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JSA & part time work

  • 08-05-2012 9:04am
    #1
    gavsmith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭


    I've had a look at old posts & on citizens information website & I'm still a bit confused.

    I'm on JSA, €188 pw at the moment.
    I've been on JSA since end Dec 2010 and did a six month job bridge internship since also.

    I've just been offered part-time work on a Thurs 8 hrs, Fri 8 hrs Sat 8hrs Sun 10hrs.

    Will I still get jsa for mon, tues, wed?
    Is it the amount of hours I work or the hours that's totalled?
    Is Sunday definitely not counted?

    Would I be better off with the back to work job thing?


    Thanks in advance.

    Gav


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  • #2
    Lugh Ildanach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 522 ✭✭✭Lugh Ildanach


    Jobseekers Allowance depends on how much your part-time earnings rather than anything else.

    Generally it is the number of days that counts, and you cannot work more than 3 (they don't include Sunday for this purpose).

    The number of hours worked is not usually relevant, although if you're working 34 hours in the week, they may classify you as a full-time worker regardless of how many days you are working.

    Earnings from Sunday employment do come into the calculation, so they will use your Sunday earnings to work out how much you earn per day. However, when they make the final calucation, they don't deduct anything for the Sunday (this will change however from January 2013)

    For example, if you were earning 10 Euro/hour it would work out as follows:

    Worked 34 hours @10 Euro/hour = 340 Euro
    Days worked = 4
    Daily rate: 340/4 = 85 Euro/day
    Minus 20 Euro disregard = 65 Euro/day
    Assessed at 60% = 39 Euro

    Days worked (not including Sundays) = 3
    3 multiplied by 39 = 117

    So a claim with these figures would be reduced by 117 Euro.


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