Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 section 101

Conditions for receipt

Section 101 sets out the PRSI contribution conditions that a carer must satisfy to qualify for Carer's Benefit.

• The carer must have at least 156 qualifying contribution weeks since first entering social insurance up to the date of claim.
• In addition, the carer must satisfy one of three alternative recent contribution tests based on 39-week or 26-week thresholds.
• These alternatives allow flexibility depending on whether contributions were made in recent contribution years or in the 12 months immediately preceding the claim.
• The Minister may make regulations to modify these contribution conditions.