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Employed & Self Employed

  • 28-11-2012 1:26pm
    #1
    Grovehse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi

    Hopefully someone will have come across a similar situation and advise what to do.
    My hubby has been employed for 2 days a week for last number of yrs and is also self employed for rest of week. He was told recently that his employer is selling business and everyone is been let go at xmas. Would hubby be entitled to any social welfare based on stamps from PAYE income even though he is also self-employed?

    Tks


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  • #2
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    • Be unemployed (you must be fully unemployed or unemployed for at least 3 days out of 6)
    • Be under 66 years of age
    • Have enough social insurance (PRSI) contributions
    • Be capable of work
    • Be available for and genuinely seeking work
    • Have had a substantial loss of employment and as a result be unemployed for at least 3 days out of 6.
    From here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/jobseekers_benefit.html.


    Also

    Self-employed people pay Class S PRSI. Class S PRSI only covers you for certain social welfare payments. It does not cover you for Jobseeker’s Benefit.
    However, if you worked as an employee in the last 4 years, you may have paid Class A PRSI and should apply to your Social Welfare Local Office for Jobseeker’s Benefit. Your Social Welfare Local Office will check their records to find out whether you have enough Class A contributions to get Jobseeker’s Benefit.
    If you get Jobseeker’s Benefit you may continue to do some work. However, you must have lost at least one day of employment and as a result of this loss be unemployed for at least 3 days out of 6 days. Your earnings must also have been reduced because of the loss of employment.
    For example, if you are engaged under a contract for service to work (on a self-employed basis) for 3 days per week and unemployed for the remainder of the week, you may qualify for Jobseeker’s Benefit. Jobseeker’s Benefit is taxable.



    From here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/self_employed_and_unemployment.html


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