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Question for those of you who have emigrated while on JSA

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  • 20-03-2011 1:23am
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    whirlpool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭


    Hey, I'm only looking for responses from people who have been in this situation themselves.

    I'm wondering what exactly the process is when you are on job seekers' allowance (not benefit) and leave the country long-term. My questions specifically are:

    1) How much notice did you have to give to the social welfare office before you left the country?

    2) Having given notice, when exactly did your JSA payments cease?

    Thanks in advance.


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    eastbono
    Registered Users Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭eastbono


    Not in the same situation myself but you should let sw know that you are leaving the country and your payments will be paid up to that date. If you dont let sw know then any payments due to you will kick back from the post office and there maybe an overpayment when you sign on again. I presume you are on JSA. If you are on JSB if you are in payment over a month you can apply to have this payment transferred to a EU country you have to give a months notice and have a forwarding address to the country you are going to and have a bank account in ireland to have the money paid into for a total of 78 days and register in the country you are going to within 7 days of arriving there at the equivalent of our sw office.


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    #3
    WildGoose81
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭WildGoose81


    Hello all,
    I have a question regarding job seekers allowance. I have recently moved to London in search after being on the dole for 7 months. I was wondering as i heard on the grape vine or more precise off a man I met in a pub as the story goes, that if you are on the dole long term and leave the country for work. They will give you a lump sum of a few weeks dole to faciltate the move.

    Is this fantasy or is it true does anyone know about this?? Any advice welcomed!

    King Regards
    Wild Goose


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    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    obseeker's Benefit (JB) may be transferred to another EEA member state for up to 13 weeks, if you are looking for work there. You must be getting Jobseeker's Benefit for 4 weeks before you can transfer it to another EEA member state. From 1 May 2010 new EU Regulations came into effect (pdf) which mean that if you apply to transfer your Jobseeker's Benefit, it will be paid directly to you. You will still be required to register with the employment services of the country where you have gone to look for work within a week. You must take form Form U2 (which is replacing Form E303) to the social services of the country you are travelling to. You can get a completed Form U2 from your local social welfare office. The 13-week period of payment may be extended to 6 months in exceptional circumstances. Also you may now transfer your JB payment more than once while you are unemployed provided you do not exceed the maximum period of 13 weeks (6 months if extended). from here



    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/going_abroad_and_social_welfare_payments.html


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