Did anyone get paid the 350 ?

[mercenary for hire]

Yeah I hope so.I'll probably do the Job seekers application anyway just in case there's not much happening after the 12 weeks.

[Belker]

My first application came back two weeks later in the post yesterday with a banking issue.They made no attempt to phone me or email.I could have sorted it in seconds.

The online application went through straight away.I think they done me out of a week like many others.

I enquired about back payments and she reassured me that when ever I cancel the benefit payment then I will be paid up after in additional weeks, as in if I go back to work in 6 weeks time and cancel the benefit then I will still get paid on week 7 and 8.

[vandriver]

My brothers son,who's a student,did two shifts in a pub then was laid off.He got his first 350 yesterday morning.

[Belker]

My brothers son,who's a student,did two shifts in a pub then was laid off.He got his first 350 yesterday morning.

The chances are that they will want most of it back when/if they check his PRSI record.

[vandriver]

The government don't think so!
How to qualify
You can apply for the new COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment if you:

are aged between 18 and 66 years old and
live in the Republic of Ireland and
have lost your job due to the COVID-19 pandemic or
if you are self-employed and have ceased trading due to the pandemic
If you are an employee and have:

lost your job
been temporarily laid off
asked to stay at home
not getting any money from an employer
The payment also applies to:

non EU/EEA workers who have lost employment due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic
students (and non-EU/EEA students) who have lost employment due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic
part-time workers

[Theoneandonly]

Yeah I hope so.I'll probably do the Job seekers application anyway just in case there's not much happening after the 12 weeks.

You'll be the first Taxi driver I know that gets jobseekers allowance

[dalymount]

Well maybe not.if your claiming for a dependent adult you must fill out the jobseekers form.I doubt you would get it,but thats the form you must fill out

[dublin2018]

I enquired about back payments and she reassured me that when ever I cancel the benefit payment then I will be paid up after in additional weeks, as in if I go back to work in 6 weeks time and cancel the benefit then I will still get paid on week 7 and 8.

But your still working ya dole cheating pox

[mercenary for hire]

Do you mean I can't technically get it?

I haven't given it too much thought.I can't really survive on a likely 50 a week after a means test long term.I was kinda thinking of trying something else rather than reinvest but this corona thing is putting everything on the back burner.

15% commission might seem like a bargain if we go back to doing feck all.

[dublin2018]

I got mine, and Bernie got hers its great... FairPlay to Governmen,t as badly needed 700 brick ok between 2 people food and beverages.Ill also apply jobseekers if that Virus still in town.Any word lads on more taxidrivers catching the Virus ,Ive been busy in shed and trimming bushes.

[dublin2018]

Yeah I hope so.I'll probably do the Job seekers application anyway just in case there's not much happening after the 12 weeks.

You'll be the first Taxi driver I know that gets jobseekers allowance

Law changed if you not working ,Self-employed you will get it .Taxi be along time coming back after this messing.Those Breadvans and Prius taxis hoover up all the little work that will be there.Then that FREENOW will offer NTA hundreds new VW caddy Breadvans to modernise the fleet as we be to broke to upgrade 100% will happen.Dublin will be breadvan land with FREENOW branding everywhere  and commission will rise to 25% same as Barcelona

[mercenary for hire]

Still nothing from the NTA about stopping their recruitment drive.If ever there was a reason to bring the the pass rate back to 80% for the geography exam it is now.

[Theoneandonly]

Yeah I hope so.I'll probably do the Job seekers application anyway just in case there's not much happening after the 12 weeks.

You'll be the first Taxi driver I know that gets jobseekers allowance

Law changed if you not working ,Self-employed you will get it .Taxi be along time coming back after this messing.Those Breadvans and Prius taxis hoover up all the little work that will be there.Then that FREENOW will offer NTA hundreds new VW caddy Breadvans to modernise the fleet as we be to broke to upgrade 100% will happen.

Covid19 payment that your getting now is for the self employed, unemployment benefit (job seekers allowance)  isn't

[dublin2018]

Still nothing from the NTA about stopping their recruitment drive.If ever there was a reason to bring the the pass rate back to 80% for the geography exam it is now.

NTA hiding in a Bunker,Taxis are the least of there worries.Taxis are a money spinner for bringing in cash for cycle lanes and main transport upgrades.They never did not one positive thing for taxis only charge us more and lash stickers everywhere on the direction of the so called taxi unions

[Theoneandonly]

Still nothing from the NTA about stopping their recruitment drive.If ever there was a reason to bring the the pass rate back to 80% for the geography exam it is now.

loads of newly unemployed needing a job is a reason for stopping people becoming self employed?
Hardly! the more taxi drivers there are the better for everyone