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Denied Jobseekers allowance.

  • 20-07-2009 12:39pm
    #1
    unemployed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi all,

    I was a contractor. On 1st April this year my contract expired.
    I applied for social welfare, they told me:

    - I do not qualify for jobseekers benefit , because I was self-employed.
    - I do not qualify for Jobseekers allowance, because I earned over the threshold this year 13K

    I have had no income in the last few months and I have no money in the bank. None of this seems to make any difference to social welfare.

    Is there anything I can claim???


Comments

  • #2
    hobochris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭hobochris


    you could maybe have a chat with the community welfare officer..


  • #3
    PCPhoto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,584 ✭✭✭PCPhoto


    you are in the same position as the majority of the construction workforce in this country.

    - self employed means you are not entitled to same as PAYE workers....surely you knew this when you decided to become self-employed.

    I assume you were on a decent wage before your contract expired ? have you discussed the possibility of doing the same contract on less money, have you talked to your accountant - surely he/she would have advised you to set up a pension fund and/or a rainy day fund.


  • #4
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    unemployed wrote: »
    - I do not qualify for Jobseekers allowance, because I earned over the threshold this year 13K

    This is something I've never heard before.


  • #5
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    Xiney wrote: »
    This is something I've never heard before.

    Its the cutoff when you're contracting or self employed.


  • #6
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    good to know o.O


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  • #7
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    actually I suppose 13k/52 weeks is 250 pw so that does put you over the means for JSA.


  • #8
    IT Loser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,311 ✭✭✭IT Loser


    Xiney wrote: »
    This is something I've never heard before.

    Its an absolute mystery to me too. First I ever heard of a "threshold".
    XINEY wrote:
    actually I suppose 13k/52 weeks is 250 pw so that does put you over the means for JSA.

    Yes- but it doesnt work that way. If I earn £300 in week A, I dont get any JSA that week. If I get £1000 the next week, I dont get any JSA. But in those 2 weeks, I have one-tenth of the "threshold" accounted for, but only 2/52nds of the year accounted for.

    So he could easily work to the tune of £13000 and still be eligible for payments at any given time,no?


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