Table of Contents
Forward
2 3 4
Introduction CONTENTS
INCOME & SOCIAL WELFARE Personal Public Service (PPS) Number
7
8 9 9 9 9
Working Age
Income from employment
Working Hours
Annual Leave (Holidays)
Social Welfare
10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12
Medical Card Child Benefit
One-Parent Family Payment Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment
Working Family Payment Jobseekers Allowance
Jobseeker's Benefit
Domiciliary Care Allowance
Carer's Allowance Disability Allowance
Back to Education Allowance (BTEA)
Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance
Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance
Exceptional Needs Payment
Fuel Allowance
Non-Contributory State Pension Contributory State Pension
12 12 13
HOUSING
Housing & HAP
14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19
Types of Housing
Steps to Register for Housing with the Local County Council
How HAP Works Finding a Tenancy Housing Waiting Lists Choice Based Letting
Transferring to a Housing List in another County
Allocation of Housing
Paying your HAP Ending a tenancy Tenancy Issues
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