Will I be eligible for the benefit from 65- 66

Is there a difference, perhaps, between an Occupational Pension and a Social Welfare pension?
 
@Minnie
I was not aware of the situation about having a pension from another country. So don't rely on my previous post.

You can appeal the decision within 21 days.
The social welfare offical may or may not be correct.
The situation will then be fully investigated and if you are entitled to the payment you will get it or vise versa.

Try claiming Jobseekers Benefit. The rules for this are different and you might qualify.
 
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Ruffian said:
Is there a difference, perhaps, between an Occupational Pension and a Social Welfare pension?
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You can definitely get BP 65 alongside an occupational pension.
If it's possible to get an Irish Contributory Pension alongside a foreign state Contributory pension, it would seem strange that BP 65 is barred if a person has a foreign state pension.

BP 65 is not means tested and is only paid to people who have paid the necessary Prsi contributions.

Can a person have a USA state pension and an Irish Contributory State Pension ?

An Irish person under age 66 (or 70) would still be liable to pay Irish Prsi regardless of whether they are claiming a foreign state pension. If they are paying Prsi they should be entitled to benefits.

If an Irish person is in receipt of a foreign state pension and is employed in Ireland and becomes unemployed, surely they would qualify for Jobseekers Benefit.

The poster could possibly try to claim Jobseekers benefit if they meet the rules.

It is possible to not qualify for BP 65, but qualify for Jobseekers Benefit. This is the case for people with subsidiary employment in excess of 7.5k per year.
 
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Thanks S Class.
I think I will visit the Intreo Centre tomorrow to see what my options are, it may be that I will qualify for the Jobseeker's payment.
To be continued ............
 
Ok the saga continues, I did visit my Intreo office and spoke with 2 gentlemen, one called the second one over to see his opinion as neither were too sure - one just kept repeating that I cannot be in receipt of 2 benefits and my only option was to appeal the decision. They advised me to put a letter together with any other documents and bring them back to the office for them to forward, I did this and when I returned I was at a different hatch and was asked if i had filled out the appeal form which the other 2 had failed to give me, I duly filled it out and returned to the hatch with my appeal letters and it's in the hands of the God's now. I think it could also come down to semantics as the Americans call the Social Security Retirement payment a benefit, whereas I would call it a pension.?? They say garbage we say rubbish!!!
 
Hello, I'm reading the "Operational Guidelines: Jobseeker's Pay Related Benefit" and there's nothing there about facilities for people over the age of 62 (you do not have to: meet with a case officer in your local Intreo Centre , sign on monthly in person in your local Intreo Centre or Social Welfare Branch Office, over 62 years, your payment will be made into a financial institution) and it was in the regular JB
I wonder if they won't be in this benefit, or if they just forgot to write about them? Does anyone know anything? Or do we just have to wait until March 31 for specific information?
 
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