Partial Capacity Benefit
Lets you return to work while keeping part of your Illness Benefit or Invalidity Pension. Your rate depends on a medical assessment of how restricted your capacity for work is.
- Type
- Based on PRSI
- Paid
- Every week
- Taxable
- Yes
- Administered by
- Department of Social Protection
How much is Partial Capacity Benefit?
€254/week
Profound restriction — 100% of your previous rate (from Illness Benefit)
| Severe restriction — 75% (from Illness Benefit) | €190.50/week |
|---|---|
| Moderate restriction — 50% (from Illness Benefit) | €127/week |
Increases you may also get
| Profound — 100% (from Invalidity Pension, under 66) | €259.50/week |
|---|---|
| Severe — 75% (from Invalidity Pension, under 66) | €194.65/week |
| Moderate — 50% (from Invalidity Pension, under 66) | €129.75/week |
Rates shown assume you were on the maximum personal rate. Your actual payment is the stated percentage of your own previous rate.
Effective from Checked
Who can get Partial Capacity Benefit
- You must be getting Illness Benefit for at least 6 months, or Invalidity Pension.
- Your capacity for work must be assessed by a Department medical assessor as moderately, severely or profoundly restricted.
- You must not have been assessed as only mildly restricted — that does not qualify.
Is Partial Capacity Benefit means tested?
Partial Capacity Benefit is not means-tested, and there is no restriction on how much you can earn.
Things people get caught by
- There is no limit on your earnings and no restriction on hours — this is the key difference from working while on Illness Benefit, which is not generally allowed.
- You keep any secondary benefits you already had, such as Free Travel.
What else you might get
Payments interact. These are the ones that commonly go with Partial Capacity Benefit.
- Illness Benefit
The payment you usually transfer from.
- Invalidity Pension
The other route in.