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  • 14-04-2011 1:53pm
    #1
    Blikes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 437 ✭✭


    Hello, i was hoping someone could help me with a problem i've been having.

    It looks like i will have to emigrate to london in the next 6 weeks or so to look for work.

    I am currently working 1 to 2 days per week but some weeks i might not get work at all and i'm finding it extremely hard to pay rent and all of my bills are in arrears. I currently fill out a x and o form each week, benefit i think its called.

    I was told that if i was on Social welfare and leaving the country, i can get upto 6 weeks of payment at once to help me get set up in the new country.

    Can anyone verify this?


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  • #2
    gustafo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gustafo


    Blikes wrote: »
    Hello, i was hoping someone could help me with a problem i've been having.

    It looks like i will have to emigrate to london in the next 6 weeks or so to look for work.

    I am currently working 1 to 2 days per week but some weeks i might not get work at all and i'm finding it extremely hard to pay rent and all of my bills are in arrears. I currently fill out a x and o form each week, benefit i think its called.

    I was told that if i was on Social welfare and leaving the country, i can get upto 6 weeks of payment at once to help me get set up in the new country.

    Can anyone verify this?

    i would doubt that the irish taxpayer is going to give you money to set up abroad...but if your on JSB you can get your payment switched to another EU country for up to 13 weeks but how long it takes to switch over is another matter.


  • #3
    hardCopy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭hardCopy


    gustafo wrote: »
    i would doubt that the irish taxpayer is going to give you money to set up abroad..

    That's probably not a bad idea, could save us a fortune. Give somebody 3 months dole on condition that they leave and give them nothing for 3 months if they come back looking for benefits.

    I'm sure lots of people would love to look elsewhere if they could afford flights, visa and other set up costs.


  • #4
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    (JB) may be transferred to another EEA member state for up to 13 weeks, if you are looking for work there. You must be getting Jobseeker's Benefit for 4 weeks before you can transfer it to another EEA member state. From 1 May 2010 new EU Regulations came into effect (pdf) which mean that if you apply to transfer your Jobseeker's Benefit, it will be paid directly to you. You will still be required to register with the employment services of the country where you have gone to look for work within a week. You must take form Form U2 (which is replacing Form E303) to the social services of the country you are travelling to. You can get a completed Form U2 from your local social welfare office. The 13-week period of payment may be extended to 6 months in exceptional circumstances. Also you may now transfer your JB payment more than once while you are unemployed provided you do not exceed the maximum period of 13 weeks (6 months if extended).


    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/going_abroad_and_social_welfare_payments.html


  • #5
    Blikes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 437 ✭✭Blikes


    mp22 wrote: »
    (JB) may be transferred to another EEA member state for up to 13 weeks, if you are looking for work there. You must be getting Jobseeker's Benefit for 4 weeks before you can transfer it to another EEA member state. From 1 May 2010 new EU Regulations came into effect (pdf) which mean that if you apply to transfer your Jobseeker's Benefit, it will be paid directly to you. You will still be required to register with the employment services of the country where you have gone to look for work within a week. You must take form Form U2 (which is replacing Form E303) to the social services of the country you are travelling to. You can get a completed Form U2 from your local social welfare office. The 13-week period of payment may be extended to 6 months in exceptional circumstances. Also you may now transfer your JB payment more than once while you are unemployed provided you do not exceed the maximum period of 13 weeks (6 months if extended).


    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/going_abroad_and_social_welfare_payments.html

    Thank you for the Information, it's a massive help! and also thanks for the link on CI, i just could not find it.


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