Jobseeker's Benefit
Jobseeker's Benefit Rate from 25 December 2008
| |
Rate per week |
| Personal Rate |
€204.30
|
Additional Increases
| Increases: |
Rate per week |
| Increase for Qualified Adult (See Note 3) |
€135.60
|
| Each qualified child |
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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 3) |
| Less than €150.00 |
€91.80
|
€87.90
|
| €150.00 and less than €220.00 |
€132.00
|
€87.90
|
| €220.00 and less than €300.00 |
€160.10
|
€87.90
|
| €300.00 or more |
€204.30
|
€135.60
|
Note 1
You can get an increase of €26.00 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 29 April 2009
| |
Rate per week |
| Maximum Personal Rate aged 20 or over |
€204.30
|
| Increase for Qualified Adult (See Note 3 ) |
€135.60
|
| Increase for Qualified Child |
|
| Maximum personal rate where the claimant is aged under 20 years (See Note 2 ) |
€100.00
|
| Increase for Qualified Adult |
€100.00
|
Under 20 rate for Jobseeker's Allowance
Persons not affected:
- All 18 and 19 year olds who are entitled to an increase in respect of a Qualified Child;
- All 18 and 19 year olds whose period of interruption of employment started on or before April 29, 2009;
- People transferring to Jobseeker’s Allowance immediately after exhausting their entitlement to JB or those transferring from the Disability Allowance to Jobseeker’s Allowance.
- Certain people who were in the care of the HSE during the period of 12 months before he or she reached the age of 18.
Note 2
If the person claiming is receiving an increase for a qualified child or is participating in certain education courses the reduced rate does not apply.
Note 3
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 Appendix).