Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection
Impact of Social Protection Payments on Income Distribution: Discussion
1:00 pm
Marie Moloney (Labour) | Oireachtas source
On that point, a self-employed person who loses his or her income and approaches the social welfare system to sign on will be allowed to receive jobseeker's allowance. However, one will not receive a credit towards contributory pension. There is an anomaly in this regard that hits the self-employed and, in particular, self-employed persons on low incomes.
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