Jobseekers Question

KnowYourEnemy

Just a quick query on behalf of my girlfriend.

She lives at home with her mum who is unemployed, her mum is claiming Jobseekers for herself and Guardianship allowance for my girlfriends 3 younger cousins as they live with them.

My girlfriend is 21 and is unemployed, and the only work she's had in the past 2 years is a 1 night a week bar job and at Christmas she did 6 weeks seasonal work in HMV, so as she lives at home and her mum is in receipt of jobseekers, is my girlfriend entitled to apply too?

Any help greatly appreciated

eastbono

KnowYourEnemy wrote: »

Just a quick query on behalf of my girlfriend.

She lives at home with her mum who is unemployed, her mum is claiming Jobseekers for herself and Guardianship allowance for my girlfriends 3 younger cousins as they live with them.

My girlfriend is 21 and is unemployed, and the only work she's had in the past 2 years is a 1 night a week bar job and at Christmas she did 6 weeks seasonal work in HMV, so as she lives at home and her mum is in receipt of jobseekers, is my girlfriend entitled to apply too?

Any help greatly appreciated

Your girlfriend can apply for jobseekers allowance.

christmas2012

since she is under 25 she will qualify for 100 or less,not the full amount until she is over 25..

KnowYourEnemy

And as she has been approved for a full time level 8 degree course in September, can she them apply for Back to Education when her jobseekers is approved?

eastbono

KnowYourEnemy wrote: »

And as she has been approved for a full time level 8 degree course in September, can she them apply for Back to Education when her jobseekers is approved?

It is unlikely she will qualify for btea see link http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Schemes/BackToEducation/Pages/ThirdLevelOption.aspx

She will not be in receipt of jsa long enough to qualify.

KnowYourEnemy

eastbono wrote: »

KnowYourEnemy wrote: »

And as she has been approved for a full time level 8 degree course in September, can she them apply for Back to Education when her jobseekers is approved?

It is unlikely she will qualify for btea see link http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Schemes/BackToEducation/Pages/ThirdLevelOption.aspx

She will not be in receipt of jsa long enough to qualify.

But she can still collect JSA while she is in college, right?

Mimikyu

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KnowYourEnemy

Captain Morgan wrote: »

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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No you can't claim JSA while in college. One of the requirements for JSA is to be actively seeking work.

Ahhhh I see. Thanks for clarifying that for me.

She'd be entitled to some sort of grant though for college if she received job seekers from now until the commencement of college in September though, yes?

Thanks again

mp22

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/back_to_education/back_to_education_allowance.html