Im not 100% sure of the exact details but I thought I would post the query in any event.
A neighbour (and good friend) is in receipt of some form of illness benefit (either long term disability or invalidity). His medical conditions can vary from day to day and he does engage in some clerical work on his good days. The strange thing is that he declares this in yearly tax returns although he never has to pay tax because of the small amount of income involved. He tells me that based on a full year there would be a total of about 3 to 4 months in which he is capable of doing some work.
I dont know what way his situation is being handled by SW and revenue as he is getting full time benefit and is working a few days now and again. As I said the details are disclosed to the revenue commissioners but I doubt if the SW dept are aware of it or if they are they turning a blind eye to the situation. As far as I know he has never told the SW about his casual work,
What he would like to do is to continue on as things are but would prefer if all agencies would be officially aware of his situation and allow this to continue. Has anyone ever come across something like this before or is there any advice that can be offered.
Thanks in advance.
A neighbour (and good friend) is in receipt of some form of illness benefit (either long term disability or invalidity). His medical conditions can vary from day to day and he does engage in some clerical work on his good days. The strange thing is that he declares this in yearly tax returns although he never has to pay tax because of the small amount of income involved. He tells me that based on a full year there would be a total of about 3 to 4 months in which he is capable of doing some work.
I dont know what way his situation is being handled by SW and revenue as he is getting full time benefit and is working a few days now and again. As I said the details are disclosed to the revenue commissioners but I doubt if the SW dept are aware of it or if they are they turning a blind eye to the situation. As far as I know he has never told the SW about his casual work,
What he would like to do is to continue on as things are but would prefer if all agencies would be officially aware of his situation and allow this to continue. Has anyone ever come across something like this before or is there any advice that can be offered.
Thanks in advance.