first time on dole

cats.life

can some one tell me if we have to bring in our birthcerts to sign on for the first time? hubbie losing job at the end of june. we have to send birthcerts of with passport forms so im wondering if dole office would be ok with fotocopyied certs if we have to bring them with us.

Blueprint

No, you just need your passport and your PPS number as far as I can recall.

http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Schemes/JobseekerSupports/JobseekersBenefit/Pages/jb.aspx#How_to_apply4



You will need to bring the following documents with you when you apply for Jobseeker's Benefit (JB):
Your Personal Public Service Number
Details of your availability for work and any efforts you have made to get work. For example, letters you have written to employers and any responses you have received
Details of your income
Details of your spouse/partner's income (if any)
Details of your dependent children
Your P.45. This is a form you will receive from your last employer detailing tax/PRSI paid to date in the current tax year. You must either bring it on the date of your claim or (if unable to do so), to bring it in on the next day of attendance. Find out what you can do if your employer will not give you a P45.
Your P.60. This is a form given to you each year by your employer. It details your pay and tax paid for the relevant year. Find out what you can do if you do not get aP60 from your employer.
Proof of your identity - see below for more information
Proof of address - see below for more information

Evidence of identity

You can provide evidence of your identity by showing your passport or your driver's licence.

If you do not have either a passport or driver’s licence, you should bring any other document that you may have, particularly one that has your photograph on it.

The following documents may also be acceptable: credit card, debit card, medical card, age ID card, work ID card, club membership card.

The following items are not accepted as proof of identity:
Birth or baptismal certificates
Bills or personal letters

A claim cannot be decided until identity has been proven

cats.life

thank you for all of the imfo bluprint your a star, he is being made redundent 30 june , the welfare people are coming in to them on the 28th to take all the imfo from all the employee,s so they dont have to go to the welfare shop when its time to draw dole, im hoping never,it all depends on what pay out he will get.

thefeatheredcat

Also make sure you make copies of the redundancy notice and how much and all docs related to the redundancy such as the RP50.

... I also recommend you get a file folder binder to put all the bits in together. Carry that everywhere and anytime you see SW or CWO. The more organised you are, the less trips you'll have to make and the easier the whole process is. Read up on rights and entitlements on their site, the forms are there too.

And of course, don't forget to pay the tax office a visit for a tax rebate on time working during the year (and private rental if that applies).

cats.life

thefeatheredcat wrote: »

Also make sure you make copies of the redundancy notice and how much and all docs related to the redundancy such as the RP50.

... I also recommend you get a file folder binder to put all the bits in together. Carry that everywhere and anytime you see SW or CWO. The more organised you are, the less trips you'll have to make and the easier the whole process is. Read up on rights and entitlements on their site, the forms are there too.

And of course, don't forget to pay the tax office a visit for a tax rebate on time working during the year (and private rental if that applies).

ive the welfare page bookmarked on here so i know where to find it when we need more imfo . this is all very scarey for us all cos its being 20 yrs since he was out of work. its musgraves thats closing the galway depot, all warehouse and truckdrivers gone, .

thefeatheredcat

I can imagine! Well the folks in SW office in town are fairly reasonable to deal with and doing their best to get through everything even with the go-slow. I haven't had any hassles anyway and anyone in the SW office have been really lovely and easy to deal with. If you have a query, don't ring as they don't answer the phone in there, pay a visit if you can and of course there's always the information booth that's sometimes open, they're really helpful.

Make sure you and your husband have the knowledge and information as this will serve you well. Don't forget to photocopy everything, including the passport. Have a good read of the forms online so you'll know what to expect and best to investigate where your local community welfare office (CWO) is just in case you need them.

There will probably be a bit of a wait of weeks (try asking on how long it could be) before the claim goes through and in the meantime you could always apply for supplementary welfare allowance through CWO. In any case, the dole payments in the waiting time will be backdated.

Jobseekers benefit only runs for a certain length of time depending on prsi contributions so then you have to go through the whole process again for jobseekers allowance. Hang onto all paperwork because you may need it all again at some point. Oh and make sure the bank statements of your account(s) are recent and do check if they accept print outs of online banking (they sometimes do, but not sure if in all cases).