social welfare holidays

section4

hi, i am on JA and want to go down the country for a week or so for a break, last year i did the same in sep and informed ther dole that i was going for the stipulated period. do you have to wait for a full year before you can get another holiday break or could i take it a week or two earlier in august.
my question is do i have to wait a full year before i take another break which mean i clould not go till sep, or os it ok if it is within any particular year from say jan to dec.

eastbono

Its Jan-Dec.

mirror mirror

How many weeks notice did you have to give before you went,are there forms to fill out ?

mp22

http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Pages/jajbfaq.aspx#q22

McSween

do you need to provide evidence of when you're going and coming back or anything like that?

eastbono

You shouldnt need to unless you are going for longer than 2 weeks. Tbh it would be up to the individual SW office.

McSween

cheers. my hatch lady said to come into her 2 days before i go but i decided to do it online last night, as i had never done it there before.

AnnyHallsal

McSween wrote: »

cheers. my hatch lady said to come into her 2 days before i go but i decided to do it online last night, as i had never done it there before.

Can you notify of holidays online?

eastbono

https://www.welfare.ie/EN/ContactUs/Pages/jajbHoliday.aspx
This is a link to the offices that you can apply to online for holidays.

guideanna

my OH took a weeks "hoilday" from the jsa as he had a couple of interviews lined up in northern ireland recently.

We've got a 2 week holiday (booked from last year) coming up soon and i'm wondering now will he not be able to claim for one of the weeks because he already missed one week this year?
he didn't realise when going over for the interview that he was limited to the "holidays" you could take.

eastbono

He will only be eligible for one weeks payment if he has already availed of one weeks holiday in the current year.