Social Welfare Factsheet Budget 2013

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Link to the budget fact sheet from Dept of Social Protection

http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Topics/Budget/Bud13/Documents/budfact13.pdf

Changes which weren't announced in the Minister's Speech:

- Back to Education Allowance will now be equalised to the customer's previous SW rate (at the moment, it's increased to the maximum rate).
- There will be a standard rate of €160 paid to persons on the Back to Education Allowance if they were on an age-related reduced Jobseeker payment (applies to persons under 25)
- Back to Education - Cost of Education Allowance (€300) will be abolished for new and existing participants.
- Back to School Clothing & Footwear Scheme payments reduced by €50
- Jobseeker's Benefit cut from 12 to 9 months, or from 9 to 6 months for persons who have less than 260 (5 yrs) contributions.
 
Re the back to education allowance. What if an recipient is not entitled to social welfare due to not satisfying a means test or being previously self employed ? I guess they will get nothing and possibly have to give up their course ?
 
The qualifying criteria for Back to Education Allowance state that you must have been in receipt of, or be eligible for, a qualifying SW payment immediately prior to commencing the course, so I'm not sure how someone without a SW payment could get Back to Education Allowance?
 
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