Case Studies » Unemployment

Question at issue: Eligibility (retrospective assessment of means)

Question at issue: Eligibility (Habitual Residence Condition)

Question at issue: Eligibility (means)

Question at issue: Eligibility (right to reside)

Question at issue: Subsidiary employment

Question at issue: Assessment of means

Question At Issue:

Failure to show that means do not exceed statutory limit.

Question At Issue:

Whether the appellant’s means were correctly assessed having been based on ‘benefit and privilege’ derived from his parent’s income.

Question At Issue:

The appellant is appealing the decision of the Deciding Officer (DO) who assessed his means, from property, at €682.00 per week on his claim for Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA).

Question At Issue:

The appellant was disallowed Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) by a Deciding Officer on the grounds that he failed to disclose his means. The appellant failed to supply documentary evidence showing how he supported himself and his family from November 2009 to August 2010.

Question At Issue:

The appellant and her husband’s entitlement was reduced from €220 approx. to €89 approx. each on the grounds that the appellant’s husband had self-employment of €10,000 approx. per annum from his business.

Question At Issue:

As a result of a review of the appellants Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) entitlement, €69 per week was assessed against his JA payment (€3,600 per annum) from self-employment effective from 12/10/11

Question At Issue:

Availability for work.

Question At Issue:

Nine-week disqualification.

Question At Issue:

Whether the rate of graduated Unemployment Benefit – determined with reference to specified limits – is correct.

Question At Issue:

Whether claims for jobseekers benefit from a number of appellants in the same circumstances should be disallowed on the grounds that they were not available for work.

Question At Issue:

Whether the appellant, who is on a career break, may be deemed to be unemployed for purposes of her Jobseekers Benefit claim.

Question At Issue:

Whether the appellant could be deemed to be available for full-time employment for purposes of her Jobseeker’s Benefit claim.

Question At Issue:

Whether the appellant sustained a substantial loss of employment for purposes of her claim to Jobseeker’s Benefit.