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Claiming Welfare

  • 06-07-2011 4:22pm
    #1
    niva*sis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 310 ✭✭


    hey everyone quick question.

    i live in canada at the moment and i'll be returning home to ireland in sept.
    im just wondering can i still claim stamps or job seekers allowance when i return to ireland while looking for work if i have been working in canada for 6 months.

    i was collecting my stamps just before i left for canada also..
    im not earning much in canada and wont have much in my bank acc going home either.

    has anyone had a similar experience?

    thanks


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


    Ya you should be fine, i was away for a few years and when i came back i was able to claim my stamps.


  • #3
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    Any chance you can stay on in Canada OP ? Things are rotten here for jobs , I know if I was in Canada I would be fighting to stay there......


  • #4
    casey80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭casey80


    gustafo wrote: »
    Ya you should be fine, i was away for a few years and when i came back i was able to claim my stamps.

    How long were you away exactly? I'm planning to come back to Ireland after 2.5 years abroad. Will I be able to claim unemployment benefits?


  • #5
    gustafo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gustafo


    casey80 wrote: »
    How long were you away exactly? I'm planning to come back to Ireland after 2.5 years abroad. Will I be able to claim unemployment benefits?

    I was in NZ for almost 2 years, but before i went i had worked in ireland for best part of 10 years so i was able to claim JSB without any hassles, if you don't have stamps built up i'm not sure how it would work.


  • #6
    casey80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭casey80


    gustafo wrote: »
    I was in NZ for almost 2 years, but before i went i had worked in ireland for best part of 10 years so i was able to claim JSB without any hassles, if you don't have stamps built up i'm not sure how it would work.

    I worked for about 6 years in Ireland, then studied for 3 years for third level degree at DIT (full-time), after graduation was unemployed for several months and decided to move to US. I never applied for the dole. Now after 2.5 years I"m planning to come back to Ireland.
    As I understand I won't be able to claim jobseker's benefit. But I can claim jobseeker's allowance while looking for a job in Ireland. So, the question would be, can social welfare officer refuse my application based on habitual residence condition.
    Any thoughts appreciated.


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  • #7
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    casey80 wrote: »
    So, the question would be, can social welfare officer refuse my application based on habitual residence condition.
    Any thoughts appreciated.

    Yes potentially given how long you've been out of Ireland.


  • #8
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    her is the latest guidelines for the HRC http://www.welfare.ie/EN/OperationalGuidelines/Pages/habres.aspx


  • #9
    casey80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭casey80


    mp22 wrote: »
    her is the latest guidelines for the HRC http://www.welfare.ie/EN/OperationalGuidelines/Pages/habres.aspx

    well...these guidelines seem to be very vague to me...also, a lot of discretion is given to deciding officers. So, it would be very helpful to hear real-life examples.


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