Back to Work Supports
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:
- BTWEA - Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
- Short-term Enterprise Allowance
- Part-time work and Jobseeker's Allowance
- Part-time work and Jobseeker's Benefit
- Community Employment
- Community Services Programme
Visit the Jobs Ireland website for further information on what's available in your area including jobs, work placement programmes and internships: Visit Jobs Ireland
Contact Us
Telephone
You can speak, in complete confidence, to an Information Officer in the Information and Advocacy section directly at 01 - 856 0088 , Monday - Thursday 9.30 am to 5.00 pm and Friday 9.30am to 4.00pm.
Online
Use the online Contact Us form on the INOU website
You can send your query directly to us by e-mail at welfare@inou.ie
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- Jobseekers Transition (JST)
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- Supplementary Welfare (SWA)
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