How many weeks is JSB weekly average based on?

ninebeanrows · 25-04-2012 09:09AM #1

I will be signing on in May unless I get a job offer prior to then.

In 2010 I earned ~10,000 in a PT job.

I notice there is a graduation of payments of JSB.

However is your gross yearly simply divided by 52 or do they divide it by say 46 to incorporate holiday time etc?

Thanks:)

mp22 · 25-04-2012 09:43AM

Jobseeker's Benefit rates are graduated according to your earnings in the relevant tax year. Since January 2009, a reduced rate of Jobseeker's Benefit is payable if your average weekly earnings in the Relevant Tax Year before you became unemployed were under €300. Your average weekly earnings is your gross yearly earnings from employment divided by the number paid A, H or P contributions in the Relevant Tax Year.

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

How many weeks is JSB weekly average based on?

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