COVID '19

[Rat Catcher]

You can. All the full-time men with families to support done it during the last recession.

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/jobseekers_allowance.html

Self-employment

If you are self-employed, you may be entitled to Jobseeker's Allowance, depending on your income from your business.

However, you cannot work as self-employed if claiming Jobseekers Benefit:

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/self_employed_and_unemployment.html

To get Jobseeker's Benefit (Self-Employed) you must stop all self-employment activity. However, you can work as an employee for up to 3 days each week and continue to get Jobseeker's Benefit (Self-Employed).

If you don't qualify for Jobseeker's Benefit (Self-Employed) you may qualify for Jobseeker's Allowance.

[Theoneandonly]

I guess nobody really knows what he means by "tapered", we'll have to wait and see, John M is usually wrong so it probably won't be means tested

[dalymount]

Does this mean all the blokes working and claiming are going 5o be screwed?

[watty]

True but you are not allowed to work on a self-employed basis at all during such a claim so presumably you will have to surrender your SPSV licences. <snip>

The NTA office pen-pushers were happy enough for drivers to 'break the link' on their website.  According to their logic, if you're not linked, you can't work as a taxi driver.  Would the pen-pushers in SW take the same attitude?  So maybe you could keep your unlinked licence 'just in case' while you're looking for work elsewhere?

[watty]

Does this mean all the blokes working and claiming are going 5o be screwed?

Don't see why not if they're found out.

Two of the questions asked on the form were:
When did you last work?
Are you working casually?

Then you declared:
I declare that I am not being paid by my employer at the moment.  (Presumably you are your own employer)
• I state that I will inform the Department if there are any changes in my circumstances which may affect my entitlement to payment.
• I know that it is an offence to provide false information or to withhold information to qualify for this payment.

[dalymount]

But will they bother their bollox checking when all this is over, I can't really see how they will find out anyway if drivers deny it .

[watty]

Probably the easiest way might be to ask for copies of your bank/CU/CC statements for Mar/Apr/May.  Very hard to be cash only these days.  If you are one of those lucky few who are cash only, I'd imagine SW would tell Revenue and you'd be on short list for an audit next year.  Good luck trying to claim your fuel/M50/carwash/whatever expenses against your income when it comes to it.

When I stopped, I printed off a receipt (with date & job number 001).  When I restart, I'll print off another receipt with new date and job number 002.  Unless 'they' can prove I tampered with the tamper-proof meter, that'll be my proof I didn't use the meter for the last month or two.

[Theoneandonly]

Probably the easiest way might be to ask for copies of your bank/CU/CC statements for Mar/Apr/May.  Very hard to be cash only these days.  If you are one of those lucky few who are cash only, I'd imagine SW would tell Revenue and you'd be on short list for an audit next year.  Good luck trying to claim your fuel/M50/carwash/whatever expenses against your income when it comes to it.

When I stopped, I printed off a receipt (with date & job number 001).  When I restart, I'll print off another receipt with new date and job number 002.  Unless 'they' can prove I tampered with the tamper-proof meter, that'll be my proof I didn't use the meter for the last month or two.

So not only are you working ... you're working off the meter! jail the barsteward!

[Billy boy]

I think some lads on here think their Denis O'brien or dermot Desmond.. We are only taxi drivers ffs....

[Taxi driver42]

I guess nobody really knows what he means by "tapered", we'll have to wait and see, John M is usually wrong so it probably won't be means tested

Lol

[Taxi driver42]

Its gonna be down to if their bothered enough to look or if they pull onto a rank and catch u out

Either way theres fuck all work out there stay home

[Rat Catcher]

Probably the easiest way might be to ask for copies of your bank/CU/CC statements for Mar/Apr/May.  Very hard to be cash only these days.  If you are one of those lucky few who are cash only, I'd imagine SW would tell Revenue and you'd be on short list for an audit next year.  Good luck trying to claim your fuel/M50/carwash/whatever expenses against your income when it comes to it.

Given that we are required to apply for another Jobseekers payment before the COVID '19 scheme expires that could well be required, particularly for those who opt or otherwise apply for means-tested Jobseekers Allowance.

[Shallowhal]

Varadkar: 'Extending pandemic payment and wage subsidy scheme may be needed if restrictions stay in place' https://jrnl.ie/5083689

[Theoneandonly]

Varadkar: 'Extending pandemic payment and wage subsidy scheme may be needed if restrictions stay in place' https://jrnl.ie/5083689

"The original plan was to give people up to 70% of their previous income for people earning up to €350,000, but it would have taken too long to administer, he said."

I guess there has/will be plenty of time for revenue to allot 70% of income based on previous returns/P60s?

also surely that should be €35,000?

[john m]

Most likely payments will be reduced to 203 Euro from 350 for those who cannot return to work or wont .Revenue havent got the time to check every return from 2 years ago to set individual payments .