Unemployment assistance work availability
The claimant’s assistance was disallowed because he was working on his father’s farm and was considered not genuinely seeking or available for work; an appeals officer upheld the decision after he missed the oral hearing.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who satisfies all conditions has not been granted unemployment assistance.
Comment on this
The person concerned last claimed unemployment assistance on 26 November 1982. Following an investigation of his case his claim was disallowed on the grounds that he was not genuinely seeking work and was accordingly not available for work. The investigations revealed that he was occupied working on his father's farm.
He appealed against the disallowance and an oral hearing of his case was arranged to take place on 28 March 1983 but he did not attend the hearing. The appeals officer upheld the disallowance and notification of this decision was issued to the applicant on 31 March 1983.
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