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Social Welfare Benefit or Allowance?

  • 22-10-2010 08:40AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭


    How do you know if you should be on Benefit or Allowance? And when do you change from one to the other?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,118 ✭✭✭AnnyHallsal


    As far as I'm aware, they check your credits. If you have enough PRSI contributions JSB, if not JSA.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭mood


    I got it sorted out. All I have to do is take in my last P45. The first visit to the social welfare office to find out what a letter meant I spoke to two different people who didn't seem have a clue. The second visit it took ages to finally get told that all I need to do is bring in the old P45. They weren't taking into account my last job (and stamps) at all!!!

    My advice id question, question, question.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,556 ✭✭✭Nolanger


    If you qualify for JB you can opt for JA instead.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭mood


    Nolanger wrote: »
    If you qualify for JB you can opt for JA instead.

    Why would someone do that?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 306 ✭✭busman


    mood wrote: »
    Why would someone do that?

    JA is not taxable income for one!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭mood


    busman wrote: »
    JA is not taxable income for one!

    What are the other reasons?


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