Casual Slips JSA

Bubblegum19

Hi hopefully someone can help,

Im on jsa €100 a week and iv just got a part time job, I was working monday,tuesday friday sat sun and monday, minimum wage 9.15 an hour. Im rostered on again for weekends, thats what I am going to be on from now on.
Anyone in the same position as me? My "means" are going to be assesed. I got forms out from them in the sw. How much jsa will I get a week if im working 8 hours sat and 7 hours sunday? Thats 137.25 euro.

About 2 years ago i was on min wage 8.65 per hour every day I worked 20 euro was taken off me. If I worked 4 days a week I got nothing.

Any info wud b much appreciated

mp22

Working 2 days and getting €137.

€137 minus €40(2 days at €20 per day)=€97 get 60% of this = €58.20.
Means = €58.20 take from JSA of €100 a payment of €41.80 would be due to you.

Bubblegum19

Thank you, now to complicate things a bit further, i was getting btea last year 160 a week, i applied for btea in may and again two weeks ago I sent in the college reg letter, then i got the job last week, i will be working saturday and sunday so how will the btea be affected?

mightyreds

You can work part time on btea without it affecting pay, well you could last year up to 25 hours I was told but couldn't find a specific total hours online

Bubblegum19

Well i did apply for it b4 i got this job, will the 160 rate be reduced because im working part time now?

mp22

From the 2016/2017 academic year, people getting BTEA who take up work during the academic year will have means from work assessed under the rules that apply to their primary payment (the payment they qualified for BTEA from).
Previously part-time work during the academic year did not affect the rate of BTEA paid.
If you were getting a jobseeker’s payment before going back to education your BTEA is not paid over the summer months period between academic years. (It will be paid from the start of the new academic year provided you continue to satisfy the eligibility criteria.)
If you are not able to find work during the summer period, you may be entitled to Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance. You must meet all the conditions including being capable of work, available for work and genuinely looking for work. If you claim Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) and work part-time your earnings are assessed against your JA.
If you were getting a One-Parent Family Payment, Jobseeker's Transitional payment or a disability payment before going back to education your BTEA will continue to be paid over the summer provided you are returning to an approved course and are progressing in your education. If you work over the summer your means from work are assessed using the rules that apply to the original payment.
If you stop work or your work pattern changes you should inform your Intreo centre so your case can be reassessed.


From here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/back_to_education/back_to_education_allowance.html

Bubblegum19

I got back my means today, and for every day I work 40 euro is being taken off me. Tbh im shocked at that, I was expecting 30 max. I can appeal it does anyone know I do this? Im on minimum wage 9.15 per hour I have no idea how they got 40 per day as means. I remember before I was on 8.65 and 20 euro was taken off me back in 2014. I have the page but I cant post it up here. The average I work is 2 days per week 8 hours at 9.15 per hour.

Surely 40 euro is way too much as means. I have applied for btea there still assessing that but 40 per day will be taken as means.

Any help would really be appreciated.