Casual work
Generally speaking, you will not get Jobseeker's Benefit for a day on which you do casual work, unless it comes within the subsidiary work rules. For each day you are unemployed, one-sixth of the normal rate of Jobseeker's Benefit is payable, provided that you are unemployed for at least 3 days out of a period of 6 consecutive days. So, if you get casual work for 2 days, you will get four-sixths of the normal Jobseeker's Benefit for that week. You must claim Jobseeker's Benefit for at least 3 days in any week. If you get 4 days work, Jobseeker's Benefit will
not be payable for the other days.
You should note that a PRSI credit is only awarded for weeks in which you are unemployed for 6 days. Therefore if you have casual work for one day and earn less than €38.09, you will have neither a paid PRSI contribution nor a
credited contribution for that week.