Can you be self employed and claim jobseekers.

bayles

As the title says , Is it possible to claim social welfare and be self employed at the same time , at least till the business can stand on its own 2 feet . I have an idea i would like to get moving on that requires no capital and will provide an income but wont act on it if it means i loose my payment , i would register as self employed etc etc and do it all above board ..

Thanks

RFOLEY1990

no, it's one of the many ridiculous flaws in the system.

a self employed person could have many staff, if their business goes under all the staff can sign on but he/she can't.

Utter lunacy.

tricky D

Look at BTWEA http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_and_work/back_to_work_enterprise_allowance.html

eastbono

RFOLEY1990 wrote: »

no, it's one of the many ridiculous flaws in the system.

a self employed person could have many staff, if their business goes under all the staff can sign on but he/she can't.

Utter lunacy.

This is not factual. A self employed person can apply for jobseekers allowance and receive a jsa payment.

eastbono

bayles wrote: »

As the title says , Is it possible to claim social welfare and be self employed at the same time , at least till the business can stand on its own 2 feet . I have an idea i would like to get moving on that requires no capital and will provide an income but wont act on it if it means i loose my payment , i would register as self employed etc etc and do it all above board ..

Thanks

If you are currently in receipt of jobseekers allowance arrange to see a case officer and speak to them about the prospect of applying for back to work enterprise allowance.

bayles

eastbono wrote: »

If you are currently in receipt of jobseekers allowance arrange to see a case officer and speak to them about the prospect of applying for back to work enterprise allowance.

Thanks east bono , this is what Tricky D had posted also ..... I will be looking into it .

Annasopra

Im self employed one day a week and claim jobseekers allowance.

My sister is self employed and claims jsa so

The answer is YES

bayles

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Im self employed one day a week and claim jobseekers allowance.

My sister is self employed and claims jsa so

The answer is YES

Thats brilliant , thanks a million for this ..... that type of system would suit me perfect if it can be done ... at least until i get established . Without prying into your personal affairs could you PM me / or put it on here how/who you contacted in order to do this .. is it the same system as previous comments like a reduced payment over 3 or 4 years ..

Annasopra

bayles wrote: »

Thats brilliant , thanks a million for this ..... that type of system would suit me perfect if it can be done ... at least until i get established . Without prying into your personal affairs could you PM me / or put it on here how/who you contacted in order to do this .. is it the same system as previous comments like a reduced payment over 3 or 4 years ..

No

Because my work is structured at 1 day per week what happens is I earn 60 euro per week and 57 Euro gets deducted off my JSA so I get 131 JSA per week. My sister is different. They assess her accounts annually.

It might be a good idea for you to get some advice on it from social welfare. I know in some areas there are local development companies who can offer advice.

bayles

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

No

Because my work is structured at 1 day per week what happens is I earn 60 euro per week and 57 Euro gets deducted off my JSA so I get 131 JSA per week. My sister is different. They assess her accounts annually.

It might be a good idea for you to get some advice on it from social welfare. I know in some areas there are local development companies who can offer advice.

Ha Ha , this is great ... I was informed by a friend that this system was available alright almost on a "Euro for Euro" basis if you will , earn a euro have a euro deducted but when i asked social welfare they could give me no information on it so i didint want to press them on it in case i brought bother on myself .... that is what prompted me to post this question in the first place .... you have given me the answer i was hoping for . can i ask are you self employed or working for someone .

micko4

Let us know how you get on with this I am also interested...like what if you earned 120euro on a Saturday how would it affect your dole that week? Also how would you go about paying the tax on that money you earned..