Galway unemployment benefit reduction
The Minister explained that the claimant’s benefit fell because contribution conditions and staged reductions in pay-related benefit affected the rate payable.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare why unemployment benefit has been reduced for a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
Comment on this
There have been a number of reductions in the benefit entitlements of the person concerned during the period of his claim. The rate of unemployment benefit payable was reduced on 8 August 1980, the 157th day of his entitlement as he did not satisfy the contribution conditions to be entitled to full rate of benefit after payment of 156 days of unemployment benefit.
The rates of pay-related benefit reduce from 40 per cent to 20 per cent at various stages of a benefit claim and these changes also resulted in reductions in the person's entitlements.
The rate of pay-related benefit payable was last reduced to 20 per cent of his reckonable earnings on 7 February 1981 when the weekly amount payable was reduced from £10.61 to £8.49. He is currently in receipt of a total of £56.54 combined unemployment benefit and pay-related benefit.
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