Some simple rules while receiving unemployment benefits and working part time
posted on 12 November 2010 | posted in
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Back in the 80&rsquos my uncle once lost his job. Some time back when I was at his place studying for my economics papers, we ended up talking about unemployment benefits. He told me that when he was unemployed he had received unemployment benefit which was just sufficient to pay the rent and power but barely anything else. Even though he was single at that time, it was difficult to manage with just those benefits. Luckily for him, one of his friends told him about unemployment benefits part time workers can receive. Only there were some rules to it. The amount you earn at your part time job should be half of the amount you receive as benefits. For example, if my uncle was receiving unemployment benefits of say, $300, then he should be earning $150 or less through his part time job. If his part time salary was more then half then the benefit would be cut dollar by dollar. For example, if my uncle gets $300 as unemployment benefit and earns $175 then his benefit would be cut by $25. My uncle told me that he started working as a dishwasher in a busy bar and could earned enough in addition to the benefits to pay all the bills and afford to eat twice a day. They were difficult days but later he managed to be promoted in the bar to a bar tender. Today, he is the proud manager of the same bar.
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