What can you do

Being redundant means being left with your own thoughts, desires, dreams, and … It’s a good time to think about priorities in your life, what is important and what is the most important. Friends, family, hobbies, health, travel, and etc now can be paid attention.
Where to start and what to do, if you had never been at home for more than two weeks last year, during illness? There are several things that could be done:

1) Continue search for work
2) Family
3) Health
4) Hobbies
5) Friends
6) Education
7) Learning new stuff about home
8) Reading books

It is up to you to settle priorities in this list. Although there is one great thing about being redundant – there is no need in putting priorities to the list, you just can do a little bit of everything every day. J

List of all benefits

Here is the list of all benefits that you can apply for:

Illness Benefit
Disablement Pension (when paid with Illness Benefit or Incapacity Supplement)
Injury Benefit
Invalidity Pension
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
State Pension (Contributory)
State Pension (Transition)
Jobseeker's Benefit
Jobseeker's Allowance
Pre-Retirement Allowance (PRETA)
Farm Assist (FA).
Farm Assist (FA).

Remember for most of the benefits you have to be working legally for more than 2 years at full time job and paying PRSI. You can be EU or non EU citizen to apply for the benefits. Please check all procedures at citizeninformation.ie

Other benifits

If you lost job, but due to the other reason than redundancy you are may be eligible to other social benefits that are proposed by Ireland government, such as:

Jobseeker's Benefit http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/unemployed-people/unemployment_benefit

To qualify for Jobseeker's Benefit you must:
Be unemployed (you must be fully unemployed or unemployed for at least 3 days in 6)
Be under 66 years of age
Have enough social insurance (PRSI) contributions
Be capable of work
Be available for and genuinely seeking work
Have a substantial loss of employment and as a result be unemployed for at least 3 days in 6.

Jobseeker's Allowance http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/unemployed-people/jobseekers-allowance

To get Jobseeker's Allowance you must:
Be unemployed
Be over 18 and under 66 years of age
Be capable of work
Be available for and genuinely seeking work
Satisfy the means test
Meet the Habitual Residence Condition.

Illness Benefit http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/disability-and-illness/disability_benefit

To get Illness Benefit you must have:
At least 104 weeks PRSI paid since you first started work
Have 39 weeks PRSI paid or credited in the relevant tax year (a minimum of 13 weeks must be paid contributions*)

Documents to apply

You will need the following information to complete a calculations and apply online for Redundancy Payments, this information can be found on your P60/P45 form.

Employer/Liquidator Information
· PAYE Number
· Registered Name/Address
· Trading Name (if appropriate)
Employee Information
· PPSN
· First Name / Surname
· Address
· Date of Birth
· Date of Notice
· Date of Commencement of employment
· Date of Termination of employment
· Weekly Hours
· Weekly Wage

Please also see different Redundancy Application forms depending on:

• if you feel that there is a problem with your redundancy payment
• Employer agreed with the employee
• The Employer fills out section A to notify an employee of temporary short-time or lay-off

http://www.redundancy.ie/employee/redundancyforms.html

Redundancy Payments and Recoveries

If you were officially employed for more than two year and then lost your job due to circumstances such as the closure of the business or a reduction in the number of staff. You have a right to apply for Redundancy Payments and Recoveries.

Check if you under following list of requirements to get it:

1) Be aged over 16 years of age
2) Be in employment and paying PRSI contributions, which are insurable for all social welfare benefits. Currently this is only a PRSI Class A contribution
3) Have worked continuously for the employer for at least 2 years (104 weeks)
4) Have been working continuously for the employer for more than 2 years if working part-time.

You can apply online for Redundancy Payments and Recoveries or calculate your payment:
http://www.gov.ie/en/services/redundancy/

Looking for help

Here are some links to the websites that talk about starting business: tips, stories, problems, net working, and etc.

http://www.basis.ie/
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/
http://www.ros.ie/
www.revenue.ie/en/business
http://www.dceb.ie/
http://www.isme.ie/
http://www.idaireland.com/
http://www.liffey-trust.com/
http://www.sfa.ie/
http://www.chamber.ie/
http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/
http://www.cro.ie/