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State Benefits after working as contractor?

  • 29-04-2013 2:25pm
    #1
    edanto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,809 ✭✭✭


    Luckily enough, I've been steadily employed (PAYE) and have a history of stamps that I can rely on when I get made redundant next month, to obtain 9 months JS Benefit.

    I'm being considered for a 6 month contract position (non-PAYE) with another firm, and I'm not sure if it's possible to continue to pay Class A PRSI while self-employed.

    Is that an option?


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  • #2
    petersburg2002
    Closed Accounts Posts: 346 ✭✭petersburg2002


    edanto wrote: »
    Luckily enough, I've been steadily employed (PAYE) and have a history of stamps that I can rely on when I get made redundant next month, to obtain 9 months JS Benefit.

    I'm being considered for a 6 month contract position (non-PAYE) with another firm, and I'm not sure if it's possible to continue to pay Class A PRSI while self-employed.

    Is that an option?

    Self employed pay Class S stamps. With no guarantee of a Jobseeker's payment when the contracting ends or business fails. You would have to research Umbrella companies if you want to try to pay Class A. Not easy though.


  • #3
    srsly78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    As said above, you can use an umbrella company. The downside is you pay fees + a whopping 10.5% extra tax for the privilege.

    Note that you can get means-tested JSA if you have no stamps, but would have to stop trading.


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