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YOU ARE :
If you are over 18 years of age (no
upper age limit applies).
Have been unemployed for 26 weeks immediately prior to starting on Worktrack;
or
If you are in receipt of Job Seekers
Allowance (JSA), and you are over 25 years of age and have been in receipt
of that benefit for between 26 - 65 weeks and satisfy the reminder of
the eligibility criteria.
Have not participated in Worktrack during the preceding 3 years.
Those who would otherwise be eligible for Worktrack had they not made
a claim for Job Seekers Allowance prior to 13 weeks of the date on which
they will enter Worktrack.
Employment of less than 16 hours per week during the qualifying period
may be discounted when programme eligibility is being assessed.
Persons in full-time education are not eligible
until they have been unemployed for a 26 week period and meet the above
requirements.
In certain circumstances early entry into the
programme may be permitted e.g. persons who have been made redundant or
persons with disabilities.
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