Job Seekers Benefit - Period Paid

E30M3

Good morning

Currently on Job Seekers Benefit after being made redundant after 15 years with the same company. If I get work on a fixed term before my JSB runs out and this work lasts for 6 months what happens to my JSB at the end of the contract?

Do I qualify for the remainder of the initial JSB benefit period or is this a totally new claim with me being entitled to the 9 month JSB again or is there a different criteria.

I would have paid PRSI continuously in my previous employment over the 2 years that either JSB claim would reference.

All info appreciated.

Thank you

TooTired123

Linking claims

If you claim JB for a period, sign off and then claim JB again within 26 weeks, your claim may be linked to the earlier claim. This means that your claim is not treated as a new claim and:

• You do not have to wait for 3 days before getting your payment
• The cumulative total of days from the previous claim is continued (so, for example, if you have used up 100 days of your total JB entitlement of 234 days you have 134 days remaining on your claim)
• The rate of JB is the same rate payable as on the previous claim, unless there has been a budgetary increase or change in family circumstances (such as a new child dependant).

If your JB claim does not link to a previous claim it is treated as a new claim. You must wait for 3 days before getting a payment and your cumulative total of days starts from the first day of payment.

E30M3

Thank you so much for taking the time to post this info, its exactly what I was looking for and answers my query really well.