{"id":2405,"date":"2026-09-21T11:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T11:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-demo-dsp.consultant.worknetix.wcc-group-webservices.com\/?page_id=2405"},"modified":"2026-10-06T08:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:15:14","slug":"working-supports-for-people-with-a-disability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp-demo-dsp.consultant.worknetix.wcc-group-webservices.com\/en-us\/working-supports-for-people-with-a-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Supports for People with a Disability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This page tells you about working supports for people with a disability.<\/strong><\/p>

Get Work Supports if you have a Disability<\/strong><\/h4>

If you have a disability and want to start work, return to work or continue in work, there are a range of supports available to you.<\/p>

Benefit of Work Estimator<\/strong><\/h4>

You can use the Benefit of Work Estimator if you are getting disability or illness payments. This shows how income from employment may affect your social welfare payment.<\/p>

Access service here<\/a><\/p>

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Support to find a job<\/strong><\/h3>

Employability<\/strong><\/h4>

The Employability Services<\/a> are provided by companies working on behalf of Intreo. They provide a specialist employment service for people with disabilities. Your Intreo Employment Personal Advisor can refer you to the service if you both agree you would benefit from the supports these companies offer – which includes job coaching support and in-employment support. Employability Services also provide a recruitment and job matching service for employers.<\/p>

Contact your local Intreo Centre or Branch Office<\/a> for more details.<\/p>

Designated Disability Employment Personal Advisor<\/strong><\/h4>

The Designated Disability Employment Personal Advisor is a local point of contact for disabled people when engaging with Intreo employment services.<\/p>

List of Designated Disability Employment Personal Advisor by county<\/a><\/p>

Starting or returning to work<\/strong><\/h4>

If you have a disability and you are starting or returning to employment, you may be able to keep all or part of your existing payments.<\/p>

Disability Allowance and Blind Pension <\/strong><\/h4>

If you are getting Disability Allowance<\/a> or Blind Pension<\/a>, you can keep your full payment while earning up to \u20ac165 per week from employment or self-employment.<\/p>

If you earn over \u20ac165 a week from work, half of your earnings between \u20ac165 and \u20ac375 are not included in the Disability Allowance or Blind Pension means test.<\/p>

Any earnings from work over \u20ac375 per week are assessed as income on a euro (\u20ac1) for euro (\u20ac1) basis, that is your Disability Allowance or the Blind Pension will be reduced by a \u20ac1 for every \u20ac1 earned from employment above \u20ac375 per week.<\/p>

Partial Capacity Benefit <\/strong><\/h4>

If you are getting Invalidity Pension<\/a> or you have been getting Illness Benefit<\/a> for six months or more, and you want to take up work, you can apply for Partial Capacity Benefit<\/a>. This scheme means that you may be able to continue to receive some additional income while working.<\/p>

Please note you cannot start work until you have received written permission to do so from the department, following consideration of your Partial Capacity Benefit application.<\/strong><\/p>

The rate of payment you will receive, in addition to your own earnings, is based on your current Invalidity Pension or Illness Benefit payment and a medical assessment. There is no risk to your benefits in undertaking this assessment. The scheme is voluntary and designed to give you an income boost in work.<\/p>

The scheme has been designed so there are no limits on earnings from employment or on the number of hours you can work.<\/p>

Under this scheme, you can go back to your original payment if you need to, provided you continue to satisfy your underlying claim conditions.<\/p>

To find out more, get in touch with the Partial Capacity Benefit team<\/a>.<\/p>

Work and Access<\/strong><\/h4>

Work and Access<\/a> is a set of supports to help disabled people get a job or stay in work. The supports aim to remove or reduce barriers in the workplace for people with a disability.<\/p>

Supports for Jobseekers, Employees, Self-Employed include:<\/strong><\/h4>