Inclusion, Equality and Social Welfare

The In-Work Benefit is aimed to assist couples and single parents who are in a gainful occupation and have children under the age of twenty-three (23) years, who are still dependent and living with them.  

This benefit is not applicable to those who are presently in receipt of the Tapering of Benefits.

Special Unemployment Benefit may be awarded to a person who has paid Class 1 or Class 2 Social Security Contributions; qualifies for the Unemployment Assistance and is the person responsible for household.

Social Assistance beneficiaries who find employment, can opt for the Tapering of Benefits scheme if they earn at least the National Minimum Wage or more and if they have been in receipt of Social Assistance or Unemployment Assistance or Special Unemployment Benefit for at least (one )

1 year in the last three (3) years.

Social Assistance beneficiaries can opt for the Tapering of Benefits scheme in the eventuality of the spouse participating in a gainful occupation, earns at least the national minimum wage or more and if the beneficiary has been in receipt of Social Assistance for at least one (1) year in the last three (3) years. 

Social Assistance beneficiaries who start participating in a gainful occupation as a self-occupied person, can opt for the Tapering of Benefits scheme if they earn at least the National Minimum Wage or more and if they have been in receipt of Social Assistance or Unemployment Assistance for at least one (1) year in the last three (3) years.

Single parents with children under twenty-three (23) years of age, are awarded Tapering of Benefits as long as they work at least ten (10) hours per week at the National Minimum Wage rate per hour. In such cases, the requisite to have received social assistance for one (1) year in the last three (3) years does not apply.

Unemployment Assistance may be awarded to a person responsible for the household who is over twenty-three (23) years of age and registering under Part 1 of the Unemployment Register.