Entitlement to JSA

quad_red

Hi folks,

After being with her last job for almost ten years, my wife handed in her notice last month. Reasons were we have two young kids and both of us working full time, the commute etc. was wearing us down to the ground. Exhausted, anxiety ridden for us and the kids.

We have had a significant drop in income and my wife has worked hard to secure alternatives. Now she has got two nights teaching at a college in Dublin.

My question is - is there any chance she could get JSA for the other days? She is looking for other teaching gigs. Or will the fact that she voluntarily left her old job mark against her?

Thanks folks,
Quad

Nomis21

Your wife can make a claim but may be disqualified from getting Jobseeker's Allowance for 9 weeks if she left work voluntarily and without just cause.

I think you will need to argue "Just cause" with the DSP.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/jobseekers_allowance.html

ShaShaBear

Nomis21 wrote: »

Your wife can make a claim but may be disqualified from getting Jobseeker's Allowance for 9 weeks if she left work voluntarily and without just cause.

I think you will need to argue "Just cause" with the DSP.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/jobseekers_allowance.html

It's "up to" 9 weeks disqualification but she can indeed appeal the ruling and she might get the payment straight away. My partner left voluntarily and appealed the ruling and got backdated for the 6 or so weeks he was unemployed before they agreed he was right to leave.

Xenji

Out of curiosity can you say you were let go by the company you were working for even if you left voluntarily after a couple of weeks, do they ask for proof of this or just take your word?

Nomis21

Xenji wrote: »

Out of curiosity can you say you were let go by the company you were working for even if you left voluntarily after a couple of weeks, do they ask for proof of this or just take your word?

They ask the company

cee_jay

Often they will contact your previous company to ask why the employment ended. Not in all cases, but in some. They don't necessarily tell you if they are contacting the company.

cee_jay

OP, JSA might be off the table depending how much you both earn. She won't qualify for JSB as there is no substantial loss of employment - her normal pattern of work would currently be her current hours.
Have you looked at FIS?

quad_red

Thanks for the replies folks.

What's FIS?

Balagan

quad_red wrote: »

Thanks for the replies folks.

What's FIS?

Family Income Supplement http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_to_families_and_children/family_income_supplement.html