How long to wait before you can sign on.

TimeToShine · 28-05-2014 05:08PM #1

A lot of people I know are wrapping up their degrees this year and inevitably this topic came up. There were a lot of differing opinions, some saying you can't sign on until 6 months after you get a degree, others saying it's 3 months from the day you sat your last exam and left education. Let's say you finished the last exam of your degree a few weeks ago and are to graduate in September. When can you sign on and how long do you have to wait until you can claim? Does living at home/how old you are affect how much you can claim? What factors influence how much you'll get?

Rorster_123 · 28-05-2014 05:21PM

TimeToShine wrote: »

A lot of people I know are wrapping up their degrees this year and inevitably this topic came up. There were a lot of differing opinions, some saying you can't sign on until 6 months after you get a degree, others saying it's 3 months from the day you sat your last exam and left education. Let's say you finished the last exam of your degree a few weeks ago and are to graduate in September. When can you sign on and how long do you have to wait until you can claim? Does living at home/how old you are affect how much you can claim? What factors influence how much you'll get?

Alot of questions there and too much to answer in 1 post.
In general you can sign on once you finish your last exam and supply a letter from the college stating thae same. For rates, means test etc check welfare.ie You are a student so should be able to do a little research yourself

Balagan · 28-05-2014 05:45PM

Students
If you have just left school* you cannot get Jobseeker's Allowance. To get Jobseeker's Allowance you must have been out of school for three months and you must be at least 18 years of age.
Third-level students cannot claim Jobseeker's Allowance or Benefit while they are studying full-time. This disqualification also applies to the summer holiday periods between academic years (unless you are a mature student). However once you have finished college permanently you can claim a jobseeker's payment if you cannot find work.** This is also the case if you leave college without finishing your course.

*school refers to secondary school
**provide a letter from your college/uni stating you have completed your course of study
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/jobseekers_allowance.html

Info in this same link about rates, means test, links to means testing on parents' income when under 25 and living at home etc.

Scoobydooo · 02-06-2014 12:50PM

Hi,

I'm in the same position as above. Finished up college and have a letter from them stating that, how exactly do I go about claiming the dole for the first time from here? I tried to look up the website but I'm not entirely sure.

Thanks

mrsbyrne · 02-06-2014 03:35PM

Scoobydooo wrote: »

Hi,

I'm in the same position as above. Finished up college and have a letter from them stating that, how exactly do I go about claiming the dole for the first time from here? I tried to look up the website but I'm not entirely sure.

Thanks

Takecyourselfcto your local SW office the first day you are available for full time work . Bring proof of ID proof of address a letter from College stating that you are done and dusted bank statements and if you are living with parent/parents proof of their income (presuming you are under 25). They will give you a form to complete photocopy all your documents and may ask you to return on a specific date with the completed form.
While your claim is being processed you may go to see the CWO for a payment to tide you over, He she will need all the same evidence so more photocopies. You will find your CWO on the HSE website. Good luck

eastbono · 02-06-2014 05:54PM

Community welfare services by county http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/otheroffice/community-welfare-office-contact.aspx

How long to wait before you can sign on.

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