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Carers Leave Between 13 and 104 weeks Entitled under legislation: Carers Leave Act 2001 Permitted 15hrs work per week: net earning permitted 332.50 Same or similar position is guaranteed at work: should not be worse


  1. Carer’s Leave  Between 13 and 104 weeks  Entitled under legislation: Carer’s Leave Act 2001  Permitted 15hrs work per week: net earning permitted € 332.50  Same or similar position is guaranteed at work: “should not be worse off” after taking leave

  2. Rates  Carer’s Benefit: € 205 per week. Not means-tested. No other benefits  Carer’s Allowance: € 204 per week. Means-tested. Other benefits available  Care Sharing

  3. Statistics  Numbers: 1,598 recipients of Carer’s Benefit in 2013  2.4% drop from 2012 – representing only 40 people  Carer’s Allowance: over 57,000  Cost: €22.5m total 2013; Carer’s Allowance: up € 45m from 2012

  4. Low Take-Up  Lack of awareness of entitlement: Government acknowledgement  Economic and psychosocial reasons  Professional status  Stigma of welfare recipient

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