Income Support - Maximum period of entitlement

If you are found to be eligible for a monthly benefit, it will be paid to you for the period of time prescribed by law for you or your spouse (whichever is the shorter), from the month in which the claim is submitted, at the earliest.

There is no entitlement to income support benefit retroactively. The entitlement begins only from the month in which the claim is submitted, except for those persons defined under the entitlement conditions as out of work, undergoing vocational training or working for a low salary. These persons are paid a benefit also for the month preceding the month in which the claim is submitted, provided that all the entitlement conditions are met both during that month and during the month in which the claim is submitted.

The benefits are paid on the 28^th of each month into the bank account provided in the claim form. For those who are out of work, the benefits are paid on the 14^th of each month for the previous month.