Signing off when you start work

Signing off is when you contact the Department of Social Protection to stop claiming a jobseeker’s payment or credits.

If you are getting Jobseeker's Allowance, Jobseeker's Benefit or credits you are registered as a jobseeker by the Department of Social Protection.

If you are registered as a jobseeker (in other words, signing-on), you should inform your local Intreo Centre or Social Welfare Branch Office of the date you are going to start work. You can also close your claim online on MyWelfare.ie.

If you are entitled to at least one day of Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance in the payment week that you close your claim and start work, you will get your full Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance payment for that payment week. The payment week for Jobseeker's Benefit runs from Thursday to Wednesday. The payment week for Jobseeker’s Allowance runs from Wednesday to Tuesday.

Your local Intreo Centre of Social Welfare Branch Office can also advise if you can keep some of your existing benefits and supports when you return to work. When you start work you may be entitled to additional benefits, for example, Working Family Payment.

Find out more about Jobseeker’s Allowance and work.

Find out more about Jobseeker’s Benefit and work.

You can close your Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker’s Benefit payment on MyWelfare.ie. To do this you will need a MyGovID account.