Can my friend claim The Dole.

toxicity234

a friend of mine from Poland lost her job in Poland in January so she moved to Ireland to see if she could find a job.

I question is very simple can she claim the Dole in Ireland while she is looking for a job. She has being mess around by the first job she got and they didn't pay her.
So she back out looking but I was wondering if she is entitled to any help in the mean time

endacl

Not till she's been resident for two years.

GarIT

Why did she come to Ireland before she had a job arranged here?

endacl

GarIT wrote: »

Why did she come to Ireland before she had a job arranged here?

Same reason thousands of paddies arrived in New York on holiday visas in the 80's, I suppose. Best of luck to her. I'm sure she didn't arrive just to sign on. She'd have researched first!

michael999999

endacl wrote: »

Same reason thousands of paddies arrived in New York on holiday visas in the 80's, I suppose. Best of luck to her. I'm sure she didn't arrive just to sign on. She'd have researched first!

I don't think any of them went looking for dole a few weeks after arriving though!

GarIT

endacl wrote: »

Same reason thousands of paddies arrived in New York on holiday visas in the 80's, I suppose. Best of luck to her. I'm sure she didn't arrive just to sign on. She'd have researched first!

Any research would have told her that there's a much better chance of getting employment in Poland.

toxicity234

thank, that what she thought. I though something different.

mrsbyrne

toxicity234 wrote: »

a friend of mine from Poland lost her job in Poland in January so she moved to Ireland to see if she could find a job.

I question is very simple can she claim the Dole in Ireland while she is looking for a job. She has being mess around by the first job she got and they didn't pay her.
So she back out looking but I was wondering if she is entitled to any help in the mean time

When she lost her job in Poland she may have been entitled to benefits there. After a month on benefits there she could have transferred her benefit to Ireland.
I can tell you she won't get anything here in the line of SW. The whole world know the mess this country is in, Ireland was a very poor choice to look for employment.
There's no comparison with Irish folk going to New York or London all over the years. There's always always work in these places, for those who want to work.

endacl

michael999999 wrote: »

I don't think any of them went looking for dole a few weeks after arriving though!

A fair few didn't have a job organized before they left. They went with the intention of finding work. Despite what the Daily Fail might have us believe, the vast majority of im/emigrants travel to better their situation. Not to barely exist on €180 a week.

ABajaninCork

Is she not entitled to JSA? That's means tested. However, she'll have to prove her residence is in Ireland. And provide proof she's been paying the relevant stamp in her home country.

mrsbyrne

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Is she not entitled to JSA? That's means tested. However, she'll have to prove her residence is in Ireland. And provide proof she's been paying the relevant stamp in her home country.

Its proving her residence in Ireland that's the problem. Absolutely no chance, plus they will tell her that if she has an entitlement to benefit in Poland that she should look for it there.

maria34

She can claim benefits frim poland for 3 months (not sure about the length of period) while looking for work here.
My friend who is from different EU country done that. He just got some form filled in from his country, brought it over and needed to sign on here once a month. His own country paid benefits.

Your friend wont get any dole here in ireland. But she should ring social welfare office in poland and ask whats the story there.

touts

toxicity234 wrote: »

a friend of mine from Poland lost her job in Poland in January so she moved to Ireland to see if she could find a job.

I question is very simple can she claim the Dole in Ireland while she is looking for a job. She has being mess around by the first job she got and they didn't pay her.
So she back out looking but I was wondering if she is entitled to any help in the mean time

She is. Back in Poland where she has paid all her tax up to now.