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Freelancing and the JSA

  • 13-09-2013 6:00pm
    #1
    IsMiseMyself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,268 ✭✭✭


    I've just moved to a new place in Dublin with a couple of housemates. Rent, obviously, eats up much of my JSA.

    Currently, I get €144 on the JSA per week.

    I've just been offered the odd bit of freelance work: €100 maybe every two weeks.

    I don't have a spouse/children/etc., so is the freelance work worth doing or will I lose the equivalent from my JSA? I wouldn't mind ordinarily--because I'd rather be doing the freelance stuff--but I can barely afford to live in Dublin as it is, let alone without losing a percentage of my JSA.

    I had a look on Citizens Information but much of that info is based around days worked. Technically, I won't have dedicated working days, as I'll be working in my own time. An article might take me a day or two to write, depending on complexity.

    Anyone know if the freelance stuff is worth pursuing or if it'll negatively impact what I earn? :(


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  • #2
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,158 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    My sister has a small business but makes almost no money on it. DSP review her accounts each year and then decide what she can get on JSA so for example this year they reduced her payment by 9 euro.

    The thing is though I don't fully understand how this works because the conditions for JSA are that you must be genuinely seeking work and available for full time work

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #3
    eastbono
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭eastbono


    mango salsa wrote: »
    My sister has a small business but makes almost no money on it. DSP review her accounts each year and then decide what she can get on JSA so for example this year they reduced her payment by 9 euro.

    The thing is though I don't fully understand how this works because the conditions for JSA are that you must be genuinely seeking work and available for full time work

    There is a self employed category on jsa. You still have to sign every month and the persons accounts are assessed for means. Technically you do have to be availabe and looking for full time work. I suppose it acknowledges the fact that self employed may not be making enough to make ends meet it is an anomaly something like school employees eg. teachers, snas, secretarys, caretakers etc who do not get paid during half term and summer holidays who are paid by sw for these periods.


  • #4
    IsMiseMyself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,268 ✭✭✭IsMiseMyself


    Ok, cool thanks.

    And I'll totally be looking for work still! I want to work! This is just a bit of freelance stuff that's come up. :)


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