Stay At Home Dad,do i still sign on?

[chippy]

Hi Gang can you advice me please? I have been recently laid off from my construction job,prospects for new employment are virtually nil at the moment.Anyway luckily my wife is back to work soon after maternity leave, so i will be a HouseDad for the foreseeable future.My question is should i still have to apply for the jobseekers allowance as usual or is there some other avenue for stay at home dads? My jobseekers allowance would be virtually nil due to my wifes wages so if i sign on it will only to keep up my stamp credits.Any advice appreciated,Chippy

 

[irishlinks]

If you are not available for work - you can't get Jobseekers Allowance. You will be busy enough looking after the baby/shopping/cooking/cleaning .
You can possibly get on the Homemakers Scheme - where your PRSI (stamp) credits are paid for you so you don't lose out on Pension.
see http://www.citizensinformation.ie/c...ystem/social-insurance-prsi/homemakers_scheme
Also your wife can claim an extra Home Carers tax credit see http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/credits/home-carers.html

 

[chippy]

Thankyou Irishlinks you have been most helpful plus your dead right i will be kept very busy at home.Chippy

 

[Pope John 11]

You will be busy enough looking after the baby/shopping/cooking/cleaning .

You will get none of this done, with the new 46" flat screen TV.

 

[Smashbox]

And a set top cable box!

Irishlinks is correct. If you are available for work, Jobseekers is the way to go. If you are a full time house husband, you won't be available.

 

[Ger]

AFAIK, you get non means tested Jobseekers Benefit for a year or 15 month if you have enough contributions and some relative who would be prepared to mind child in the unlikely event of you getting a job.