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Can you claim the dole when your in college.

  • 12-06-2013 10:34pm
    #1
    Twoandahalfmen
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 769 ✭✭✭


    If your unemployed but in college can you claim the dole.
    How else are you expected to survive?


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  • #2
    NinjaTruncs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,528 ✭✭✭NinjaTruncs


    Twoandahalfmen wrote: »
    If your unemployed but in college can you claim the dole.
    How else are you expected to survive?

    You're not unemployed, you're a student.

    To claim the dole you need to be finished college.

    4.3kWp South facing PV System. South Dublin



  • #3
    Musicman2000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,461 ✭✭✭Musicman2000


    No dont think you can. But you can apply for Back to Education which is your dole.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,505 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    You can apply for a grant, or if you're a mature student the BTEA (but you will have to have already been on the dole). But you can't claim the dole.


  • #5
    Twoandahalfmen
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 769 ✭✭✭Twoandahalfmen


    Ok thanks for the replies.

    Another question. If your in collage trying to get a degree, to get a job and contribute to the state, why can't you get the dole to support yourself, when there are people who did there leaving aren't doing any further education aren't working and aloud get the dole.

    How us that fair.


  • #6
    Dubl07
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    You can get a part-time job like so many of the rest of us did.


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  • #7
    carzony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭carzony


    Twoandahalfmen wrote: »
    Ok thanks for the replies.

    Another question. If your in collage trying to get a degree, to get a job and contribute to the state, why can't you get the dole to support yourself, when there are people who did there leaving aren't doing any further education aren't working and aloud get the dole.

    How us that fair.

    Hi mate,

    It's a stupid system, I wanted to go to college but just can't afford it, I was actually told by my maths teacher to go on the dole because i'd be entitled to free college and free courses..

    He was absolutely right, I had to wait a year on the dole but I have so far done 2 ecdl courses, a jobs initiative course and a music technology course and now waiting to get back into college.

    My cousin went to sign on as she left school and then went to college, They kept her on but only give her 136 a month, If she stayed home and did f.all she'd be entitled to atleast 400 a month, It doesnt make sense to me but there ya go...


  • #8
    cee_jay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭cee_jay


    Twoandahalfmen wrote: »
    Ok thanks for the replies.

    Another question. If your in collage trying to get a degree, to get a job and contribute to the state, why can't you get the dole to support yourself, when there are people who did there leaving aren't doing any further education aren't working and aloud get the dole.

    How us that fair.

    This isn't a forum to discuss the fairness of the SW system. Original question has been answered. Thread locked.


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