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What is the Job Seeker Allowance?

Jobseeker's Allowance is a means-tested payment paid to jobless persons.


who do not qualify for Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Benefit for the Self-Employed because their eligibility to Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Benefit for the Self-Employed has ended


who are eligible for Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Allowance for the Self-Employed but prefer to claim it instead.

Your income and habitual residence in Ireland determine whether you are eligible for Jobseeker's Allowance. To put it another way, you reside here and have strong ties to Ireland.


How to Be Qualified

To be eligible for Jobseeker's Allowance, you must meet the following requirements:


be above the age of 18 and under the age of 66; meet a means test; be habitually living in Ireland; be competent of employment; be available for full-time job; and be sincerely seeking work (at least 4 days out of work in every 7)

The final criteria does not apply if you are self-employed.


You may work up to three days each week and still get Jobseeker's Allowance on the other days. If you get Jobseeker's Allowance, you may use a benefit of work estimator to discover how taking on part-time employment affects the amount you receive. The Reckoner calculates the entire amount you would get if you worked part-time (including any Working Family Payment due for the family) and compares it to what you are now receiving in jobseeker's compensation (including Rent Supplement).


The mean test

A means test evaluates everything of your family income, savings, shares, assets, and property, except your own home. Your spouse, civil partner, or cohabitant's income will also be included in your means test.


The department totals your earnings from all sources and estimates your weekly income. The amount you may get is calculated using your means.

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