Will X's and O's payment effect back to eduaction allowance..??

abcdef1

As title suggests, I will be applying for btea come September ? I have been 2 years out of education (Have letter from previous college) and should be 9 months on social welfare payment and will be 21 years of age ?? Now Im only just gone from receiving JSA payment to the X's and O's payment now will that effect me applying for btea....also on the x's and o's i only work roughly one day each 3 weeks ??

mp22

*If you are getting a jobseeker's payment, each day you are unemployed, except Sunday, is counted as a day of unemployment.
From here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/back_to_education/back_to_education_allowance.html

It looks like each day you are working is counted,it might be more than 9 months to make up the time required.

pluto_322

You need 234 Jobseeker Days to qualify - days worked don't count - why not ask the SW Local Office to let you know the number of days signed so far and you can project your September position from there.

abcdef1

Does anyone know if days doing a FÁS course count ??

mp22

Time spent on the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA), Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS), full-time FÁS/Failte Ireland training courses, FIT, Community Employment schemes, Part-time Job Incentive scheme, Community Services Programme, Rural Social Scheme, TÚS, the National Internship Scheme, Workplace Placement Scheme (WPP), Back to Work Enterprise Allowance, Short Term Enterprise Allowance, FÁS Job Initiative, Revenue Job Assist and JobBridge may count towards the qualifying period.

From here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/back_to_education/back_to_education_allowance.html