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Claiming dole years after moving from UK

  • 11-07-2008 12:36pm
    #1
    johnb25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 503 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    We moved back here from Britain 5 years ago. (I am Irish, my wife British). We were both in long-term employment in Britain when we moved. At the time my wife was looking at a part-time self-employed business, and also taking time to get our child settled in here.
    Child well-settled, but no real second income, and no success getting a job.
    Cannot get jobseekers benefit, as she has no PRSI paid here.
    She will not qualify for means-tested allowances, as my income is above the threshold.
    Social welfare office say that as her last contributions were paid in the UK in 2003, and they are now paying against 2006 tax year that she is effectively starting from scratch here; her UK contributions are now only relevant to her pension entitlement. Catch 22 as she needs a job to qualify for jobseekers benefit.
    Anyone got any other options or ideas?

    Thanks.


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