When is dole day in ireland

You can collect your Jobseeker's Benefit payment weekly from your nearest post office. You must bring valid photographic identification photo ID with you to collect your payment. The following is valid photo ID:. Jobseeker's Benefit is taxable.

However, if you are getting Jobseeker's Benefit because your normal working week has been reduced temporarily systematic short-time work , your Jobseeker's Benefit is not taxed.

Find out more about the taxation of Jobseeker's Benefit and the taxation of JB for systematic short-time workers. Jobseeker's Benefit is not paid for the first 3 days you are unemployed the first 3 days are any 3 days, not necessarily consecutive, in a period of 7 consecutive days. If you are unemployed for a second time within 26 weeks of your last JB payment, your application for Jobseeker's Benefit is not treated as a new claim and you do not have another 3 days of non-payment.

See 'Linking claims' above. More information is available in our document about signing on for the first time. If you think you have been wrongly refused Jobseeker's Benefit you can appeal the decision. You can apply for Jobseekers Benefit online at MyWelfare. When you log in, you will be asked for some personal and financial information, as well as details of your employment, training or education history.

You will also be asked to upload or post any supporting documents that are needed. You must have a basic MyGovID account to apply online. Find out more about applying online for social welfare payments and services. If it is your first time applying you complete form UP 1.

You can request this form by emailing forms welfare. If you are making a repeat claim less than 6 months since your last claim , you complete form UP 6 pdf. You will also need certain documents when you apply for Jobseeker's Benefit. If you do not have these documents to hand, you should apply anyway and supply them later. You should remember that delay in applying for Jobseeker's Benefit may mean that you lose out on your full entitlements.

The duration of Jobseeker's Benefit reduced by 3 months with effect from 3 April For people with or more PRSI contributions paid, it reduced from 12 months days to 9 months days. For people with fewer than PRSI contributions paid, it reduced from 9 months days to 6 months days. Claimants getting Jobseeker's Benefit for 6 months or more on 3 April or 3 months for people with fewer than contributions were not affected see table below.

In the past, people getting a Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension, a One-Parent Family Payment or a deserted wife's payment and who met all the conditions for Jobseeker's Benefit, were entitled to half the normal rate of Jobseeker's Benefit. These half-rate payments were discontinued from February If you have a question about this topic you can contact the Citizens Information Phone Service on 07 Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm. You can also contact your local Citizens Information Centre or Request a call back from an information officer.

Rules To qualify for Jobseeker's Benefit JB you must be aged under 66 and: Be unemployed you must be fully unemployed or unemployed for at least 4 days out of 7 Have had a substantial loss of employment and as a result be unemployed for at least 4 days out of 7 Be capable of work Be available for and genuinely seeking work Have enough social insurance PRSI contributions You can read more about the conditions for getting a jobseeker's payment and about the employment services the Department of Social Protection offers to jobseekers.

Jobseeker's Benefit and work To get Jobseeker's Benefit you must be unemployed, or have lost at least one day's employment and as a result be unemployed for at least 4 days out of 7 days.

Loss of employment You must have suffered a substantial loss of employment in any period of 7 consecutive days to be eligible for Jobseeker's Benefit, casual workers and retained firefighters with no other employment are exempt from this rule. Pregnancy and Jobseeker's Benefit There are some exceptions to the rules for pregnant women around the time of birth.

The exact length of your disqualification up to 9 weeks will depend on the amount of redundancy payment you received. There are some special provisions for older jobseekers.

For new JB claimants since 4 April Number of contributions Duration of JB claim or more days 9 months Less than days 6 months Re-qualifying for Jobseeker's Benefit You can re-qualify for JB if: You have used up your full JB entitlement either 9 or 6 months and You have paid 13 PRSI contributions for at least 13 weeks these contributions can be counted only after you have claimed at least days 6 months of JB However, if you are working and claiming JB systematic short-time workers and part-time workers you cannot simply continue your JB claim when it is exhausted since you must have suffered a substantial loss of employment to re-qualify for JB, unless you are a casual worker.

If you are unemployed for at least 4 days out of 7, then you could be entitled to a payment. However, if you work intensive shifts with your hours adding up to 36 hours per week on the remaining 3 days out of 7, then you might be treated as being in full-time employment.

This might also be the case for people working up to 30 hours per week. Your Intreo officer will assess whether or not you are considered to be in full-time employment. How much you work could impact your payment.

If you are claiming in , the relevant tax year is Click here to read more about average weekly earnings. You will first need to create a MyGovID account. All you need is an email address and it only takes 2 minutes to sign up. Click here for more information on filling out this form. The relevant form should then be posted or brought to your local Intreo office. Find a list of local offices here. The staff will be able to help out with any questions or assistance you need.

If you are on the dole you may be entitled to other benefits such as a medical card , mortgage interest payments or rent relief. Enquire at your local citizens information branch or social welfare office for details on how to get these other payments.

Find out all you need to know at Citizens Information. We are here to answer your questions and talk through your options. Our online chat service is for 16 to 25 year olds and is available Monday to Friday, 4pm to 8pm. Chat to us now about your situation. By cheque: your social welfare payment cheque can be cashed in your local post office or lodged to an account in a financial institution.

If you are unable to collect your payment from the post office due to illness or self-isolation, you can: Leave your social welfare payment at the post office until you can collect it yourself. Your payment will be in the post office for at least 20 days after you were first due to collect it. Some payments such as the State pension and payments to carers will be available in the post office for 90 days.

The Department has published a list of the number of days you have to collect your payment from the Post Office pdf. Nominate a temporary Agent to collect your payment. You can get a form for appointing a temporary Agent at your local post office. You can also get a form for appointing a temporary Agent on the An Post website pdf.