Client living in Co. Fermanagh was concerned that he had been made redundant from his job in Sligo as he had been notified by his employer that, as a result of a division of the business closing due to loss of business, he was being laid off. He queried his benefit entitlement with the local Read more >

The client and her husband live in Newry and she is due to return to her full-time job across the border in Dundalk within the next few months, following the birth of their first child. Her husband works full-time in Newry and they have secured a place with an registered childminder in Dundalk, convenient to Read more >

A couple living in Northern Ireland have recently separated.  They have shared custody of their child. The child’s mother is unemployed and the father works in ROI. They want to know where they should claim Child Benefit. Cross-border claims for Family Benefits usually starts with a claim for Child Benefit in the jurisdiction of residence, however Read more >

Single Parent, Lives North, Works South A single parent with two dependent children is resident in NI and is a cross-border worker (part-time hours). Due to her cross-border employment she is currently in receipt of One Parent Family Payment, Working Family Payment and Child Benefit, all payable from ROI in addition to her wages. The Read more >

The client and her family live in Northern Ireland, she works in ROI and her spouse works in the NI.  Due to her Irish employment they receive a Family Benefit Supplement (top-up) payment from the South for their first child. The client took maternity leave to have her second child and was paid Maternity Benefit Read more >

A lady living in Donegal is unemployed and in receipt of Irish Jobseekers Benefit. She has been offered part-time work, a couple of days per week, across the border. She is concerned about losing her entitlement to Jobseekers Benefit for the remaining three days of the week. Individuals living in the South and claiming Jobseekers Read more >

Q) My new partner and her two children recently moved across the border to live with me and my two children.  How will this affect my benefits in NI? Additional information needed to answer this question: Client– lives in NI, single parent, not employed. Children – live with client in NI. Benefits claimed – UK Read more >

Q) Will a move across the border impact my Irish social welfare payments? Additional information needed to answer this question: Parent 1 – lives south, is not employed Parent 2 – absent, not employed Children – live with Parent 1 in Ireland, they are aged 5, 7 and 10. Benefits claimed for Children Child Benefit Read more >

Two employees from the same construction firm in Monaghan are laid off; one lives in Monaghan, the other in Fermanagh. They want to know where to claim benefits. When a frontier worker is made completely unemployed (there is no contract of employment in place) they should claim unemployment payments where they live. Employee resident in Read more >

A frontier worker living in Donegal and working in Fermanagh for 6 years has been made redundant from his job in NI and wanted advice on redundancy pay and benefits. As he has been employed continuously for more than two years for his employer he can claim statutory redundancy payment in Northern Ireland.  The payment Read more >