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Hi, I am completely confused!! I left full time employment in mid June to become a full time mum. I called to the local social welfare office today to try to sign for credits - not wanting all my years of stamps to just disappear. I was given a job seekers form and although I explained that I was only signing for credits the girl behind the desk put on the form that I was laid off and seeking work. She said I would be entitled to 15 months of payments based on my PRSI payments for 2005/06. My husbands weekly pay after tax each month is about €1k - will I be means tested or automatically get a basic payment. When I left my job I assumed I was entitled to nothing at all. Years ago I had to fight to get anything when I was laid off, have things changed that much in 5 years??