What am I entitled to?

jay768

I am about to turn 18 in September and I am going to be in school studying for my last year of Leaving Cert, and I was wondering am I entitled to any social welfare payments or anything similar when I turn 18 while in school

Gatling

No

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

As far as I'm aware there's nothing just because you are now 18. Are you living at home?

Wexfordboy89

jay768 wrote: »

I am about to turn 18 in September and I am going to be in school studying for my last year of Leaving Cert, and I was wondering am I entitled to any social welfare payments or anything similar when I turn 18 while in school

I dont think so tbh your going to be doing state exams which as far as i know means you cant get jobseekers allowance/benifit.only thing i can think of is your parents/guardian can still claim for you as your still in education and under 21

Esse85

Your entitled to nothing.

jay768

Wexfordboy89 wrote: »

I dont think so tbh your going to be doing state exams which as far as i know means you cant get jobseekers allowance/benifit.only thing i can think of is your parents/guardian can still claim for you as your still in education and under 21

Yeah I was thinking, thanks anyway.

.G.

You have to be seeking a job to get job seekers benefit.

jay768

superg wrote: »

You have to be seeking a job to get job seekers benefit.

So I would only really be entitled post leaving cert?

Stheno

jay768 wrote: »

So I would only really be entitled post leaving cert?

Yes

Gatling

jay768 wrote: »

So I would only really be entitled post leaving cert?

3 month's after you finish school you can apply for jobseekers allowance

endacl

Gatling wrote: »

3 month's after you finish school you can apply for jobseekers allowance

If you haven't accepted a further education place or aren't engaged in training of some sort.

Why not plan for a lawn mowing or car washing gig instead? It'll pay more and will stand to you. Dole is a safety net, not a plan.

judeboy101

Actually you are entitled to be treated like an adult by your school, so you could have fun with that.

yosser hughes

jay768 wrote: »

So I would only really be entitled post leaving cert?

Are you interested in getting a job maybe? Welfare is supposed to be a temporary support.

jay768

yosser hughes wrote: »

Are you interested in getting a job maybe? Welfare is supposed to be a temporary support.

After I get my LC I do plan on getting a job of some sort or take on further training I hope to work in IT I do online courses on coding and things like that

endacl

judeboy101 wrote: »

Actually you are entitled to be treated like an adult by your school, so you could have fun with that.

Luckily, schools have a lot more experience of cutting that nonsense off at the knees then teenagers have of exercising their newfound 'adult' status.

tracey turnblad

My son was 18 while in school and wasn't treated like an adult. He signed the school rules at the start of the year that he would obey them and that absence etc would be covered by a note written by a parent....

Wexfordboy89

tracey turnblad wrote: »

My son was 18 while in school and wasn't treated like an adult. He signed the school rules at the start of the year that he would obey them and that absence etc would be covered by a note written by a parent....

I was the same i did my LC at 18 you wont be treated any differently than anyone else

RoisinClare6

tracey turnblad wrote: »

My son was 18 while in school and wasn't treated like an adult. He signed the school rules at the start of the year that he would obey them and that absence etc would be covered by a note written by a parent....

I was 19 when I went back to school to repeat my leaving cert, turned 20 during the Christmas break. Still had to be covered by my parents if needed.

Wexfordboy89

Look you have your whole life ahead of you having to ask about what your entitled and not entitled too.enjoy the next school year work hard pass your exams then think bout the future.turst me youll spend your life thinking about how am i going to pay this bill and that bill.you have the nxt 1 year of no worries enjoy it

judeboy101

Wexfordboy89 wrote: »

I was the same i did my LC at 18 you wont be treated any differently than anyone else

At 18 data protection kicks in. Legally school can't give out any info on you (results, behaviour reports etc.) without your consent (if you exercise that right). The default is that the school acts in loco parents but an over 18 adult can make the school deal with him/her and not their parents.

Wexfordboy89

judeboy101 wrote: »

At 18 data protection kicks in. Legally school can't give out any info on you (results, behaviour reports etc.) without your consent (if you exercise that right). The default is that the school acts in loco parents but an over 18 adult can make the school deal with him/her and not their parents.

Ah ok didnt know that i just meant in simple terms your still a student like the rest of them even though hes 18

endacl

judeboy101 wrote: »

At 18 data protection kicks in. Legally school can't give out any info on you (results, behaviour reports etc.) without your consent (if you exercise that right). The default is that the school acts in loco parents but an over 18 adult can make the school deal with him/her and not their parents.

Ah, you young fellas are funny when you start poking around to see where the limits are...

That's when a sensible school reminds the newly hatched adult that they're not obliged to keep anybody over 18 on board who doesn't fancy playing by the rules. Mentioning this simple fact to the parent(s) of the adolescent grownup usually does the trick.

judeboy101

endacl wrote: »

Ah, you young fellas are funny when you start poking around to see where the limits are...

That's when a sensible school reminds the newly hatched adult that they're not obliged to keep anybody over 18 on board who doesn't fancy playing by the rules. Mentioning this simple fact to the parent(s) of the adolescent grownup usually does the trick.

Lol, I'm a secondary school teacher and a parent rep on another secondary schools bom. Schools had to update the data protection guidelines after a court case in Europe. The school rules have to follow data protection legislation and a simple letter by an over 18 student exercising their rights under data protection legislation would trump and school rule. A school would be laughed out of a section 29 if they tried to remove an over 18 student who exercised these rights. I've had 2 repeat students come to parent teacher meetings on the last few years instead of their parents. You'd be amazed how many students can't do simple sums, but know their rights off by heart lol.

MayoSalmon

endacl wrote:

Dole is a safety net, not a plan.

Says who..? Individuals are more than entitled in this society to live every waking moment of their life on welfare if they choose.

mollygreene

MayoSalmon wrote:

Says who..? Individuals are more than entitled in this society to live every waking moment of their life on welfare if they choose.

Hoping this is sarcastic. If not, this is definitely not something to aspire to, OP