Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 February 2014
92. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4 has been informed that they are entitled to a specified rate of jobseeker's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5914/14]
View answerThere are four personal rates of payment for jobseeker’s benefit. Should an entitlement be established, the rate that a person will receive is dependent on that person’s average weekly earnings during the PRSI contribution year from which the entitlement is established. In the case of the person concerned, his rate of entitlement was based on his average weekly earnings for 2012. In this year his average weekly earnings were €208.00, which gave rise to an entitlement to a graduated rate of jobseeker’s benefit of €121.40, the third tier of payment. An application form for jobseeker’s assistance was issued to the person concerned on 28 January 2014. This is a means-tested payment which the person concerned could qualify for. When the completed form is returned, any entitlement to this payment that the person concerned may have will be assessed.
