Jobseekers Allowance to Back to School Allowance

Clareman · 13-09-2019 6:53pm #1

If someone is on JSA and they decide to do an approved Education and Training Board approved course can they come off JSA and get BTEA or do they get both or do they get neither? I'm looking https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/back_to_education/back_to_education_allowance.html and I can't figure it out

dart1980 · 13-09-2019 8:05pm

If you are on JSA a week before your ETB course starts you should be ok, you will then get an f103 form from your etb which is to be filled out by your social welfare office and bank and they will then take over your payment for the duration of your training course.

Clareman · 13-09-2019 8:15pm

And will the payment take place for the duration of the course or just until the JSA was due to run out???

dart1980 · 13-09-2019 8:20pm

Best thing to do is give the etb where the course is on a call monday, they will be used to dealing with all of this and give you a definite answer about what to do.

Clareman · 13-09-2019 8:51pm

Great, thanks for the advice

Cherry Blossom · 13-09-2019 9:16pm

Do you mean jobseekers benefit Clareman? What ever payment you are on the ETB will take over the payment for the duration of the course at the rate you are on immediately prior to starting the course. If on JSB you will go back on that payment when the course ends until it then runs out, the time is suspended for the duration of the course. If you miss days at the course without a medical cert you will be docked money for any time you miss.

Clareman · 13-09-2019 9:33pm

Jobseekers allowance, the 1 that people get when they finish up work, you get it for 9 months I think

Cherry Blossom · 13-09-2019 10:09pm

Jobseekers benefit is your stamps that run out then you get jobseekers allowance which is the means tested payment with no set expiry date.

Jobseekers Allowance to Back to School Allowance

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