Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2020
825. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the social welfare payments that the self-employed are and are not entitled to, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11968/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are a wide range of benefits available to people who make Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions. Entitlement to such benefits is dependent on the individual's social insurance contribution record, the class of social insurance paid as well as satisfying other qualification criteria relevant to the scheme being applied for. For example, when applying for Jobseeker's Benefit the applicant must be, amongst other criteria, capable of, available for and genuinely seeking full-time employment in addition to satisfying the relevant social insurance contribution conditions.
In general, self-employed people make PRSI contributions at class S. Where all qualification criteria for the particular scheme are satisfied, this class of PRSI gives access to the following benefits.
- Adoptive Benefit,
- Guardian's Payment (Contributory),
- Invalidity Pension,
- Jobseeker's Benefit (Self-Employed),
- Maternity Benefit,
- Parent's Benefit,
- Partial Capacity Benefit (where in receipt of Invalidity Pension),
- Paternity Benefit,
- State Pension (Contributory),
- Treatment Benefit, and
- Widows, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension.
The benefits to which class S PRSI does not provide assess to are:
- Carer's Benefit,
- Health and Safety Benefit,
- Illness Benefit, and
- Occupational Injuries Benefits.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
