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Apprenticeship and Social Welfare assistance?

  • 19-03-2020 7:00pm
    #1
    BJC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 ✭✭✭


    Hello all,

    My wife and I have recently immigrated home from Canada and went on jobseekers while getting on our feet.

    We receive €330 per week for myself and her as my dependant.

    Great news - I have been accepted into an apprenticeship in carpentry, a lifelong goal.

    Not so good news - the first year or two pays very little as we all know. Probably around €200 - 250 per week.

    My wife was about to begin her fetac courses to become a Home Care Assistant but with the zombie plague infecting the world at the moment - that has been put on a very long hold.

    €250 per week won't pay our small monthly bills and also buy us food. As grateful as we are for the €330; it didn't either and our savings are now almost on €0.

    Is there any assistance available to us until my wife gets working also?

    I'll start making phone calls tomorrow but figured here is a good start!

    Any thoughts appreciated.
    Joe


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  • #2
    pillphil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 788 ✭✭✭pillphil


    Can your wife apply for JA?


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