Disability Benefit Question

lorr01 said:
Welfarite;
I had no earnings in 2006/2007 as like i said i havent worked since car crash in April 2005..the course was community/health care and fetac ran the course in a community college in my area from sept 07 to may 08.

I dont know why i was paid BTEA, i just did as i was asked, my social Welfare office told me to go from "Disability benifit" to "BTEA" and i did, and i received payment every week through a book.

Should i not have been aloud to do the course, as you said i was less than 3 years on DA.? My doctors and specialists had told me to do a course of any type to get me out of house mainly and socialising as i was gettting very depressed sitting at home every day and not seeing any prospects of ever working again as at the moment i will never work again at what im qualified for due to my injuries..

I have worked since i was 16 years old and held down at one stage 2 jobs and its hard to go from that to nothing and i was getting very down and out,

thanks
so they were trying to get me to view other options..
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Once again, you are confusing the type of payment you were on. Was it BENEFIT or ALLOWANCE? Read my post. I based my answer on your statement that it was BENEFIT you were claiming. Now you are asking should be be allowed to go on it if you were on ALLOWANCE less than 3 years! I give up! :confused:

The bottom line is that you have been given an option by the SWLO to apply for Jobseeker's ALLOWANCE and get paid that instead of the 88 a week BENEFIT you are being offered. It will mean you will get more money. Go for that.
 
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Im not a bit confused of what i was on, i was on BENIFIT from crash in 05 to 07. Did a course in 07-08 and was on BTEA. Now i want to go back on Benifit and i cant as all im getting is €88, so i now have to go on ALLOWANCE and thats what im being put on now at this present minute!!

Jobseekers allowance was never mentioned to me and i never in any of my threads mentioned JOBSEEKER'S ALOWANCE.
Its called DISABILITY ALLOWANCE not Jobseeker's.
 
john joe,

Yes im back up to €197.80 per week but wasnt put back on DB, so im on Disability Assistance now (DA)

Lorr
 
As this appears to be a long term situation have you ever considered applying for Invalidity Pension
 
black sheep,

you are not the first person to mention that to me, but i never did anything about it as im just 28 year old and due to the accident i havent worked in 3 year but after im finished with all my operations i would really like to do some work part time at least, as i would hate not to be able to go back into doing some kind of work, definately cant do what im qualfied for, but could try something else as im to young for not working..

plus this is a legal case due to accident so i have to pay back all the social welfare that i have claimed in past 3 year so when my case is over they will probarly stop my Disability Assistance that im currently getting now, and i will have to live off compensation.. I never wanted to complicate things by asking about Invalidity Pension but it was mentioned to me by a few people as im 3 year on Disability now..

Thank you
 
John joe said:
Who told you this or where does it state this?
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John joe,
My accident is a legal case and social welfare told me that i have to pay them back all that i am claiming off them for past 3 year for (Disability Benifit and now Disability Assistance) as when i am claiming for compensation and loss of earnings, they want there money back..

Lorr
 
I never heard of that before. Normally, the amount of compension takes into account loss of potential earnings less any SW payments made. There is no provision in law to recoup bone fide SW paymenst already made, especially Illness Benefit as this is not even means-tested. If I were you, I'd check this out again.
 
And that's why I suggested Invalidity Pension, no loss of payment when compensation comes in.
The OP may be in a position to return to suitable part-time work in the future (with the permission of SW)
 
Welfarite said:
I never heard of that before. Normally, the amount of compension takes into account loss of potential earnings less any SW payments made. There is no provision in law to recoup bone fide SW paymenst already made, especially Illness Benefit as this is not even means-tested. If I were you, I'd check this out again.
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hi..

The CWO and my local Social Welfare office staff wanted a letter from my solicitor to say that he will pay back all monies due to them through me claiming DB and now DA when i get my personal injury claim sorted, i questioned it as found it very strange and he told me that yes they are entitled to get there money back as they have been paying me money every week..and in future i would have my compensation money and could pay them back..Well it will be the other side insurance company that pays them i take it!
I have a mate who also had to pay Social Welfare back after she had a car accident..

Lorr
 
Black Sheep said:
And that's why I suggested Invalidity Pension, no loss of payment when compensation comes in.
The OP may be in a position to return to suitable part-time work in the future (with the permission of SW)
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Black sheep,
For the past 3 year since april i have been on both DB and now DA, and i have couple more operations during August and september .Are you saying that even if my case is over i could still be getting Invalidity Pension and working part time and i not have to pay social welfare back for getting Invalidity pension?

If this is the case how come my local sw office never suggested this option to me and go on Invalidity Pension.
 
Yes I've come across cases where people received serious injuries in road accidents went through all the hospital stuff and the claims and are now on Invalidity Pension having received compensation, and several years on are seeking the Departments permission to return to part-time work.

Why not fill up the application for Invalidity Pension and let the Dept. decide.If they disallow it they have to give you a written explanation with their reasons.
 
blacksheep,

I will get the invalidity forms and fill then out and see what happens,

thanks a mill
lorr
 
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