The Department of Social Protection has a useful online tool that allows social welfare recipients to anonymously calculate how starting work or increasing your hours can affect your payment.
The Benefit of Work estimator is completely anonymous and the information you provide cannot be used to identify you by the department. To use the tool, you will need to provide details on your social welfare scheme, family and children and the job you are working or considering taking on.
The estimate will include income from your employment and any social welfare payments you may still be entitled to. You do not need a MyGovID to access the tool.
