Carer's Benefit & Dole

Peig Sayers · 2016-05-03 09:05:39

You are allowed to work up to 15 hours per week while on Carer's Benefit. If you don't take up any work can you get the dole for these hours? Just curious, new to all of this. :o

03-05-2016 10:05AM

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Peig Sayers

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You are allowed to work up to 15 hours per week while on Carer's Benefit. If you don't take up any work can you get the dole for these hours? Just curious, new to all of this.

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#2 03-05-2016 01:07PM

sunbeam

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No because you have to be available for and seeking full-time work to avail of Jobseekers Benefit.

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#3 03-05-2016 01:08PM

Peig Sayers

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sunbeam wrote: »

No because you have to be available for and seeking full-time work to avail of Jobseekers Benefit.

But yet you're allowed to work for 15 hours per week?

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#4 03-05-2016 01:10PM

cee_jay

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15 hours a week is not classed as full-time work. One of the main conditions for Jobseeker's is you are available for and looking for full-time work.

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