Government Of Ireland Deserted Wife’s Benefit : gov.ie

Organization : Government of Ireland
Facility Name : Apply for Deserted Wife’s Benefit
Country : Ireland
Website : https://www.gov.ie/en/service/0e1ac5-deserted-wifes-benefit/

What Is Deserted Wife’s Benefit?

** Deserted Wife’s Benefit and Deserted Wife’s Allowance are two social welfare payments made to women who were deserted by their husbands.

** Both of these payments were closed to new applications in January 1997, when the One-Parent Family Payment was introduced.

** Some women have continued to get Deserted Wife’s Benefit because they qualified for the payment before 2 January 1997 and have continued to meet the qualifying criteria.

Related / Similar Status : Government Of Ireland Community Employment Ex-Gratia Payment

How To Qualify For Deserted Wife’s Benefit?

To qualify for this payment, you must:
** Deserted Wife’s Benefit is a payment made to a woman deserted by her husband. Entitlement to the payment is based on social insurance contributions paid by the woman or her husband.

** If you have transferred from Deserted Wife’s Benefit to One-Parent Family Payment to be accepted as a participant on a Community Employment Scheme, you can apply to have your entitlement to Deserted Wife’s Benefit restored.

** The maximum weekly rate of payment for Deserted Wife’s Benefit is higher than the maximum weekly rate of One-Parent Family Payment.

** If you qualify to have your entitlement to Deserted Wife’s Benefit restored, you may also be due arrears.

** Women getting Deserted Wife’s Benefit can apply for and transfer to the State Pension (Contributory) when they reach 66.

** If you are currently getting a reduced rate of Deserted Wife’s Benefit, but have been working, then you may qualify for a higher rate of State Pension (Contributory), based on your own PRSI contributions, when you reach 66.

** However, if you do not qualify for the State Pension (Contributory) when you reach 66, you will automatically get a higher rate of Deserted Wife’s Benefit.

How To Apply For Deserted Wife’s Benefit?

** It is no longer possible to apply for Deserted Wife’s Benefit or Deserted Wife’s Allowance – these payments have been closed to new applicants since January 1997.

** Applicants can now apply for the One-Parent Family Payment.

** If you are getting Deserted Wife’s Benefit, you may be entitled to extra benefits from the department, including a Living Alone Allowance and the Household Benefits Package when you turn 66.

** For more information about Deserted Wife’s payments contact:

** Deserted Wife’s Payments Section

** Address: Department of Social Protection, College Road, Sligo, Co. Sligo, F91 T384

** Website : www.gov.ie/dwb

** Phone number : 071 9157100, 0818 200400

Rate Of Payment Deserted Wife’s Benefit

PRSI Contribution Rate per week (aged under 66) Rate per week (aged 66 or over)
48 or over €213.50 €253.30
36-47 €210.30 €248.30
24-35 €207.80 €242.50