He thought he WAS applying when he went into the Unemployment Office! As the teller/officer was representing the Department, he assumed that she knew what she was talking about. How unfair.bond-007 said:Nope. He should have applied anyways so as to preserve his right to appeal. At this stage you have no grounds as he never applied. One should never accept the word of one person.
You are not deemed to have applied until you have completed the claim form and submitted it. It will then be processed and a decision made by a deciding officier. You can then appeal that decision.Audrey said:He thought he WAS applying when he went into the Unemployment Office! As the teller/officer was representing the Department, he assumed that she knew what she was talking about. How unfair.
Audrey said:My husband is English. Came to Ireland on a contract (English employer, so no Irish PRSI) in 2001. Met me ... etc etc. When his contract ended he became unemployed for a period of 2 years (IT industry went pear-shaped). During that time he visited (once) a 'dole' office to see if he was entitled to anything. The very-nice-and-polite girl behind the counter told him that, as he had no stamps paid here, she couldn't offer him any assistance. We could understand that this might be the case, and took her word and did nothing further about it (not realising that his period of unemployment would last so long, of course). He had NO INCOME whatsoever during the period of unemployment, and no assistance of any kind. We managed on my income. Now, a couple of years on, it occurred to me that surely he was entitled to something!....
I mean, aren't foreigners coming here all the time (imigrants etc) and they must be getting some sort of assistance, otherwise they couldn't survive.
Well the person there did not accept paperwork or help with completing it, as she told him there was no point at all in even completing it as he was not entitled to anything!! I'm sorry, but I think this is simply wrong. I will (as Suellen suggested) contact a local politican - nothing ventured nothing gained.bond-007 said:You are not deemed to have applied until you have completed the claim form and submitted it. It will then be processed and a decision made by a deciding officier. You can then appeal that decision.
The people he spoke to are not deciding officers and they have no power to deny or approve an application. They are only there to accept the paperwork and assist you if you need help completing it.
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