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part-time work

  • 10-02-2010 5:59pm
    #1
    Beanstalk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,230 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks,

    I currently claim jobseeker's allowance but I recently got accepted for a part-time job which entails working 1 hour a day for four days (mon-thurs).

    Im worried ill lose my entire benefit for the week because im working four days and not three in the one week, even though its only for one hour a day. will this be the case?


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  • #2
    Jemmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,385 ✭✭✭Jemmy


    Beanstalk wrote: »
    Hi folks,

    I currently claim jobseeker's allowance but I recently got accepted for a part-time job which entails working 1 hour a day for four days (mon-thurs).

    Im worried ill lose my entire benefit for the week because im working four days and not three in the one week, even though its only for one hour a day. will this be the case?

    You need to go in and inform them. It will just be reduced slightly afaik because it is only 4hrs work.


  • #3
    Beanstalk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,230 ✭✭✭Beanstalk


    Thanks for the reply. I have informed them of the case, but until i send in my form detailing my part-time work hours i won't know what im losing. But if im automatically disqualified for JSA because Im classed as working four days ill be fairly distraught. :(


  • #4
    Balagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭Balagan


    Three weekdays and a Sunday would be okay but working on 4 weekdays (even if just an hour per day) makes you ineligible for JA.

    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/unemployed-people/jobseekers-allowance


  • #5
    tommy21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭tommy21


    Balagan wrote: »
    Three weekdays and a Sunday would be okay but working on 4 weekdays (even if just an hour per day) makes you ineligible for JA.

    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/unemployed-people/jobseekers-allowance

    Yup, 1 hour counts as a full day. Madness, what happens is people stay on social welfare rather than doing the hours they could. Would save a fortune for the social welfare. Think of it, even someone doing 4 hrs work a week means 4 hrs less for them to pay, multiplied across the state. System is just not set up to do it unfortunately.


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