The scheme 'is about giving something back to people who work hard and contribute to the system,' with workers urged not to miss out
Employees and the self-employed have been urged not to miss out on a grant worth over €1,500 annually which supports workers to access dental, eyesight and hearing treatments.
Almost 1.2 million people who pay PRSI have benefited from €92m in claims as part of the scheme so far this year and the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has encouraged those who qualify to avail of her Department’s Treatment Benefit Scheme.It is advised to contact your treatment provider who will assess your eligibility before proceeding with any treatment. Here is everything you need to know about what you can claim and how.
Optical benefit Workers can also avail of a free eyesight test every two years and an allowance towards glasses, contact lenses medical lenses and repairs. The Treatment Benefit Scheme also pays the full cost of repairs to aids, up to a maximum of €100, once every four years. To qualify, a person needs to have at least 260 PRSI contributions paid at either Class A, E, H, P or S, since first starting work, and have 39 contributions paid or credited in the relevant contribution year on which the claim is based. The relevant contribution year for claims made in 2024 is 2022.
“I especially encourage those under 25 to look at their entitlements under the scheme. In 2022, I changed the insurance contributions required for younger workers to made it easier for them to qualify. That change recognised that a substantial number of younger people are now entering the workforce later and are less likely to have built up the required number of social insurance contributions required to avail of the Treatment Benefit scheme.
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