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Back to Education Allowance

  • 03-12-2012 9:16pm
    #1
    chris445
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 239 ✭✭


    I just have a small question about the back to education allowance. I'm a carpenter and have been out of work for the last 3/4 months . I'm currently on jobseekers benefit and have been looking for work and have had a few interviews with no luck so far. In the last few weeks I've decided to go back to college. I spoke with someone I know from FAS about claiming the back to education allowance while in college and he told me that in order to qualify for the allowance I can't get a job between now and the start of term in September. He says that you have to be claiming jobseekers benefit for at least a year before you qualify for BTSC. Is this correct? If so, it basically means now that I have to choose between claiming jobseekers allowance and not actually looking for work or giving up on the idea of college completely.


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  • #2
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    Thats true, it s currently 9 months of JSB / JSA before you can apply for BTEA.

    You can work part time as long as you claim a portion of job seekers for about 9 months before Sept 2013.

    You can do courses in the mean time too, ie FAS etc.


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