Working for Work : Chapter 4 : Welfare to Work

Working and Unemployment Payments

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If you are unemployed and in receipt of either Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance you can accept an offer of part-time work and may be able to claim some of your Jobseeker's Benefit /Jobseeker's Allowance payment for the days that you are unemployed.

Working part-time is allowed, providing that you are: -

  • unemployed for at least 3 days in any 6 consecutive days
  • genuinely seeking full-time employment
  • available for work in respect of the remaining days of unemployment

Working for any part of a day, even for only one hour, is counted as a full day of employment by the Department of Social Protection. You must advise the Department of any work you undertake while receiving either Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance.

If you are engaged in part-time employment you are still required to prove that you are Genuinely Seeking full-time employment, and that you are actively seeking work for the other days you are claiming Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance.

If you accept part-time work and do not continue to genuinely seek full-time employment, or cannot provide evidence of your efforts to seek full-time employment, your claim for Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance may be disallowed. See Chapter 1 for more information about claiming Jobseeker's Benefit/Jobseeker's Allowance.

Last Updated: 31/08/2011 ^ back to top