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Sign on Question on Unemployment Benefit

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  • 08-01-2008 3:14pm
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    papasnday
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Can somebody please give me more info about when I go to sign on after 4 weeks of receiving unemployment benefit in the Social Welfare what sort of things will they ask about and will they make job offers etc.

    Many thanks if you can help.


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    Mrs. MacGyver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,294 ✭✭✭Mrs. MacGyver


    They will just ask you to sign on your card every month, they won't offer you a Job but after a while you will be referred to a 'facilatitor' who will discuss further training/education options with you. You may be given a work search efforts questionairre and when you return it you may have to talk to a member of staff to discuss where you have looked for work and the type of work you are willing to accept. I hope this is of help. You sign on at your Local Social Welfare Local or Branch Office.


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    papasnday
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭papasnday


    Thank you Mrs. MacGyver for your help!


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    Phil01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 206 ✭✭Phil01


    Hi are the Sign on dates fixed? Like for me it was 2 days ago the 8th, the next is the 5th feb, will the on after that be the 4th march?
    I need to know because im travelling a week around feb/march and i need to know when to be back by?
    What would happen if i rang the office and told them i would be a day late or something?


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    c4cat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 518 ✭✭✭c4cat


    Phil01 wrote: »
    Hi are the Sign on dates fixed? Like for me it was 2 days ago the 8th, the next is the 5th feb, will the on after that be the 4th march?
    I need to know because im travelling a week around feb/march and i need to know when to be back by?
    What would happen if i rang the office and told them i would be a day late or something?

    If you are travelling and not actively seeking work or not available for work then you are not entitled to jobseekers/benefit. to claim either jobseekers benefit/allownce when one knows they do not have an entitlement is fraud, so speak to the office dealing with your claim and they will advise you correctly


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    Mrs. MacGyver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,294 ✭✭✭Mrs. MacGyver


    If you are heading away for the week you are due to sign i.e. on holidays you will have to fill out a holiday form and you will have to sign on when you return. Your signing day is oon the same day every 4 weeks.


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    quinnd6
    Registered Users Posts: 1,551 ✭✭✭quinnd6


    Apparently when you sign on they require some form of photo id.

    All Ive got is a student id card from 2001 and a birth cert.

    I don't have a passport or drivers license unfortunately.

    Does anyone know of any quick form of Id card I can get because I only have a week?


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    johnmahon010186
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭johnmahon010186


    quinnd6 wrote: »
    Apparently when you sign on they require some form of photo id.

    All Ive got is a student id card from 2001 and a birth cert.

    I don't have a passport or drivers license unfortunately.

    Does anyone know of any quick form of Id card I can get because I only have a week?

    You can sign on with a Social Servies Card (one of the white swipe cards with your PPS number on it or a yellow temporary Social Services card).

    If you dont have either type of Social Services card you will need to bring Passport/ Drivers Licence/ Long Version Birth Cert.

    So to answer your question just bring your Birth Cert and ask them to order a Social Services Card for you.


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    Santa Claus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭Santa Claus


    johnmahon010186 wrote: »
    If you dont have either type of Social Services card you will need to bring Passport/ Drivers Licence/ Long Version Birth Cert.

    Amazingly enough the social welfare DO NOT accept a drivers licence as photo ID even though it's government issued. I remember when I had to apply for unemployment 2 years ago and brought in proof of address and took driving licence out of the wallet only to be told that it's not a valid photo ID and I would have to bring my passport in.

    A mate fell foul of this just before christmas so it's still the case !


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    johnmahon010186
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭johnmahon010186


    Santa Claus wrote: »
    Amazingly enough the social welfare DO NOT accept a drivers licence as photo ID even though it's government issued. I remember when I had to apply for unemployment 2 years ago and brought in proof of address and took driving licence out of the wallet only to be told that it's not a valid photo ID and I would have to bring my passport in.

    A mate fell foul of this just before christmas so it's still the case !


    No thats wrong, when you make a claim you need 2 forms of id, either 2 primary forms of id or 1 primary form of id and 1 secondary form of id.

    Passport and Long Version birth Cert are the only primary forms of id. Drivers Licence is a secondary form of id.

    So you and your mate must have had 2 secondary forms of id when yous made your claims.

    When you come in to sign once a month you can use any id but you will have to get a temporary social services card when your in there until your plastic swipe card is available for collection


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