Jobseekers Benefit question

ElKavo

Hi Guys,

OH got let go last Thursday, she was working part time for nearly two years, her employment was 26 weeks paid employment in 2013 52 for 2014 and 18 for this year. she also has several years of employment from years ago too. Is she automatically entitled to job seekers benefit?

The reason I ask is she went to the benefit office and was told that she would have to go for job seekers allowance as they didn't have her employment on record even though she brought her p60 from last year and p45 as issued on Thursday.

Thanks for feedback

mp22

Start here https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/secure/RequestSIContributionRecord.aspx just to check,in the mean while fill in the JSA forms and sign on as normal.

ElKavo

mp22 wrote: »

Start here https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/secure/RequestSIContributionRecord.aspx just to check,in the mean while fill in the JSA forms and sign on as normal.

Thanks for the reference, is there any point in going down the JSA route if my wage is 3k+ per month? anything I have read up on it says you wouldn't be entitled to anything if your married ad partner is on over x amount.

Thanks

haveringchick

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

PRSI requirements are here. If she has her P60s for the last few years ye should be able to work it out.
Is that 3K after tax? Also do you have any kids?

ElKavo

haveringchick wrote: »

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

PRSI requirements are here. If she has her P60s for the last few years ye should be able to work it out.
Is that 3K after tax? Also do you have any kids?

Cheers, that's the reference I was using... She has requested a copy of p60 from 2013, there is 26 weeks prsi on it. 3 k after tax and yes we have 3 kids. Thanks

ElKavo

So turns out no you are not entitled to JSB if you have worked for 6 months in 2013 the full year last year and 18 weeks this year. Also wont be entitled to anything on JSA as my wage is above the threshold!

Thanks for all reply's.

mp22

Check out signing for credits also FIS,http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_to_families_and_children/family_income_supplement.html

Cushie Butterfield

ElKavo wrote: »

So turns out no you are not entitled to JSB if you have worked for 6 months in 2013 the full year last year and 18 weeks this year. Also wont be entitled to anything on JSA as my wage is above the threshold!

Thanks for all reply's.

To qualify for Jobseeker's Benefit, you must pay Class A, H or P PRSI contributions and:

At least 104 weeks PRSI paid since you first started work - From what you say about her having several years of employment from years ago, it looks as if she satisfies this condition

And

39 weeks PRSI paid or credited in the relevant tax year (a minimum of 13 weeks must be paid contributions*) - The relevant tax year for her claim is 2013. You say she only has 26 paid contributions for that year. What was she doing for the other 26 weeks of that year?

Or

26 weeks PRSI paid in the relevant tax year and 26 weeks PRSI paid in the tax year immediately before the relevant tax year. - She has 26 paid contributions in the relevant tax year 2013. What was she doing in 2012?

*If you do not have 13 paid contributions in the relevant tax year, you must have paid 13 contributions in any of the following years:

The 2 tax years before the relevant tax year
The last complete tax year
The current tax year.


It may be a long shot, but considering that her records hadn't been updated on the system it might be the case that there are other credited contributions that aren't up to date either. http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/PRSI---Credited-Social-Insurance-Contributions.aspx#3 It's certainly worth following up imo.

After you have ascertained what she was doing for the other 26 weeks in 2013 & what she doing in 2012 you could contact Client Eligibility Services McCarter's Road Buncrana Co. Donegal Telephone: 01 4715 898 to see if whatever she was doing is recorded on her PRSI record. If it's not & should be then there's a chance that she might qualify. Having said that usually credited contribution records are up to date, but I think it's worthwhile exploring the possibility that her's are not. At least she can be satisfied that she did everything in her power to find out.