Disqualification period of JB after receiving lump sum

[DaveyWavey]

Can anybody help clear up my confusion please. I received a redundancy payment of more than €90k and a disqualification period of 9 weeks applies to my JB payment. Does this mean I lose 9 weeks entirely or will I get the 9 weeks back payment when my claim is processed. Thanks in advance.

 

[gipimann]

You are disqualified from payment for the duration and won't get back money for those weeks.

 

[DaveyWavey]

Thanks Gipimann. So instead of getting 52 weeks payment I can only receive a maximum of 43 weeks?

 

[circle]

Thanks Gipimann. So instead of getting 52 weeks payment I can only receive a maximum of 43 weeks?

I wonder if it would make sense to only apply for unemployment benefit after the 9 weeks have elapsed, would that give you the entitlement to the full 52 weeks or how do they apply this rule?

 

[Welfarite]

I wonder if it would make sense to only apply for unemployment benefit after the 9 weeks have elapsed, would that give you the entitlement to the full 52 weeks or how do they apply this rule?

You would lose credited contributions for the 9 weeks and it would not 'add on' 9 weeks at the end.

 

[Mars39]

Out of complete curiosity, why are the 9 weeks deducted? Is it because of the high value of the payout?

 

[gipimann]

Yes, there's a scale of disqualification ranging from 0 to 9 weeks depending on the amount of redundancy received.