Getting your Dole in Another Country

brosy

So I found out recently that you can get your dole in any country in the EU for up to three months, so I've decided to move to Amsterdam for a month or so before I go back to college in September after working for the last few years. Has anybody ever actually done this, and if so, were there any issues with getting the transfer. I'm afraid that it could take a couple of weeks to switch from here to the Dam.

Any info is appreciated.

The King of Moo

Somewhere in The Netherlands right now, someone on Boards.nl is going spare about welfare tourists.

brosy

Just to clarify, I would be receiving my own Jobseekers Benefit while over there, and would not be taking any monies from the good folk of the Netherlands.

biko

AH -> State Benefits.

Did you see this?

If you are drawing unemployment benefit in one Member State, you may, continue to draw benefit from that same country for up to three months after you move to another member

http://ec.europa.eu/ireland/press_office/news_of_the_day/pdf_files/ec-cib-leaflets/moving.pdf

Unemployed people who go looking for a job in another EU country can arrange with their local social security office to continue receiving unemployment benefits for a minimum of three months, extendable to six months. In 2009, close to one European in five (17 %) envisaged working abroad according to a special Eurobarometer (337) on geographical labour market mobility.

http://www.borderpeople.info/index/feature/eu-coordination-rules.htm

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AnonoBoy

I've been getting your Dole in another country for about a year now OP.

Thanks!

sparks24

you wont be getting rent allowance with it like could you really live on 188 a week in the dam?

Ficheall

Really? Would work for someone living in Ireland but not wanting to collect from a certain dole office every week?
If one were, hypothetically, cruising Ireland's waterways and didn't want to come back to Galway of a Tuesday, say?
Or does it have to be one particular dole office?

ASOT

Sorry i only seen this now, im off to spain on thursday for the summer season to try find work. Would it be to late for me to get this all sorted do ya think?

brosy

You need to go into your local office with your plane ticket and info of where you're staying and you should be fine.

ASOT

brosy wrote: »

You need to go into your local office with your plane ticket and info of where you're staying and you should be fine.

Cheers for that il pop in tomorrow with all that stuff!

me m

brosy wrote: »

So I found out recently that you can get your dole in any country in the EU for up to three months, so I've decided to move to Amsterdam for a month or so before I go back to college in September after working for the last few years. Has anybody ever actually done this, and if so, were there any issues with getting the transfer. I'm afraid that it could take a couple of weeks to switch from here to the Dam.

Any info is appreciated.

So you want to go and smoke weed and visit the red light on the dole over there for a bit. good plan. as stated above accomodation might eat into that.

Anybody know if this only applies to benefit or does it cover job seeker allowance? wouldnt mind going to spain for the summer and try look for work.;) though i hear there economy is probably worse. Id say if you go to an eu country without the national language the only places you can work is in an irish pub or some muck job that doesnt even cover costs.

Lugh Ildanach

These arrangements only apply to Jobseekers Benefit, not to Jobseekers Allowance.

kilburn

am i missing something here you want to go on holidays for a month and still get the dole? how are you looking for work and available for work if you are in amsterdam for a month?

Granger13

As taken from welfare.ie

If you have been getting Jobseeker's Benefit in Ireland for at least 4 weeks and wish to go to a country covered by EC Regulations to look for work, you can receive this payment abroad for up to 78 days. To obtain this you must inform the office where you 'sign-on' at least 4 weeks before you leave so that the necessary arrangements may be made in time.

In the other country you must 'sign-on' within 7 days of the date you last signed on in your local Social Welfare Office.