Am I eligible?
Note: This is ONLY a guide. You must visit your local social welfare office to confirm your eligibility if you are selected by a host organisation as a potential intern.
Q. Are you unemployed and actively seeking work?
If YES
Q. Have you been in receipt of any of the following for a minimum of three months?
- Jobseekers Allowance
- Jobseekers Benefit
- Signing for social insurance contribution credits
If you have answered YES to any of the above and you are actively seeking employment - then this scheme may be for you!
To be eligible for a place as an intern you must be on Live Register and currently in receipt of Jobseekers Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance or signing for Social Insurance Contribution Credits for 3 months (78 days) or more in the last 6 months.
*Periods spent on Back to Education Allowance, VTOS, FÁS/Fáilte Ireland Training course, Youthreach, FIT, Community Employment Schemes, TUS, the Rural Social Scheme, Back to Work Scheme, Back to Work Enterprise Allowance, FÁS Job Initiative or Job Assist will count towards meeting the eligibility of JobBridge provided:
- The individual has completed these programmes
- Has signed back on to the Live Register
- Is in receipt of Jobseekers Benefit/Allowance or Jobseeker credits immediately before commencing on JobBridge.
- You do not need to confirm your eligibility until you have been selected by a host organisation, however only jobseekers in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance; Jobseekers Benefit or signing on for credits for a period of 78 days are eligible to participate in the JobBridge scheme..
(*See above) - If you are selected, the host organisation will provide you with an eligibility form which you must bring to your local Social Welfare office
- Your local Social Welfare office will complete the form to confirm your eligibility.
- Once eligibility is confirmed, the Social Welfare office returns (for eligible clients only) the form to JobBridge for processing.
- Clients who are ineligible will have the form returned to them by the Social Welfare office and you must notify the Host Organisation that you are ineligible to participate on JobBridge.
