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[dalymount]

Well I was on to the dept of employment affairs today, and the guy I spoke to made it CRYSYAL clear that there were absolutely no circumstances in which the covid pandemic payment could be claimed by anyone doing ANY amount of work. He did say that there is another welfare scheme which permits people to work up to 20 hours per week, but that this most certainly does not apply to anyone claiming the covid payment. Anyone being advised on here  that they can claim it , is being advised wrongly, so I'd be careful

[Rat Catcher]

He's wrong. It's there in black and white as published by the Dept. He's also wrong about the 20 hours as far as self-employed is concerned, there is no restriction on self-employed hours if you qualify for Jobseekers Allowance. Ring back and ask to speak to someone who knows what they're talking about.

In fact, Minister Doherty  is closer to the mark. The test is defined as "if your trading income has collapsed to the extent that you are available to take up other full-time employment if it was offered to you". See https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/68c144-what-to-do-if-you-are-self-employed-covid-19/ for further info.

[Rat Catcher]

BTW, DM. I going to try to explain something quite simple to you as I don't think you understand the payment we are claiming. We are not being paid not to work or to stay at home. We are scrounging off the State because we have concluded that our businesses aren't viable and, as such, we are required to be available to take up other full-time employment if it was offered to us.

[dalymount]

Rat I have read that, and indeed I know your very knowledgeable in these matters , but the bloke I spoke to was absolutely sure about what he told me . I drew his attention to the depts publication of 3/4/20 he couldn't find it, but continued to state that there is absolutely no circumstances you can claim it while working at the same time.

[Rat Catcher]

If he can't find their own publications I wouldn't pay a whole lot of attention to him. He's totally wrong anyway... not only on the PUP but also on restricted hours for JA... probably a bloke in his 50s who only found out what telephones are last week and hasn't been trained to turn the computer on yet.

As noted, Minister Doherty seems to know, at least to some extent, what she's talking about.

[dalymount]

Look I'm not arguing with you about this , I'm only telling you what was told to me by an information officer of the dept . The minister says one thing , yet man I spoke to says another, it's a bit like what you said yourself the other day about the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing

[Rat Catcher]

Fair enough... but if I was working I would claim as the Minister herself told me to. I'd screenshot the link too just to be sure to be sure.

[Cool Boola]

So do you think that people should claim benefits and work at the same time?

[Theoneandonly]

Greens frighten the shit out of me, they are pretty much anti everything about the Taxi industry

[Rat Catcher]

So do you think that people should claim benefits and work at the same time?

Yes. That's what all the full-time men that needed the job to feed their families anall done during the last recession... and PUP specifically allows the same.

[silverbullet]

So do you think that people should claim benefits and work at the same time?

Yes. That's what all the full-time men that needed the job to feed their families anall done during the last recession... and PUP specifically allows the same.

That's taking the FIS!

[Rat Catcher]

JA and/or FIS.

[Bob Shillin]

Just got another copy of a letter from Social Welfare to a taxi driver, who was spotted working, with his roof sign on, advising him that his payments were stopped, and inviting him to return the payments already received. Can't post the letter as it includes his name and PPS number

[dalymount]

You reckon its genuine Bob ?

[Bob Shillin]

Yes