Signing off when you start work
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You may get Jobseeker's Allowance, Jobseeker's Benefit or Credits if you are registered as unemployed.
If you are registered as unemployed (in other words, signing-on with the Department of Social Protection), you should inform your local social welfare office of the date when you are going to start work. In some areas you can do this online.
Notifying your local social welfare office about when you are going to start work will ensure that you can get any payment due to you up to the date you start work.
You can also get advice about possibly keeping some of your existing benefits and supports when you return to work.
When you start work you may be entitled to additional benefits, for example, Family Income Supplement (FIS). You can get more information from your local social welfare office and in our document 'Help with low pay in Ireland'.
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If you lose your job or are unemployed you may get a social welfare payment. Find out more about getting a social welfare payment when you are unemployed. - Losing your job
If you lose your job you need to find out about the different payments and services which support unemployed people. - Third-level and retraining places for jobseekers
Springboard provides free, part-time higher education places for unemployed people. Eligibility has been widened in 2012.
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If you have a question relating to this topic you can contact the Citizens Information Phone Service on 0761 07 4000 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm) or you can visit your local Citizens Information Centre.