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Going on the Dole while in college?

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  • 08-11-2007 2:33am
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    Cutey20
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    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    The "Back to Education" schemes are an investment - they're incentives to get people back to work and has lots of strings attached. That's neither here nor there re: your boyfriend's issue.
    Has your boyfriend enquired about the grant? It's not much money, but every bit helps. Otherwise, part-time job... It's not fair, but it's the system.


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    orestes
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    As far as I know if you are in college full time you aren't able to collect unemployment benefits because you aren't available for full time work. I don't think how long you collected for has anything to do with it, students can't collect the dole, end of, sorry.

    Being broke is part and parcel of being a student, it comes with the territory I'm afraid. Part time work or family hand-outs are the usual way through. And living on Aldi pot-noodles.

    I hope it works out for him though


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    Mrs. MacGyver
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    Orestes is correct - If he is a mature student he may have an entitlement during the summer as long as all the conditions are satisfied.


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