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Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit
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Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit is a payment for people who lose their job on or after 31 March 2025 and have paid enough pay-related social insurance (PRSI) contributions.
Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit means that the amount of benefit a person may get when they become unemployed will be directly linked to their previous earnings. This will be paid up to a maximum payment.
To qualify for Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit, you must satisfy three main PRSI contribution conditions.
Condition 1:
You must have paid at least 104 PRSI insurable employment contributions at Class A, H or P.
Condition 2:
You must have paid at least 4 PRSI insurable employment contributions at Class A or H in the 10 weeks prior to making your application.
Condition 3:
You must have paid at least 26 PRSI insurable employment contributions at Class A or H in the 52 weeks prior to your first day of unemployment.
Different conditions will be in place if you were previously getting another benefit payment when you lost your employment, for example, if you were getting Maternity Benefit or Illness Benefit. Further details on these arrangements will be available soon.
Details on how to apply will be available soon.
If you are unemployed you can apply for the existing Jobseeker's Benefit scheme. If you are already getting Jobseeker's Benefit when the new Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit starts, you will stay on that payment until your entitlement expires or until you return to employment.