Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2015
120. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if persons on the JobPath scheme are prohibited from working part-time up to three days a week and claiming jobseeker's allowance for the other days; and, if so, the reason for this. [40092/15]
View answerJobPath is a new approach to employment activation that will support people who are long-term unemployed and those most distant from the labour market to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. Participants on JobPath retain their social welfare entitlements. JobPath has no impact on the eligibility criteria for jobseeker’s allowance. If a client is in part-time or casual work (up to and including 3 days per week), the client may still be paid jobseeker's allowance for the other days of unemployment during that week. However, the client must be available for full-time employment. The client must also satisfy the other criteria to qualify for a jobseeker’s allowance payment, namely –
1. be capable of work.
2. be available for and genuinely seeking work.
3. satisfy the means test.
4. meet the habitual residence condition.
