Social insurance payments (contributory)

Question 1

What are social insurance payments?

2 points

Answer 1

They are payments paid to individuals who have paid the minimum 39 weeks of PRSI contributions

They are not means tested

Question 2

List the social insurance payments available to those who pay the 39 weeks of PRSI contributions

Answer 2

State Pension (contributory)
Widow’s/widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension
Jobseeker’s Benefit
Maternity Benefit

Question 3

What is the State Pension (contributory)?

Answer 3

A weekly payment paid to individuals over the age of 66 who have paid a minimum number of PRSI contributions

Question 4

What is the widow’s/widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension?

Answer 4

A weekly payment paid to the husband, wife or civil partner of a deceased person who had paid a minimum number of PRSI contributions

Question 5

What is the jobseeker’s benefit?

Answer 5

A weekly payment paid to individuals who are out of work and who have paid a minimum number of 39 PRSI contributions

Question 6

How does one qualify for jobseeker’s benefit?

2 points

Answer 6

They must be fully unemployed or unemployed for at least four out of seven days

They must be capable, available for and genuinely seeking work

Question 7

What is maternity benefit?

Answer 7

A weekly payment paid to women who are on maternity leave from work who have paid a minimum number of PRSI contributions before the first day of maternity leave