Career break over can I claim the dole?
- Thread starter colc1
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Straight into the local exchange with you. Don't delay
From the Depts website
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT (UB)
GUIDELINES FOR PROCESSING CLAIMS
"(c) Person on Career Break
A person on a career break is considered to be "not unemployed" during the agreed period of the career break. Where the agreed period of the career break has ended and the person has sought to return to work but cannot due to a lack of a vacancy, Unemployment Benefit may be considered subject to all other relevant conditions being satisfied. In such cases, the terms/duration of the career break and reason/s for postponing the resumption of employment should be verified with the employer before a decision is made."
http://www.welfare.ie/foi/ub_unempben.html
Murt
From the Depts website
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT (UB)
GUIDELINES FOR PROCESSING CLAIMS
"(c) Person on Career Break
A person on a career break is considered to be "not unemployed" during the agreed period of the career break. Where the agreed period of the career break has ended and the person has sought to return to work but cannot due to a lack of a vacancy, Unemployment Benefit may be considered subject to all other relevant conditions being satisfied. In such cases, the terms/duration of the career break and reason/s for postponing the resumption of employment should be verified with the employer before a decision is made."
http://www.welfare.ie/foi/ub_unempben.html
Murt
Someone got me worried about this the other night when I was telling them my career break plans, so I want to make sure of something. If I take a career break to travel and work is it the same as going to live abroad, i.e. can I claim jobseekers allowance/unemployment benefit if I am 'not unemployed' if you catch my drift?
Seems to me you are getting a few things confused here about transferring payments abroad.
If you are moving within the EU, you may transfer social insurance-based payments (such as Unemployment Benfit) from Ireland to the other country. Unemployment Benefit may be transferred to another member state for up to 13 weeks if you are seeking work there. Before you can transfer this payment however, you have to qualify for Unemployment Benefit in Ireland. This means having the appropriate number (and Class) of social insurance contriubutions, etc.
The Class of social insurance contributions you currently pay, depends on when you joined the civil service. If you joined before 1995 you are paying Class D contributions which are not full social insurance contributions. You will therefore will not qualify for Unemployment Benefit.
If you've claimed UB in Ireland for less than 4 weeks prior to your departure, you may still be allowed to transfer your payment if you get a letter in writing from FAS saying you're unlikely to secure full-time work here in the future. Again, I think this is unlikely, as you already have a job here and are taking a voluntary career break.
The issues to bear in mind are:
1. whether you have adequate social insurance contributions to claim the payment in the first instance
2. whether DSFA would consider you 'unemployed' if you go on a career break (I don't think so)
3. whether the country to which you are travelling will have any residency restrictions on claiming payments
I'd suggest getting in touch with your local social welfare office to check your contributions and your entitlements.
In terms of your return to Ireland following career break, if you are moving back to Ireland from another EU member state I would imagine you can transfer a payment from that country to Ireland probided you satisfy the qualifying conditions.
Failing that, you could probably apply for Supplementary Welfare Allowance on your return (that payment is not subject to habitual residency conditions for EU/EEA nationals).
If you are moving within the EU, you may transfer social insurance-based payments (such as Unemployment Benfit) from Ireland to the other country. Unemployment Benefit may be transferred to another member state for up to 13 weeks if you are seeking work there. Before you can transfer this payment however, you have to qualify for Unemployment Benefit in Ireland. This means having the appropriate number (and Class) of social insurance contriubutions, etc.
The Class of social insurance contributions you currently pay, depends on when you joined the civil service. If you joined before 1995 you are paying Class D contributions which are not full social insurance contributions. You will therefore will not qualify for Unemployment Benefit.
If you've claimed UB in Ireland for less than 4 weeks prior to your departure, you may still be allowed to transfer your payment if you get a letter in writing from FAS saying you're unlikely to secure full-time work here in the future. Again, I think this is unlikely, as you already have a job here and are taking a voluntary career break.
The issues to bear in mind are:
1. whether you have adequate social insurance contributions to claim the payment in the first instance
2. whether DSFA would consider you 'unemployed' if you go on a career break (I don't think so)
3. whether the country to which you are travelling will have any residency restrictions on claiming payments
I'd suggest getting in touch with your local social welfare office to check your contributions and your entitlements.
In terms of your return to Ireland following career break, if you are moving back to Ireland from another EU member state I would imagine you can transfer a payment from that country to Ireland probided you satisfy the qualifying conditions.
Failing that, you could probably apply for Supplementary Welfare Allowance on your return (that payment is not subject to habitual residency conditions for EU/EEA nationals).