Anybody know anything about CE double payments?

Elle Collins

I've a family member (a lone parent) up the walls wondering what way the budget will affect her wages. She is on a CE scheme so she is paid for that and also receives a reduced percentage of her lone parents allowance.

There were rumours last budget about an end to double payments but that didn't happen at the time. Nothing has been leaked in the press yet about how CE workers will be impacted in the budget. Does anybody know anything about it?

havana

As far as I can remember there were no double payments last year. With the way christmas fell last year I think people were paid for 2 weeks the week before but then received no payment Christmas week.

Edit http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/christmas_bonus.html

katkin

By double payments the OP is referring to receiving two allowances all the time while on a CE Scheme (or Fas course), one CE Scheme payment and part of social welfare payment, in this case Lone Parents Allowance; those on Disability are also entitled to this arrangement.

I can't imagine the situation will continue but you never know, very little detail has been leaked on budget, but we don't have long to wait until we find out, next week isn't it?

Elle Collins

katkin wrote: »

I can't imagine the situation will continue but you never know, very little detail has been leaked on budget, but we don't have long to wait until we find out, next week isn't it?

Yes. The thing I find unfair about that is that if she was working part-time in any job other than Community Employment she'd be entitled to claim Family Income Support. She isn't any better off financially than someone working part-time and claiming FIS, so if the government take €245 off her weekly (which is what they've been threatening to do) she'll be treated vastly differently than a person working in a regular part-time job. Though knowing this government they'll probably do a hatchet job on Family Income Support payments also...

hootietootie

My mother is a single parent on a CE scheme and is wondering about this as well, she still has 2 kids under 17 at home. I have just started on one, but am not a single parent, so have taken over my husbands eligibility to participate, so we don't get the double payment-hoping our money doesn't get cut too much!!

cee_jay

Anything people are hearing about budget cuts is only conjecture at the moment. Nobody knows yet what will happen in the budget - have to wait until 7th December unfortunately.