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manugal
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I am due back to work after maternity leave in February. I am going to have to leave work as, after paying for childcare and travelling costs, I will have about €200 a month left and even with my partner's wage it isn't enough to cover rent and bills. I have tried to look for local childcare but they cannot cater to the hours I work and the childcare close to where I work are looking for a rediculous amount of money. We have no family close to us so that isn't an option, we can't move closer to where I work because my partner works in the town we live, the rent is dearer where I work and we only have one car. I have looked into every option and the only viable option is for me to give up work to stay at home to mind my daughter while looking for work in the town where we live. I am aware that because I am giving up work I can be barred from receiving social welfare for 9 weeks but I'm hoping because of my circumstances that I might get it right away. Does anyone know what the Longford deciding officer is like or what kind of chance I have of getting payments straight away?