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Jobseekers Benefit or Allowance?!

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  • 06-02-2008 11:24am
    #1
    Captain Slow IRL
    Registered Users Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭


    What's the difference between the 2 of these?!

    My hours have been cut, and I need to claim benefit for a while (as short a while as possible!) and the social welfare office gave me forms to fill in. The last form I went to fill in (UP 23 9/06) asks me if I want Jobseekers Allowance or Benefit - but I can't make out what's different between the two!

    Thanks in advance.


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    #2
    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,942 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    Afaik, benefit is for people who have a certain amount of PRSI contributions, whereas allowance is for people whose PRSI contributions have run dry.

    ⛥ ̸̱̼̞͛̀̓̈́͘#C̶̼̭͕̎̿͝R̶̦̮̜̃̓͌O̶̬͙̓͝W̸̜̥͈̐̾͐Ṋ̵̲͔̫̽̎̚͠ͅT̸͓͒͐H̵͔͠È̶̖̳̘͍͓̂W̴̢̋̈͒͛̋I̶͕͑͠T̵̻͈̜͂̇Č̵̤̟̑̾̂̽H̸̰̺̏̓ ̴̜̗̝̱̹͛́̊̒͝⛥



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    #3
    Captain Slow IRL
    Registered Users Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Captain Slow IRL


    Thanks,
    I've been paying prsi for the last 9 years - I take it I'm entitled to Benefit?


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    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,942 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    Yup.

    ⛥ ̸̱̼̞͛̀̓̈́͘#C̶̼̭͕̎̿͝R̶̦̮̜̃̓͌O̶̬͙̓͝W̸̜̥͈̐̾͐Ṋ̵̲͔̫̽̎̚͠ͅT̸͓͒͐H̵͔͠È̶̖̳̘͍͓̂W̴̢̋̈͒͛̋I̶͕͑͠T̵̻͈̜͂̇Č̵̤̟̑̾̂̽H̸̰̺̏̓ ̴̜̗̝̱̹͛́̊̒͝⛥



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    #5
    Captain Slow IRL
    Registered Users Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Captain Slow IRL


    cheers, now to find the tippex!:D


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    Mrs. MacGyver
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    Usually that form is given to people who may be entitled to reduced rate Jobseeker's Benefit (i.e. if your average gross weekly earnings were less than E150 in 2006) , if Jobseeker's Allowance is at a higher rate that the rate of Benefit you are entitled to then you can opt to go on that - thats what the UP23 form is for.


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    Captain Slow IRL
    Registered Users Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Captain Slow IRL


    thanks for the reply - I was talking to the lady in the welfare office, she helped me fill in the form:o I have it in the car, I'll check out what I ticked - have to hand it in on monday morning


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