The purpose of allowing people in receipt of Illness Benefit to commence part-time employment, a Community Employment Scheme or training/educational courses is to enable you to return to gainful employment through rehabilitation and training.
If permission is granted, any earnings or training allowance that you receive are not assessed against your Illness Benefit, and no means limit applies.
You can receive Illness Benefit and apply for written permission to:
commence part-time employment, including self-employment (provided that it is for no more than 20 hours per week),
participate in a Community Employment Scheme or a FÁS training course,
attend an educational course.
You must be in receipt of Illness Benefit for at least 6 months before you are eligible to apply for permission to work or train.
You do not have to be in receipt of Illness Benefit for a specific period in order to apply for permission to attend an educational course. Note: You must apply for written permission before you commence employment, training or education. Failure to do so could lead to loss of payment of Illness Benefit.
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You must be in receipt of Illness Benefit for at least 6 months before you are eligible to apply for permission to work or train?