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Becoming self employed and jobseekers

123stitch · 2021-05-18 08:17:38

I'm currently on jobseekers but I want to turn my hobby into a business. I'm not sure that I want to wait until I'm eligible for the BTWEA (not even sure if I will be eligible) so wondering if I can become self employed while still receiving jobseekers or what the process is? Do I have to come off jobseekers to register as…

18-05-2021 9:17am

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123stitch

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I'm currently on jobseekers but I want to turn my hobby into a business. I'm not sure that I want to wait until I'm eligible for the BTWEA (not even sure if I will be eligible) so wondering if I can become self employed while still receiving jobseekers or what the process is?
Do I have to come off jobseekers to register as self employed? Is there another allowance I can apply for instead? IIRC you can be both employed and self employed so can I still look for part time work on jobseekers while being self employed?
Any advice on this would be much appreciated

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#2 18-05-2021 12:29pm

houseyhouse

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Are you on Jobseeker's Allowance or Benefit? If you're on Benefit you should be able to get the Short Term Enterprise Allowance:

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_and_work/short_term_enterprise_allowance.html

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