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Jobseekers benefit

  • 28-09-2017 6:57pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 2


    Hi. Anyone explain why a person with 35 years paat employment can only qualify for one 9 month full payment period on jobseekers benefit as social welfare say they base approval on the 'relevant year' which is two years before a claim is submitted..so if you have worked for the last 9 months but didn't work two years ago you are not entitled to JB.
    Why do the other 35 years paye not count?


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Tenigate


    Because they don't.

    Tax is tax. It doesn't have to make sense.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,126 ✭✭✭screamer


    There are other criteria than the relevant tax year, I think something like the number of stamps (PRSI contributions paid in the past 3 years or so). It's not hard to qualify for the benefit, as there are so many ways you can qualify. I think what you are asking is why is someone only entitled to 9 months? Well, simply, it's an instrument to basically force those of us that work, back into work. If you know you'll only have 9 months of support, you'll do your best to get another job. Also, if you are married, or have a civil partner, then your payment is means tested, and your partner/ spouse is expected to support you. It's an unfair system, and very much stacked against the working person.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,673 ✭✭✭horse7


    If I quit my job in April and have to wait 9 weeks to get jobseekers benefit it would be July when I get payment, this payment is based on my 2017 income, and would last for 9 months, so it's 6 months to the end of 2018, and 3 months into the new new 2019, my question is does the payment date applied in july 2018 remain the same for the 3 months in 2019.


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