You may also get an increase in your payment for an adult dependant and any child dependants. A child dependant is usually a child up to 18 years of age who lives with you. If you and your partner are both getting a social welfare payment, you will each get a half-rate IQC. The means test will assess their income from the scheme in the same way as income from a job where they pay PRSI. If your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant is getting a social welfare payment in his or her own right with some exceptions or is on a Further Education and Training FET course or VTOS course and getting an allowance you will not get an IQA, but you will get a half-rate increase for any qualified children.
If you live with a person aged 16 or over who is caring for your child dependant, you may be able to get an IQA for them. To apply for this IQA, you must be single, widowed, divorced, separated, a former civil partner or not living with your civil partner.
You collect your JA payment every week, from your nearest post office. You must bring valid photo ID with you to collect it. This can be your:. You should apply for Jobseeker's Allowance the first day you become unemployed. It is important to apply on the first day you become unemployed because you will not get paid for the first 3 days of your claim.
If you make a late claim , it may be backdated if you provide good evidence for the delay. More information is available in our document about signing on for the first time. If you think you have been wrongly refused Jobseeker's Allowance you can appeal the decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office.
You can apply for JA online at mywelfare. After you log in, it will ask you to give some personal and financial information, as well as details of your employment, training and education history.
It will also ask you to upload or post any supporting documents that are needed. You can get an application form for JA UP1 by emailing forms welfare. If you are making a repeat claim less than 6 months since your last claim, you complete form UP6 pdf. You will need to bring certain documents with you when you apply for Jobseeker's Allowance. If you have a question about this topic you can contact the Citizens Information Phone Service on 07 Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm.
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Rules To qualify for Jobseeker's Benefit JB you must be aged under 66 and: Be unemployed you must be fully unemployed or unemployed for at least 4 days out of 7 Have had a substantial loss of employment and as a result be unemployed for at least 4 days out of 7 Be capable of work Be available for and genuinely seeking work Have enough social insurance PRSI contributions You can read more about the conditions for getting a jobseeker's payment and about the employment services the Department of Social Protection offers to jobseekers.
Jobseeker's Benefit and work To get Jobseeker's Benefit you must be unemployed, or have lost at least one day's employment and as a result be unemployed for at least 4 days out of 7 days. Loss of employment You must have suffered a substantial loss of employment in any period of 7 consecutive days to be eligible for Jobseeker's Benefit, casual workers and retained firefighters with no other employment are exempt from this rule.
Pregnancy and Jobseeker's Benefit There are some exceptions to the rules for pregnant women around the time of birth.
The exact length of your disqualification up to 9 weeks will depend on the amount of redundancy payment you received. There are some special provisions for older jobseekers. For new JB claimants since 4 April Number of contributions Duration of JB claim or more days 9 months Less than days 6 months Re-qualifying for Jobseeker's Benefit You can re-qualify for JB if: You have used up your full JB entitlement either 9 or 6 months and You have paid 13 PRSI contributions for at least 13 weeks these contributions can be counted only after you have claimed at least days 6 months of JB However, if you are working and claiming JB systematic short-time workers and part-time workers you cannot simply continue your JB claim when it is exhausted since you must have suffered a substantial loss of employment to re-qualify for JB, unless you are a casual worker.
Linking claims If you claim JB for a period, sign off and then claim JB again within 26 weeks, your claim may be linked to the earlier claim. This means that your claim is not treated as a new claim and: You do not have to wait for 3 days before getting your payment The cumulative total of days from the previous claim is continued so, for example, if you have used up days of your total JB entitlement of days you have days remaining on your claim The rate of JB is the same rate payable as on the previous claim, unless there has been a budgetary increase or change in family circumstances such as a new child dependant.
Short-term employment or training The Department of Social Protection operates a fast-tracking system for people who sign off to take up work for a short period up to 12 weeks or to go on a short training course up to 12 weeks.
Rates You should apply for Jobseeker's Benefit the first day you become unemployed. Average weekly earnings Jobseeker's Benefit rates are graduated according to your earnings in the relevant tax year. Penalty rates Your payment can be reduced if you refuse or fail to attend meetings requested by the Department or if you refuse or fail to participate in an appropriate employment support scheme, work experience or training.
Claiming for dependants with Jobseeker's Benefit If your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant is dependent on you or is on a low income, you may be able to claim an increase in your payment for him or her. Getting paid You can collect your Jobseeker's Benefit payment weekly from your nearest post office.
How to apply You should apply for Jobseeker's Benefit the first day you become unemployed. Paper applications If it is your first time applying you complete form UP 1.
Applications should be made either online or by post where possible. Further information Changes to duration of Jobseeker's Benefit The duration of Jobseeker's Benefit reduced by 3 months with effect from 3 April For people already claiming JB on or before 3 April Number of paid contributions Number of days claiming JB Maximum duration of JB claim Effect of change or more or more 6 months or more days 12 months No change or more Less than less than 6 months days 9 months Claim duration reduces by 78 days 3 months Less than 78 or more 3 months days 9 months No change Less than Less than 78 less than 3 months days 6 months Claim duration reduces by 78 days 3 months Half-rate Jobseeker's Benefit with another social welfare payment In the past, people getting a Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension, a One-Parent Family Payment or a deserted wife's payment and who met all the conditions for Jobseeker's Benefit, were entitled to half the normal rate of Jobseeker's Benefit.
Page edited: 5 October Useful Resources Checklist when applying for Jobseeker's Benefit. You may be able to work and get Jobseeker's Benefit. This document explains how work affects your Jobseeker's Benefit.
Contact Us If you have a question about this topic you can contact the Citizens Information Phone Service on 07 Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm. Increase for a child dependant From 31 December You can change your cookie settings at any time. You cannot apply for contribution-based or income-based JSA anymore. Keep to your agreement to look for work. Your JSA payments will be stopped if you do not keep to your agreement to look for work and cannot give a good reason.
Use a benefits calculator to check how much JSA you can get, and how your other benefits will be affected. All benefits, pensions and allowances are usually paid into your bank, building society or credit union account. You may have to wait up to 7 days after applying for your JSA to start, and up to 2 weeks after that to get your first payment.
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