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Is This Right???

Phoole · 2009-02-05 12:49:03

I've been out of work for a couple of months now and been getting the €204 per week since. My flat mate has recently had his working week reduced to 3 days and has just signed on for the other 3 days and is receiving the same €204 per week as me. Is this right? And how will my welfare payments be affected if I manage to…

05-02-2009 12:49pm

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Phoole

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I've been out of work for a couple of months now and been getting the €204 per week since. My flat mate has recently had his working week reduced to 3 days and has just signed on for the other 3 days and is receiving the same €204 per week as me. Is this right?

And how will my welfare payments be affected if I manage to get a few days work per week?

Thanks

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#2 05-02-2009 7:56pm

daisychain

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No it's not right he should get half it if the form with the X and O's was filled in properly. The fact that he's getting €204 suggests that either he's getting backpay for previous weeks or, as the dole week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday, if he was working Monday and Tuesday one week and then off Mon Tue Wed the following week he got a full weeks dole for Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue.

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