Contact Jobseeker's Benefit
There is no separate Jobseeker's Benefit section to ring. Phone the National Intreo Contact Centre, or call in to your local Intreo Centre.
National Intreo Contact Centre
Department of Social Protection
Phone
Jobseeker's Benefit is applied for in person at your local Intreo Centre or Social Welfare Branch Office. There is no central application address.
Benefits.ie is an independent guide and can't deal with your claim. Please contact your welfare office using the details on this page.
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Before you ring
- Have your PPS number to hand. You will be asked for it first.
- Many changes of circumstance can be done online through MyWelfare without ringing at all.
- If you are appealing a decision, you have 60 days from the date on the decision letter.
Not sure this is the right payment? Read what Jobseeker's Benefit is and who can get it.