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student offered voluntary redundency

  • 16-05-2009 4:17pm
    #1
    eeno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭


    i am a student working for dunnes stores. i have been there for 2 and a half years and have just been offered a voluntary reduncy. im just wondering if i should take it and if i would be eligable for rent allowance and a grant for when i go back to college. does any one have any idea what i am entitled to? thanks in advance


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  • #2
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Moved from Irish Economy.


  • #3
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    You haven't really given enough information to answer either question fully. I won't comment on whether you should take redundancy but I will make some points about grant/allowance eligibility.

    Students in full time education are not entitled to claim social welfare or any of the associated benefits. The only exception I can think of for is those who enter third level as part of the Back To Education Allowance scheme. As you're clearly already a student you're highly unlikely to have any claim here.

    Typically the grant is assessed based on the means of the students parents and at Oct 1st of the year proceeding application (ie. 2008-10-01 for a Student applying for next Autumn). The exception is those who've managed to be declared independent and in order to do this they need to be over 23 and have permanently moved out of home prior to the date of assessment (as described above). Unless things have changed it's awkward to become declared independent for assessment. This means that you're highly unlikely to qualify for a grant specifically due to giving up work.


  • #4
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,286 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    What are the consequences if you don't take it?

    If you're a part-time worker, maybe they will just cut your hours back anyway?


  • #5
    eeno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭eeno


    im living away from home and im not depending on my parents. iv had the job for over 2 years shouldnt that entitle me to something?


  • #6
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    eeno wrote: »
    im living away from home and im not depending on my parents. iv had the job for over 2 years shouldnt that entitle me to something?
    What age are you? If don't meet the requirement of being over 23 for independent grant assessment then there's not much you can do there. If you do then it might be possible to have yourself declared independent and claim a grant. Note that not being dependant and being formally independent are two very different things when it comes to the grant. Unfortunately, the 'system' isn't particularly student friendly.

    As you're in college I'd strongly suggest that you talk to the Students Union in your institution. If you're lucky they'll be able to help you out or at least point you in the correct direction.


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  • #7
    Corruptedmorals
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,195 ✭✭✭Corruptedmorals


    What are your hours like, what have they been cut to? Ours have slipped under the 15 hour radar, and I used to be getting 23-27ish, I'm part-time. They don't like part-timers, they're after getting rid of part-timers in grocery in mine and re-hiring people for the starting wage. You're lucky you haven't been turfed out entirely tbh, and my store is a flagship. 15 hours will only get you €180, is it worth it continuing on diastrous hours?


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