JB and temp work

[summer00]

I have been unemployed for about 9 months and on the Jobseekers benefit. I have been offer a temp full time role for 5-6 weeks. My questions is after this temp role finishes will I have to re apply of JB or is my benefit just put on hold for the duration of my temp contract?

 

[glong]

Hi summer00

if you sign off Jobseeker's Benefit (JB) for less than 26 weeks then when you sign on again, it is treated as being a continuation of the same claim.

You do not lose the first 3 days waiting period again and the form you use to re-apply is simpler - the UP6 (http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Pages/jajbapplications.aspx).

You can find more on linked claims in the Operational Guidelines for JB on the welfare.ie site: http://www.welfare.ie/EN/OperationalGuidelines/Pages/jb_jobseekben.aspx

Graham Long
Citizens Information