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Benefits and 3rd level student

WindSock · 2007-12-10 11:38:26

I was just wondering about recieving benefit while going back to full time education as a 3rd level student. Is it 6 months I need to be on the dole? and is that 6 months up until the course starts in September?

10-12-2007 12:38pm

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WindSock

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I was just wondering about recieving benefit while going back to full time education as a 3rd level student. Is it 6 months I need to be on the dole? and is that 6 months up until the course starts in September?

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#2 10-12-2007 8:19pm

Mrs. MacGyver

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its 12 months for the Third Level Option.

When determining if a claimant satisfies the 6 month/9 month/12 month condition, the Jobseekers Allowance (JA) linking rule i.e. 52 weeks applies to all relevant Social Welfare payments that qualify a person for participation in the BTEA scheme. Periods spent on other relevant Social Welfare Payments, that are not broken by more thsn 12 months (52 weeks), can be used in determining if an applicant satisfies the qualifying period criteria.

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#3 13-12-2007 11:14am

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Aww, crap
I can't stay on the dole for 12 months. Even 6 would be too hard.

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#4 17-12-2007 9:33pm

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Maby you could apply for a maintenance grant once you get approval for your college course?

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