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Confused about Part Time Jobseeker's Benefits

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  • 30-08-2011 10:10am
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    LickiRake
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭


    Hi, I'm wondering if anybody could help me. I was on the x's and o's around this time last year, but stopped because I was picking up close too 5 Days work. Work is beginning to get slow now and my hours are bit all over the place, 10 hours one week, 45 the next! What I'm wondering is would I be still entitled to go on the x's and o's even do I work 5 day week's sometimes? I ask because I have read that you must be out of work for at least 3 days to apply but my friends all tell me they work 4 and 5 days sometimes with no problems. Cheers for any feedback would greatly appreciate it!


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


    You can open a casual claim if some weeks you are working 3 days or less. The weeks you work >3 days you will not be paid for.


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    LickiRake
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭LickiRake


    Just called in to them today to check and was told because some weeks I work 5 days I wasn't entitled to anything, which is absolutely ridiculous because my brother whose on the full dole and rent allowance ends up with more money(after rent and bills)for the week than I do.


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    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    Why are you expecting to get paid dole for days you are working?:confused:

    If that was the case, all full time employed people should get the dole too.


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    egan2020
    Registered Users Posts: 567 ✭✭✭egan2020


    LickiRake wrote: »
    Hi, I'm wondering if anybody could help me. I was on the x's and o's around this time last year, but stopped because I was picking up close too 5 Days work. Work is beginning to get slow now and my hours are bit all over the place, 10 hours one week, 45 the next! What I'm wondering is would I be still entitled to go on the x's and o's even do I work 5 day week's sometimes? I ask because I have read that you must be out of work for at least 3 days to apply but my friends all tell me they work 4 and 5 days sometimes with no problems. Cheers for any feedback would greatly appreciate it!

    If you work a ten hour week consisting of five 2 hour days then you won't be entitled to anything for that week. It basically doesn't matter if you work an hour or twelve in a day, it's still classed as a day's work.


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    mitty87
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭mitty87


    westendgirlie wrote: »
    Why are you expecting to get paid dole for days you are working?:confused:

    If that was the case, all full time employed people should get the dole too.

    sometimes the dole is more, I know that when I work 2 hours on x's and o's I get 18 euro. I am means tested each day I work by 20 euro. It costs me almost a tenner to drive to and from work a day. Sometimes its not worth declaring that you worked for one day when the pay is so low and the hours so utterly crap.


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


    mitty87 wrote: »
    sometimes the dole is more, I know that when I work 2 hours on x's and o's I get 18 euro. I am means tested each day I work by 20 euro. It costs me almost a tenner to drive to and from work a day. Sometimes its not worth declaring that you worked for one day when the pay is so low and the hours so utterly crap.
    Not declaring a day would be fraud.
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