainiúil faoi mar a mheastar é nuair a dhéantar an tástáil mhaoine. Sásaíonn tú an tástáil mhaoine má tá do mhaoin sheachainiúil cothrom le do theorainn ioncaim sheachtainiúil nó faoina bhun agus bíonn tú incháilithe don Phacáiste Sochair Teaghlaigh. Seolfar ceistneoir tástála maoine faoi leith chugat sa phost má tá tú ag cur isteach ar Phacáiste Sochair Teaghlaigh ar bhunús tástála maoine. Athruithe ar do chúinsí Ní mór duit fógra a thabhairt don roinn má: - Athraíonn tú d'áit chónaithe - Athraíonn tú soláthraí fuinnimh - Tá tú faoi 70 agus athraíonn do chomhdhéanamh tí - Théann tú isteach i gcúram cónaitheach Rátaí Cá háit a ndéanfaidh mé iarratas Íoslódáil agus comhlánaigh Form HB1 (pdf). Tá tuilleadh eolais faoi Phacáiste Sochair Teaghlaigh ar fáil. Ba chóir duit d’fhoirm iarratais a sheoladh ar ais chuig Rannóg an Phacáiste Sochair Teaghlaigh: An Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí Seirbhísí Leasa Shóisialaigh Bóthar an Choláiste Sligeach Éire Uaireanta Oscailte:Ní thairgeann an oifig seo seirbhís do chuairteoirí pearsanta. Caithfidh gach ceist a bheith cur isteach tríd an fhoirm fiosraithe ar líne a úsáid, tríd an teileafón nó i scríbhinn. Teil: (071) 915 7100 (If calling from outside the Republic of Ireland please call + 353 71 915 7100) Lóghlao: 1890 500 000 (Note: the rates charged for using 1890 (Lo-call) numbers may vary) Láithreán Gréasáin: http://www.welfare.ie/ Is féidir leat ríomhphost don Rannóg an Phacáiste Sochair Teaghlaigh a sheoladh tríd an fhoirm fhiosraithe daingnithe a úsáid. Más mian leat labhairt duine-le-duine faoi do theidlíochtaí, is féidir leat cuairt a thabhairt ar d'ionad Faisnéise do Shaoránaigh áitiúil, oifig leasa shóisialaigh áitiúil nó ionad Intreo.