Did You work and Claim

[Belker]

....  The eye test is only worth about that much but you're entitled to glasses up to a certain amount also.

All opticians offer Free 'Social welfare glasses' but you can pick any glasses you like and still get the same discount off the price.

[John m]

IF you can find a dentist you are entitled to one clean and polish every two years on your PRSI .BUT most Dentists will now charge you a Consultancy fee just to look in your mouth .

[Belker]

IF you can find a dentist you are entitled to one clean and polish every two years on your PRSI .BUT most Dentists will now charge you a Consultancy fee just to look in your mouth .

Dentist's are expensive. I got raped fer about €800 2 years back, mind you the teeth were in bad shape back then, about 11 fillings, took about 4 nasty hours in the chair, but been great ever since using the prescription only Duraphat 5000 Colgate toothpaste, costs €15 fer a small 51g/ml tube, about ten+ times the cost of normal toothpaste but defo worth it.

[Octavia1]

IF you can find a dentist you are entitled to one clean and polish every two years on your PRSI .BUT most Dentists will now charge you a Consultancy fee just to look in your mouth .

€245   I paid Friday...clean an x-ray 

[Octavia1]

We wer allowed to work 2022 wer we not ? Even tho we got the dole for few months of it ....wat was the max we wer allowed earn does anyone know ?

[Belker]

We wer allowed to work 2022 wer we not ? Even tho we got the dole for few months of it ....wat was the max we wer allowed earn does anyone know ?

€480 less expenses per month if memory serves.

[John m]

We wer allowed to work 2022 wer we not ? Even tho we got the dole for few months of it ....wat was the max we wer allowed earn does anyone know ?

  It is a bit of a grey area OCCI .We had our income IMPACTED as self employed .I think the issue is where an Employer or individual was claiming on the Grounds they were UNEMPLOYED and then working .Eg a Publican claimed it and the Pub was closed but some served take away pints claimed it and worked .The issue is around the Pandemic UNEMPLOYMENT payment .A lot of people and businesses claimed and were not unemployed a lot of Students who never worked claimed it but were not Unemployed .At the time they just paid it out to keep everybody happy now they are looking to claim it back .I got three months money last year and I entered that as earnings for tax reaasons in my final sum for 2022 ..It may be exempt from PRSI but as we pay the Minimum it will make no difference but a PAYE worker might get a break on it .Our kid got a tax bill for money she got before she returned to work .They were sent out last year .Just remember if you were still getting PUP in 2022 up until March you need to include it in your tax return for that year .its cinsidered income .

[Octavia1]

We wer allowed to work 2022 wer we not ? Even tho we got the dole for few months of it ....wat was the max we wer allowed earn does anyone know ?

€480 less expenses per month if memory serves.

I'm fuked so 

[Octavia1]

We wer allowed to work 2022 wer we not ? Even tho we got the dole for few months of it ....wat was the max we wer allowed earn does anyone know ?

  It is a bit of a grey area OCCI .We had our income IMPACTED as self employed .I think the issue is where an Employer or individual was claiming on the Grounds they were UNEMPLOYED and then working .Eg a Publican claimed it and the Pub was closed but some served take away pints claimed it and worked .The issue is around the Pandemic UNEMPLOYMENT payment .A lot of people and businesses claimed and were not unemployed a lot of Students who never worked claimed it but were not Unemployed .At the time they just paid it out to keep everybody happy now they are looking to claim it back .I got three months money last year and I entered that as earnings for tax reaasons in my final sum for 2022 ..It may be exempt from PRSI but as we pay the Minimum it will make no difference but a PAYE worker might get a break on it .Our kid got a tax bill for money she got before she returned to work .They were sent out last year .Just remember if you were still getting PUP in 2022 up until March you need to include it in your tax return for that year .its cinsidered income .

Cheers john 

[Rat Catcher]

When I went to get my eyes tested last year I was refused the free stuff cos apparently my PRSI contributions weren't fully paid up,when I contacted my accountant she confirmed that they're just lazy fuk departments that don't communicate with each other,when I appealed that decision and made a phonecall...I received a message about four days later via MyGovID to say that everything was ticketyboo,I then went back to Specsavers who after a bit of a discussion refunded me just under a ton of the €450 that it cost me...of which €150 was also refunded from Laya of which I'm a member.

Something similar with me.  Phoned up to query it and got transferred around the country.  Ended up talking to someone in Waterford who just say, 'oh yeah, you haven't been updated', pressed a button on the computer and hey presto!  I had my stamps for that year back.  I thought the eye test was only worth about €30 so never chased it up with Specsavers.

The eye test is only worth about that much but you're entitled to glasses up to a certain amount also.

Aye... With Specsavers everything's free on the way in but good luck with walking out without leaving a wad of used notes behind!

[Belker]

When I went to get my eyes tested last year I was refused the free stuff cos apparently my PRSI contributions weren't fully paid up,when I contacted my accountant she confirmed that they're just lazy fuk departments that don't communicate with each other,when I appealed that decision and made a phonecall...I received a message about four days later via MyGovID to say that everything was ticketyboo,I then went back to Specsavers who after a bit of a discussion refunded me just under a ton of the €450 that it cost me...of which €150 was also refunded from Laya of which I'm a member.

Something similar with me.  Phoned up to query it and got transferred around the country.  Ended up talking to someone in Waterford who just say, 'oh yeah, you haven't been updated', pressed a button on the computer and hey presto!  I had my stamps for that year back.  I thought the eye test was only worth about €30 so never chased it up with Specsavers.

The eye test is only worth about that much but you're entitled to glasses up to a certain amount also.

Aye... With Specsavers everything's free on the way in but good luck with walking out without leaving a wad of used notes behind!

I'm wearing glasses now fer over Forty years, and I have said it before on here; "AVOID SPECSAVERS LIKE THE PLAGUE !".
Fer myself I find Vision Express to be quite honest and upfront.

[watty]

@ Belker:  I followed your advice and went to Vision Express the last time.  Nicer staff but the price worked out the same, more or less.  Think I'll stick with Vision Express.

[Cool Boola]

Yeah!….I go with Vision Express. Prefer their choice of frames but I-always look in Specs to see ifin there is something I fancy.

[silverbullet]

IF you can find a dentist you are entitled to one clean and polish every two years on your PRSI .BUT most Dentists will now charge you a Consultancy fee just to look in your mouth .

I'm fed up to my eye teeth with dentists.

[Shallow Hal]

We've a great dentist up in Drog,none of that fleecing shit,I hadn't seen a dentist in fukin years,got a bad tooth ache,I knew it was pretty fuked,I actually thought he was drilling for oil the rot was so deep,he wanted to save the tooth or it was extraction/root canal territory,done a fantastic job...€95 including the x-ray,also a tooth that was cutting the lining of my mouth,shaved that muther back..€50.....have dental with Laya so get 70% back.