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Introduction Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance is a weekly allowance paid to people who do not have enough income to meet their needs and those of their families. Budget 2018: the maximum weekly rate of Supplementary Welfare Allowance increased by €5. This increase will also apply to those on age-related reduced rates. The weekly rate for a qualified adult will increase by €3 from €128.10 to €131.80. In addition, the weekly rate for a qualified child will increase by €2 from €29.80 to €31.80. These increases took effect from the week beginning 26 March 2018. Rules If you have no income, you may be entitled to the basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA). If your weekly income is below the Supplementary Welfare Allowance rate for your family size, a payment may be made to bring your income up to the appropriate Supplementary Welfare Allowance rate. If you have claimed a social welfare benefit or pension but it has not yet been paid and you have no other income, you may qualify for basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance while you are waiting for your payment. However, the amount paid while you are waiting will be deducted from the arrears of your social welfare payment. If you have returned to work, you can claim the basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance for up to 30 days while you are waiting for your wages. Supplementary Welfare Allowance is not a taxable source of income. Conditions You will normally qualify for Supplementary Welfare Allowance if you satisfy the following conditions: - You are living in the State. - You satisfy the means test. - You have applied for any other benefit or allowance you may be entitled - You have registered for work with your local Intreo Centre if you are of working age. - You satisfy the habitual residence condition. - EU/EEA and Swiss migrant workers who have been working in Ireland can access basic SWA and supplements without having habitual residence assessed, provided they have the right to reside in Ireland. However, people from the EU/EEA or Switzerland who move to Ireland in search of employment are subject to the habitual residence test in the normal way while looking for work. You will not normally qualify for basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance if you are: - In full-time work, that is, working for 30 hours or more per week*. - In full-time education. - Involved in a trade dispute. However, you may claim Supplementary Welfare Allowance for your dependants. * This condition does not apply to your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant. However, any income they have from work is taken into account in the means test. Means test The main items taken into account for the means test include: All cash income Most social welfare and Health Service Executive payments, except Child Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and Blind Welfare Allowance, Guardian's Payment (Contributory), Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) and the Carer's Support Grant. All financial compensation except compensation awarded by a court to certain people (see 'Further information' below for details of compensation payments.) Rehabilitative employment: Up to €120 from rehabilitative employment is disregarded. The value of any benefit or privilege: If you are 24 years of age or under and you are living with a parent or a step-parent in the family home, some of your parents' income will also be taken into account in the assessment for Supplementary Welfare Allowance. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection calls this an assessment of the 'benefit and privilege' you get from living with your parents. The value of investments, savings or property (but not the value of your own home) is calculated as follows: If you are married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting your total income is added together in the means test. Rates The basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance is made up of a personal rate for the applicant and additional amounts for any adult dependant and/or child dependant(s). A child dependant is a person under the age of 18 who lives with you and depends on you for financial support. If you have been getting SWA for at least 26 weeks, the age limit is 22 for a child dependant in full-time education or up to the end of the academic year after their 22nd birthday. Supplementary Welfare Allowance rates from 26 March 2018 Reduced rates of Supplementary Welfare Allowance for claimants under 26 years of age do not apply to: - People with dependent children - People aged 18-24 who were in the care of the Child and Family Agency (Tusla) for any period during the 12 months before reaching 18 years of age How to apply You should apply for Supplementary Welfare Allowance to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection's Community Welfare Service at your local office as soon as the need arises. You must fill in a Supplementary Welfare Allowance claim form (pdf). To help process your claim, you should have the following: - Personal Public Service (PPS) numbers for yourself, your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant and your children - Proof of residency - Proof of identity, for example, a Public Services Card (if you have one), a passport, driving licence, work permit, immigration (GNIB) card, etc. - Evidence of any household income - Birth certificates for any children you include in your application - Documents to show your income and financial situation, such as, pay slips, P45, P35, P60, bank statements, etc. Appealing a decision You have the right to appeal against a decision if you are not satisfied with the outcome of your claim. You can appeal to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office. The Social Welfare Appeals Office deals with appeals relating to basic SWA and SWA supplements. Where to apply You should contact the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection's Community Welfare Service at your local office. Further information People who have received certain types of compensation from a court do not have that income assessed in the means test for SWA. Compensation from the following sources is not assessed: - By various compensation tribunals and the courts for people who have contracted Hepatitis C - By the Residential Institutions Redress Board - To persons who have disabilities caused by Thalidomide - Under the Health (Repayments Scheme) Act 2006 - Awards paid to women following the publication of the Magdalen Commission Report - Payments awarded by the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board - Payments awarded under the Symphysiotomy ex Gratia Scheme - Payments awarded under the Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme 2007 - Payments awarded under the Lourdes Hospital Payment Scheme - Payments awarded under the Stardust Victim's Compensation Scheme
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Réamhra Soláthraíonn Liúntas Leasa Forlíontach liúntas bunúsach seachtainiúil mar cheart ag daoine incháilithe atá ar bheagán ioncaim nó gan ioncam. D'fhéadfadh daoine le hioncaim ísle cáiliú chomh maith d'íocaíocht sheachtainiúil forlíontach faoin Scéim Leasa Liúntas Forlíontach chun riachtanais speisialta áirithe a shroicheadh, mar shampla, cuidiú le híocaíochtaí cíosa/úis ar mhorgáiste. Ina theannta sin, is féidir íocaíochtaí a dhéanamh do riachtanais práinneacha agus eisceachtúla. Rialacha Mura bhfuil aon ioncam agat, b'fhéidir go mbeifeá i dteideal do Liúntas Leasa Forlíontach bunúsach. Má tá d'ioncam seachtainiúil taobh thíos den ráta Liúntais Leasa Forlíontach do mhéid an teaghlaigh atá agat, d’fhéadfadh íocaíocht a bheith déanta a thugann d'ioncam suas go dtí an ráta oiriúnach Liúntais Leasa Forlíontach. Má tá éileamh déanta agat ar shochar leasa shóisialaigh nó phinsean ach nach bhfuil sé íoctha fós agus nach bhfuil aon ioncam eile agat, d'fhéadfá cáiliú do Liúntas Leasa Forlíontach nuair atá tú ag fanacht ar íocaíocht. Coinníollacha Cáileoidh tú go hiondúil do Liúntas Leasa Forlíontach má shásaíonn tú na coinníollacha a leanas: - Tá tú i do chónaí sa Stát - Sásaíonn tú an tástáil acmhainne - Tá tú tar éis iarratas a dhéanamh ar shochar/liúntas ar bith eile go bhféadfá a bheith i dteideal dóibh - Sásaíonn tú an coinníoll gnáth-chónaithe, ach amháin i gcás den Íocaíochta do Riachtanais Eisceachtúla. Sásóidh oibrithe AE/LEE an coinníoll gnáthchónaithe. Cuirtear an coinnioll gnáthchónaithe ar dhaoine ón AE/LEE a aistríonn go hÉirinn ar thóir fostaíochta sa ghnáthbhealach nuair atá siad ag cuardach oibre. - Tá tú cláraithe chun oibre le FÁS má tá tú in aois oibre. Ní cháileoidh tú go hiondúil do Liúntas Leasa Forlíontach má tá tú - In obair lánaimseartha, is é sin, ag obair níos mó ná 30 uair a' chloig in aghaidh na seachtaine - In oideachas lánaimseartha - Bainteach i ndíospóid trádála. D'fhéadfá Liúntas Leasa Forlíontach a éileamh do do chleithiúnaithe, áfach. Tástáil acmhainne Siad na míreanna a leanas na príomhrudaí a thógtar san áireamh don tástáil acmhainne: Iomlán an ioncaim airgead tirim, a chuimsíonn formhór íocaíochtaí leasa shóisialaigh agus Feidhmeannachta na Seirbhíse Sláinte, lasmuigh de Shochar Leanaí, Liúntas um Chúram Baile agus Liúntas Leasa do Dhaille. Cuimsíonn sé seo an cúiteamh airgid ar fad lasmuigh de chúiteamh atá bronnta ag cúirt ar dhaoine a tholg Heipitíteas C trí úsáid an Ghlobailín Imdhíonachta Daonna Frith-D nó trí tháirgí fola nó fhuilaistrithe in Éirinn, Binsí Cúitimh Heipitíteas C agus VEID, An Bord um Shásamh i leith Foras Cónaithe, nó míchumas a cúisíodh toisc úsáid an druga Tailídimíd. Ó Mheitheamh 2007, ní ghlactar san áireamh Íocaíocht Caomhnóra (Ranníocach), Íocaíocht Caomhnóra (Neamh-Ranníocach) agus Deontas um Chúram Faoisimh sa tástáil acmainne le haghaidh Liúntas Leasa Forlíontach. Fostaíocht athshlánúcháin: Déantar neamhaird ar suas le €120 ón bhfostaíocht athshlánúcháin. Luach aon sochair nó pribhléide: Má tá tú 24 bliana d’aois nó faoina bhun agus má tá tú i do chónaí le tuismitheoir nó le leastuismitheoir in áras an teaghlaigh, cuirfear cuid d’ioncam do thuismitheoirí san áireamh nuair atá measúnú á dhéanamh ó thaobh Liúntais Leasa Forlíontaigh. Is éard a thugann an Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Comirce Sóisialaí air seo ná measúnú an ‘tsochair agus na pribhléide’ a fhaigheann tú de thoradh bheith i do chónaí le do thuismitheoirí. Tá tuilleadh eolais sa doiciméid maidir le conas a dhéantar sochar agus pribhléid a mheasúnú i dtástáil mhaoine. Luach infheistíochtaí, taisce nó maoine: Meastar iad seo (ach ní luach do bhaile féin) de réir na foirmle seo a leanas: I gcás lánúin phósta, páirtnéirí sibhialta nó comhchónaitheoirí, suimítear ioncam na beirte san áireamh nuair déantar an teastas mhaoine. Aisíocaíocht an Liúntais Leasa Forlíontach I gcúinsí áirithe, b'fhéidir go mbeadh ort aon chúnamh a fuair tú faoin Scéim Liúntais Leasa Forlíontach a aisíoc. Mar shampla: Má íoctar Liúntas Leasa Forlíontach leat nuair atá tú ag fanacht le sochar leasa shóisialaigh, cúnamh nó pinsean, déanfar an méid a íocadh a asbhaint ó riaráistí d'íocaíocht leasa shóisialaigh. Má dhéantar Íocaíocht Riachtanach Phráinneach leat, b'fhéidir go mbeadh ort í ar fad nó cuid áirithe a íocadh leat a aisíoc má tá tú ag obair nó chomh luath agus a dhéantar éileamh árachais a shocrú. Rátaí Tá an Liúntas Leasa Forlíontach déanta suas as ráta pearsanta don iarrthóir agus méideanna breise do dhuine fásta cleithiúnach agus/nó do pháistí cleithiúnacha. Is páiste cleithiúnach duine faoi 18 bliana d'aois a chónaíonn leat agus atá ag brath ort i gcomhair tacaíocht airgeadais. Is é an teorainn aoise do pháiste cleithiúnach atá ag fáil oideachas lánaimseartha ná 22 bliain d'aois. Má tá an liúntas leasa forlíontach príomhá i bhfeidhm le 27 seachtaine nó níos mó leanfaidh an íocaíocht ar aghaidh go dtí deireadh na bliana acadúla i ndiaidh an breithlá sin. Rátaí Líuntas Leasa Forlíontach ó 26 Márta 2018 Uasráta Líuntais Leasa Forlíontaigh do dhuine 26 bliana d'aois nó níos sine Uasráta Líuntais Leasa Forlíontaigh do dhuine faoi 25 bliana d'aois Mar sin féin, ní bheidh an ráta pearsanta laghdaithe agus ráta d’aosach cáilithe an Liúntais Leasa Forlíontaigh maidir le héilitheoirí faoi bhun 26 bliana d’aois infheidhmithe sna cásanna a leanas: - Éilitheoirí a bhfuil leanaí cleithiúnacha acu Conas iarratas a dhéanamh Ba cheart duit iarratas ar Liúntas Leasa Forlíontach a dhéanamh chuig an Oifigeach Leasa Phobail ag d'ionad sláinte áitiúil chomh luath agus a bhíonn an gá ann. Ní mór duit foirm iarratais Liúntais Leasa Fhorlíontaigh (pdf) a chomhlánú ach cabhróidh an tOifigeach Leasa Phobail leat. Chun cabhrú led' iarratas, ba cheart duit na rudaí seo a leanas a bheith agat: - Uimhir Phearsanta Sheirbhís Phoiblí (UPSP) (uimhir RSI roimhe seo) duit féin, do chéile/pháirtnéir sibhialta/chomhchónaitheoir agus do pháistí - Cruthúnas cónaitheachta - Cruthúnas aitheantas , mar shampla, pas, ceadúnas tiománaí, cead oibre, cárta inimirce (BNGSI) - Cruthúnas de aon ioncam atá tú agus do chéile/pháirtnéir sibhialta/chomhchónaitheoir agus do leanaí ag fáil - Nóta ó d'oifig áitiúil leasa shóisialaigh agus do dhuille páigh dheireanach má tá tú díreach tar éis cur isteach ar Shochar/Liúntas Cuardaitheora Poist - Do Leabhar Sochar Leanaí nó Teastais Bhreithe do aon pháistí a bhfuil tú déanamh éileamh dóibh muna bhfuil UPSP agat dóibh - Doiciméid mar cruthú d'ioncam agus do staid airgeadais, mar shampla, duillíní pá, P45, P35, P60, ráitis bhainc Achomharc á dhéanamh in aghaidh chinnidh Mura bhfuil tú sásta leis an toradh d'achomhairc Feidhmeannachta na Seirbhíse Sláinte, is féidir leat achomharc ar an Oifig Achomharc Leasa Shóisialaigh neamhspleách a dhéanamh. Bíonn an Oifig Achomharc Leasa Shóisialaigh ag déileáil le hachomhairc faoi LLF bunúsach agus forlíonta LLF. Áfach ní dhéanann an Oifig cinntí maidir le hÍocaíochtaí Riachtanais Eisceachtúil nó Práinneach.