robbbrown replied to your post:I want to do an internship but in order to be...
I was eligible for jobseekers when I was 18 and lived with my parents. idk if it’s different in ireland but yeah who you live with and how old you are doesn’t matter.
Sadly it does seem to matter here. My older sister called up the social welfare office for herself a couple years back and they said she wasn't eligible because of her age and the fact she was living at home.
The thing is I don't care about not getting benefits.
The JobBridge scheme is the main internship scheme in Ireland, pretty much every internship in Ireland goes through it.
This means that I probably will never be able to do an internship, which is what I need to do in order to have enough experience to get a proper job.
I am basically stuck. At least for the next 3 months since I am still technically a student... but probably much longer.
I am willing to work for no pay and no benefits and yet I can't do anything about it.
