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Rates of pay for JB

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  • 19-11-2014 5:36pm
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    Brogue_ted10
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    eastbono
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    How much is she getting after working one day per week and then perhaps we can calculate what her personal rate is and if she is receiving the correct payment. Please clarify that its jb shes on and not ja, as ja is means tested.


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    kendoi
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    Eastbono is right it’s important that you clarify what payment she is on -

    To get Jobseeker's Benefit you must be unemployed or have lost at least one day's employment and as a result be unemployed for at least 4 days out of 7 days. You may continue to get Jobseeker's Benefit if you can only find part-time or casual work.

    Where a Jobseeker's Benefit recipient is working for part of a week, their entitlement will be based on a 5-day payment week. This means that for each day that a person is employed, 1/5th of the normal rate of Jobseeker's Benefit is deducted. If they get part-time work for 2 days, they will get 3/5ths of the normal Jobseeker's Benefit for that week and if they get part-time work for 3 days they will get 2/5ths of the normal rate of Jobseeker’s Benefit for the week. You must still be unemployed for at least 4 days out of 7 to claim Jobseeker's Benefit.

    Example
    Mary is a single person on JB normally entitlement to a €188 JB – Mary takes up 2 days part-time work so her new JB will be based on the new 5 day JB rule –

    Mary is entitled to 3 days while she is working 2 days -
    Her new rate of JB is calculated as follows

    New JB daily rate of payment € 188 divided by 5 days = € 37.60
    Marys new rate of JB € 37.60 × 3 =€112.80


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