Help On Internships?

liam12989 · 23-10-2011 7:56pm #1

I'm just after finishing college in may and im currently not signing on.But i applied for an internship and just wondering what options are available to me?

Can i start signing as soon as i start work and get back payed and how long does it take to go through. the job is in galway

Balagan · 24-10-2011 8:27am

If you mean a JobBridge Internship, you have to be claiming Jobseekers Benefit or Jobseekers Allowance or signing for social insurance contribution credits for a minimum of three months before you become eligible for an internship. Details on the JobBridge website http://www.jobbridge.ie

If you have the qualifying earning history you can apply for Jobseekers Benefit http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/jobseekers_benefit.html and details here about how to claim for the means tested Jobseekers Allowance http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/jobseekers_allowance.html

The processing time varies - Jobseekers Benefit it is not means tested and therefore quicker. Your payment, if you qualify, will usually be backdated only to the date you applied for the payment, minus the first three days.

liam12989 · 24-10-2011 10:05am

so would it not be possible for me to start internship and start getting dole from time i start job and just get it back dated?

mp22 · 24-10-2011 11:30am

liam12989 wrote: »

so would it not be possible for me to start internship and start getting dole from time i start job and just get it back dated?

No!!
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