Jobseeker's Benefit
Jobseeker's Benefit Rate from 31 December 2009
| |
Rate per week |
| Personal Rate |
€196.00
|
| Increases |
| Increase for Qualified Adult (See Note 1) |
€130.10
|
| Each qualified child |
Full rate €29.80 (see note 2)
Half-rate €14.90 (see note 2)
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit rates are graduated according to earnings in the relevant tax year. The earnings bands from the 1 January 2009 are as follows:
| Average weekly earnings |
Personal Rate |
Increase for a Qualified Adult
(See Note 2) |
| Less than €150.00 |
€88.10
|
€84.30
|
| €150.00 and less than €220.00 |
€126.60
|
€84.30
|
| €220.00 and less than €300.00 |
€153.60
|
€84.30
|
| €300.00 or more |
€196.00
|
€130.10
|
Note 1
You can get an increase of €29.80 for each qualified child if you qualify for an increase for a qualified adult or if you are parenting alone. If you do not qualify for an increase for a qualified adult, you may get a half-rate qualified child increase, if your spouse or partner has income of €400 or less a week.
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Jobseeker's Allowance Rate from 30 December 2009
|
Rate per week |
| Maximum Personal Rate aged 25 or over |
€196.00
|
| Increase for Qualified Adult (See Note 2 ) |
€130.10
|
| Increase for Qualified Child |
|
| Maximum rate for a claimant who is 22-24 |
€150.00
|
| Increase for Qualified Adult |
€130.10
|
| Maximum rate for a claimant who is 18-21 |
€100.00
|
| Increase for Qualified Adult |
€100.00
|
Under 25 rates for Jobseeker’s Allowance
Persons not affected:
- 18 to 24 year olds with a qualified child;
- those transferring to Jobseeker’s Allowance immediately after exhausting their entitlement to Jobseeker’s Benefit;
- those making a claim for Jobseeker’s Allowance where that claim is linked to a Jobseeker’s Allowance claim made within the previous 12 months to which the maximum personal rate applied;
- those transferring directly to Jobseeker’s Allowance from Disability Allowance.
Where a person is in receipt of a rate of Jobseeker’s Allowance applicable to persons aged under 25 (as outlined in the table on page 45) and he or she participates in a course of education, training or Community Employment, the full normal rate of payment applicable to that course/scheme applies without any reduction for persons aged under 25.
Where a person is under 25 and has completed such a course of education, training or Community Employment, they will revert to the age related rate of Jobseeker’s Allowance, €100.00 or €150.00, if they had previously been in receipt of that rate.
Specific provisions for claimants aged 22 – 24
Where a claimant of Jobseeker’s Allowance is aged 22 - 24 years of age, the rate applicable to 22 – 24 year olds shown above does not apply where:
- The period of unemployment commenced on or before December 30, 2009.
- The claimant is participating in the Work Placement programme operated by FAS.
Specific provisions for claimants aged 18 – 21
Where a claimant of Jobseeker’s Allowance is aged under 18 - 21 years, the rate applicable to 18 to 21 year olds shown above does not apply where/to:
- The period of unemployment commenced on or before December 30, 2009.
- The claimant was aged 18 or 19 on December 30, 2009 and the period of unemployment commenced on or before April 29, 2009.
- Certain people who were in the care of the HSE during the period of 12 months before he or she attained the age of 18.
Note 2: If you were in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance prior to 26 September 2007, you may get a reduced rate increase if your spouse or partner has earnings or income in excess of €100.00 and up to €310.00 gross per week, (see pages 52-58).
Note 3: You can get an increase of €29.80 for each qualified child if you qualify for an increase for a qualified adult or if you are parenting alone. If you do not qualify for an increase for a qualified adult, you may get a half-rate qualified child increase.