Going Back to work

[noboc]

I am a lonaparent getting 230 a week loan parents. have medical card etc for both myself and my child.My story is im trying to go back to work and am wondering will i bee able to keep part-payment of loan parents as not sure how long job will last.job offering 18500 a year bout 340 a wk b4 tax.am wondeing also will i be able to keep medical card for a while or what the story.medical card worth everything to me.would be great to keep it even for 6 months till i get my feet on d ground again and same with some partpayment of LP. also would be able to get FIS.i would be working 40 hrs a week.just trying to work everything out first.pay my own rent myself so not worried about any of that. would be great if someone could put some light on this for me.

 

[gipimann]

If you've been on one parent family payment for a minimum of 12 months, then you can keep the medical card for 3 years after you start full time work.

Your One-parent family payment is means-tested so you will lose some of it, here's how it's assessed (taken from SW website).

The first €146.50 of your weekly earnings is not taken into account. This means that you can earn up to €146.50 per week and qualify for the full One-Parent Family Payment. (Social insurance contributions, health contributions, superannuation contributions and trade union subscriptions will not be taken into account in the assessment of earnings).

Half the remainder of your earnings up to €425 per week is assessed as means. If you earn between €146.50 and €425 per week you may qualify for a reduced payment.

You can apply for FIS, your wages and your one-parent family payment will be counted as income.

Good luck!