casual job seekers and back to education allowance?

lankz92

okay so iv been on the dole since september, and recently a family member has opened up a computer repair shop,

i have the oppertunity to get a couple of days work a week, but how would this affect my payment if i was to go on casual dole, at the minute im only on €100 a week, so say i worked 2 days how much would i loose?

also i plan on returning to college next year, would being on casual dole affect me getting BTEA??

thanks in advance

Helpneeded86

Id say it would unqualify you from BTEA.

mp22

*If you are getting a jobseeker's payment, each day you are unemployed, except Sunday, is counted as a day of unemployment.
Satisfying the qualifying period

You do not have to have been getting your qualifying payment continuously. Periods spent on other relevant social welfare payments (or getting credits or in short-term employment) that are not broken by more than 12 months (52 weeks) can be used to determine whether you satisfy the qualifying period criteria. You must always be getting a qualifying payment immediately before starting your course.


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


It looks like you have to be getting a jobseekers payment for 78 days prior to going on BTEA.If you work 2 days a week you would need to count the days you have been unemployed before you apply.