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Switching from Illness Benefit back to Jobseekers

  • 24-01-2020 08:23AM
    #1
    Pay Dirt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭


    Hi guys

    Received my final cert from my GP which certifies me up until 26th January.

    What is the process now. Do I need to go to my social welfare office now to go on Jobseekers?

    I was on Jobseekers up until August of last year when I got switched to IB as I spent some time in hospital but I am now ready to commence job hunting and want to know where I stand as regards Jobseekers.

    Should I have stayed on IB until I found a new job?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Pay Dirt wrote: »
    Hi guys

    Received my final cert from my GP which certifies me up until 26th January.

    What is the process now. Do I need to go to my social welfare office now to go on Jobseekers?

    I was on Jobseekers up until August of last year when I got switched to IB as I spent some time in hospital but I am now ready to commence job hunting and want to know where I stand as regards Jobseekers.

    Should I have stayed on IB until I found a new job?

    Thanks

    You can only stay on IB if your GP agrees that you are unfit for work. It’s just a question of going to your SW office and reapplying for JSB. The relevant tax year for PRSI for a claim in 2020 is now 2018. If you have sufficient PRSI from that year then you will get Benefit again.


  • #3
    dartboardio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,441 ✭✭✭dartboardio


    splinter65 wrote: »
    You can only stay on IB if your GP agrees that you are unfit for work. It’s just a question of going to your SW office and reapplying for JSB. The relevant tax year for PRSI for a claim in 2020 is now 2018. If you have sufficient PRSI from that year then you will get Benefit again.

    Hi.


    If someone began working in a full time job from May 2018 onwards, would they have enough prsi cons to get JB for a few months?

    Would have been working part time in the few months before May.


  • #4
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    dartboardio wrote: »
    Hi.


    If someone began working in a full time job from May 2018 onwards, would they have enough prsi cons to get JB for a few months?

    Would have been working part time in the few months before May.

    If you only have 2 years of PRSI paid then I’m afraid you don’t have enough paid in yet to get JSB.


  • #5
    Pay Dirt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭Pay Dirt


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