Illness benefit & part time work

[Babooshka]

Hi wondering what the situation is re illness benefit if a person is employed part time, receiving FIS and a part payment of OPFA.
Are you entitled to illness benefit? What effect would that have on other payments?
Thanks in advance.

 

[STEINER]

You need to have an illness and be unable to work to qualify for illness benefit.

 

[Babooshka]

Yes, obviously assuming person is unfit to work and that has been verified by doctor.

 

[gipimann]

Illness benefit is not paid for the first 6 days of a claim.
FIS will cease after 6 weeks.

If a person is receiving full rate One Parent Family Payment, then illness benefit won't be paid.
If a person is receiving part rate One Parent Family Payment, then a top-up of illness benefit can be paid.

There's more information on this page:
http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/345_Illness-Benefit.aspx

 

[Babooshka]

Gipimann, helpful as always, thank you.