Can you work part time 20 hours a week and still claim JSA?

hello932

Anyone know if this is still the case? better yet can anyone back this up with a link?

snubbleste

Have you looked at welfare.ie ?

hello932

According to http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Pages/jajbfaq.aspx
'There are 3 categories of claimant who may qualify for JB while partially employed:

• Systematic short-time workers
• Casual workers, and
• Part-time workers.'

Still it dosen't define what/how long part time work is..i seem to hear 20 hours a week a lot...

hello932

bump bump

hello932

Furthermore according to this http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Schemes/JobseekerSupports/JobseekersAllowance/Pages/ja.aspx

Part-time or casual work
If you get part-time or casual work (up to and including 3 days per week), you may still be paid a proportion of your Jobseeker's Allowance. However, you must show that you are trying to get full-time employment.


What are the hours of these 3 days? 9am-5pm? what about overtime?

kilburn

I got a casual job and they cut me off, its desperate they way people are treated

hello932

kilburn wrote: »

I got a casual job and they cut me off, its desperate they way people are treated

How many days/hours are you working?

kilburn

I worked one day in July, 4 in August and 2 so far in September.
Sent in all the relevant paper work

hello932

kilburn wrote: »

I worked one day in July, 4 in August and 2 so far in September.
Sent in all the relevant paper work

Were you paid minimum wage or did you make a big profit? For the social to cut you off like this i would imagine you would have to be making a fair bit of money.

kilburn

9 an hour, they said they have to assess the income load of crap if you ask me

larchielads

a couple of my mates are doin it but they're in college though. think thats the way it works. myself on the other hand had a part time job and they cut my dole for the days i worked no matter if i worked 1 hour or the 24 hours that were in the day. go to college you''l be entitled to a grant and you'll be entitled to work 20 hours a week and claim 196euro from the dole.

20 hours a week 10 euro an hour = 200
dole = 196
total = 396

and your in college so ye might learn somethin too,not a bad idea was gonna do it myself til i got a full time job recently.

Sardonicat

hello932 wrote: »

According to http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Pages/jajbfaq.aspx
'There are 3 categories of claimant who may qualify for JB while partially employed:

• Systematic short-time workers
• Casual workers, and
• Part-time workers.'

Still it dosen't define what/how long part time work is..i seem to hear 20 hours a week a lot...

JB means Joseeker's Benefit which is not the same as Jobseeker's Allowance. The rules that apply to each are different.

Enter Username

larchielads wrote: »

a couple of my mates are doin it but they're in college though. think thats the way it works. myself on the other hand had a part time job and they cut my dole for the days i worked no matter if i worked 1 hour or the 24 hours that were in the day. go to college you''l be entitled to a grant and you'll be entitled to work 20 hours a week and claim 196euro from the dole.

20 hours a week 10 euro an hour = 200
dole = 196
total = 396

and your in college so ye might learn somethin too,not a bad idea was gonna do it myself til i got a full time job recently.

That comment is completely wrong, you cannot claim the dole/jsa when in full-time study. You may get a grant but you can only claim unemployment benefit during the summer months when you are not receiving the grant.

Think about it, the dole is paid while you are looking for full-time work - if studying full time you cannot possiblly work full-time.

hello932

larchielads wrote: »

a couple of my mates are doin it but they're in college though. think thats the way it works. myself on the other hand had a part time job and they cut my dole for the days i worked no matter if i worked 1 hour or the 24 hours that were in the day. go to college you''l be entitled to a grant and you'll be entitled to work 20 hours a week and claim 196euro from the dole.

20 hours a week 10 euro an hour = 200
dole = 196
total = 396

and your in college so ye might learn somethin too,not a bad idea was gonna do it myself til i got a full time job recently.

You cant get a college grant and be on the dole at the same time-thats illegal-report these fukkers to the social welfare office ASAP.

LegacyUser

Can you work 15hours a week and what do you lose on job seckers please

Pronto63

Tess daly wrote: »

Can you work 15hours a week and what do you lose on job seckers please

It's really nothing to do with hours, unless you're working 30-40hrs p/wk.

It's based on your earnings per day. They will then calculate how much to deduct for every day you work.

Someone working 2-3 hours, for 1-2 days, earning €10 p/hr will have a completely different to someone working the same hrs but earning €20 p/hr.

You need to go in and speak to staff in your local office.