The Jobseeker's Allowance Operational Guidelines on www.gov.ie set out a person's entitlement to receive Jobseeker's Allowance in 2 scenarios:
A) Where a person applies for DA while in receipt of JA and B) Where a person applies for JA following a DA Disallowance
With regard to scenario A) where a person in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance makes an application for Disability Allowance, Jobseeker’s Allowance should continue to be paid until a decision, including an Appeal where applicable, is made on the Disability Allowance claim.
If the application for Disability Allowance is unsuccessful for failing to satisfy the medical eligibility criteria for receipt of Disability Allowance, payment of Jobseeker’s Allowance may continue, subject to all qualifying conditions being satisfied.
With regard to scenario B) where a person in receipt Disability Allowance is disallowed as they are deemed to no longer satisfy the qualifying conditions including the medical criteria and they choose to appeal that decision, they are not entitled to receive Jobseeker's Allowance as they are deemed not to satisfy the qualifying conditions which include being capable of and available for full-time work. Supplementary Welfare Allowance is the appropriate payment in this regard.
Where a person in receipt of Disability Allowance is disallowed as they are deemed to no longer satisfy the qualifying conditions and choose not to appeal that decision, they may be entitled to receive Jobseeker's Allowance providing that they satisfy all the qualifying conditions including being capable for and available for full-time work and genuinely seeking work.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
