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young free and broke

  • 29-06-2010 04:57PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30


    so im just finshed my leaving cert ,but im not going to uni in september. but im thinking about further education, im 18 and wordering if i can claim dole? info much apprectied as its difficult to find out.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 244 ✭✭RachPie


    www.welfare.ie has plenty of information about that.

    I'm pretty sure you can get something while you're in between. It will take a lot of filling out of forms, and when you go to further education it will stop.

    Hope that helped a little bit!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    You can only claim dole if available for and seeking work. If you are going back to college, you should not qualify for the dole, however perhaps you could qualify for the BTEA (Back To Education) allowance or similar. I dont know what the criteria are for this.

    If you are applying for the dole, bear in mind your parents income will be assesed as means if living at home; so you may or may not qualify.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    Also, this forum would probably be more apt :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 mellowmeg


    haah ,cheers for all that


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,939 ✭✭✭cee_jay


    mellowmeg wrote: »
    so im just finshed my leaving cert ,but im not going to uni in september. but im thinking about further education, im 18 and wordering if i can claim dole? info much apprectied as its difficult to find out.

    You cannot make your claim until 3 months after your final exam.


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