Westmeath Community Development

The Citizens Information Board has just launched a dedicated website www.losingyourjob.ie, covering all the information you need if you lose your job.

The website provides information on all aspects of losing your job or having your pay or hours reduced, including the services, benefits and entitlements available to you. It has been specially designed around the needs of people who are newly unemployed or who, while still at work, are dealing with reduced hours and/or reduced pay.

www.losingyourjob.ie is based on content from www.citizensinformation.ie, the eGovernment website provided by the Citizens Information Board. This site provides public service information for Ireland.

The topics covered by www.losingyourjob.ie include:

• Working reduced hours or receiving reduced pay 
• Redundancy and leaving work 
• Getting a social welfare payment 
• Money and tax issues, including debt issues 
• Supports available for rent or mortgage payments 
• Options for education and training 
• What you need to know when going back to work 
• Leaving Ireland to move to countries inside or outside the EU

In conjunction with the new website, the Board has also published a handy reference leaflet, entitled Have you lost your job? giving an overview of what you can do if you have lost your job.

Further information is available from

Athlone
Citizens Information Centre St. Mary’s Square Athlone Tel: 090 64 78851 E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and from the Citizens Information Phone Service, LoCall 1890 777 121.

Mullingar

Market House, Market Square, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath Tel: +353 44 934 0700.
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