Back to Work Supports
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There are a number of financial incentives, work programmes or work experience programmes available to unemployed people looking to return to work or gain work experience in certain areas. These include:
- Working Family Payment
- JobsPlus
- Part-time Job Incentive Scheme
- Back to Work Family Dividend
- BTWEA - Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
- Short-term Enterprise Allowance
- Work Placement Experience Programme
- Community Employment
- Tús (community work placement initiative)
- Rural Social Scheme
Visit the Jobs Ireland website for further information on what's available in your area including jobs, work placement programmes and internships.
Contact Us
- Telephone: 01 - 856 0088 - (Press 1 - Leave your name, number and message)
- E-mail: Direct E-mail Address - welfare@inou.ie
- Website: Online contact forms - www.inou.ie - Online Contact Forms
- Days / Hours: Monday - Friday 9.30 am to 4.30 pm
Last Updated: 08/10/2026
- Contact Us - Welfare Rights
- Advocacy Services
- Social Welfare Appeals
- Jobseekers Pay Related Benefit
- Jobseekers Benefit (JB)
- Jobseekers Allowance (JA)
- Jobseekers Benefit Self-Employed (JBSE)
- Jobseekers Transitional
- Back to Work Supports
- Other Social Welfare payments
- Supplementary Welfare
- Other Benefits and Supports
Contact Us:
Telephone: 01 - 856 0088 - (Press 1 - Leave your name, number, message)
E-mail: welfare@inou.ie
Website: Online contact forms - Online Contact Forms
Days: Monday - Friday
Hours: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm