Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 May 2022
496. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) is not entitled to the illness benefit given that he or she has been paying class A PRSI contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24543/22]
View answerIn order to qualify for a payment under the terms of the Illness Benefit scheme a person must have at least 104 class A, E, H or P social insurance (PRSI) contributions paid since first starting work. They must also have 39 paid or credited contributions in the relevant tax year i.e. the second-last complete tax year before the year in which the claim begins, or 26 paid contributions in the relevant tax year and 26 paid contributions in the tax year immediately before the relevant tax year.
The person concerned does not satisfy the PRSI contribution conditions outlined above. While he does not qualify for a payment of Illness Benefit he has been awarded credits which may assist him in relation to future social welfare claims.
I trusty this clarifies the position for the Deputy.
