On 4th February 2019, the UK Department of Work and Pensions announced an agreement on social security with Ireland in the context of the Common Travel Area arrangements, guaranteeing continued access to State Pension and benefits for UK and Irish citizens and their qualifying family members when in the other’s state. Whilst we welcome… Read more »
A new report published by Crosscare Information and Advocacy Services, (including Crosscare Migrant Project, Crosscare Housing and Welfare Information, and Crosscare Refugee Service) reveals the difficulties experienced by non-English speakers in accessing social welfare supports. Titled Do You Speak English?, the report presents findings from a survey with non-English speakers that Crosscare works with… Read more »
You may need to apply for a social welfare payment for a short time to help you while you look for a job. However if you are under pension age (66) and are fit for and genuinely seeking work then you can apply for Jobseeker’s Allowance* on return to Ireland. You can do this at… Read more »
Our work with Irish emigrants is funded by the Emigrant Support Programme of the Department of Foreign Affairs
This project is co-financed by the European Commission under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2014-2020 and is supported by the Government of Ireland