MyWelfare

www.MyWelfare.ie is the online home of welfare services. It allows you easy online access to a range of services from applying for certain schemes to updating your details and monitoring claims and applications. www.MyWelfare.ie is safe, secure, and accessible anytime, anywhere and on all

devices. Using the MyWelfare.ie website you can:

• Apply for payments including Jobseeker’s Payments, Working Family Payment, and Maternity / Paternity / Parent’s Benefit.

• Close your Jobseeker’s Claim.

• Notify DSP of Holidays on Jobseekers’ Payments.

• Submit your weekly part-time Jobseeker declaration.

• Advise the Department you have changed address.

• View your current and historic payments and request a statement of payments made to you by the DSP if required.

• View a statement of your PRSI contribution record and request a copy if required.

• Find out if you are eligible to receive Treatment Benefits.

• Learn about the services available to help you find work, upskill, retrain, or return to education.

To access services on www.MyWelfare.ie, you need a www.MyGovID.ie account. MyGovID is a single account that gives you safe, online access to a range of Irish Government services. This means you only have to sign up once and remember one password.

To create a basic account, you just need an email address and password, and it only takes 2 minutes. With a basic account you can apply for certain services and access www.jobsireland.ie to search for jobs. A verified www.MyGovID.ie account lets you access the full range of www.MyWelfare.ie services, as well as other Government online services. Upgrading to a verified account is easy once you have your Public Services Card. Just follow the Verify Account steps on www.MyGovID.ie. To find out more and register, visit www.MyWelfare.ie or www.MyGovID.ie.