Not human-checked You must apply Work & employment Monthly cash

JobsPlus (employer recruitment subsidy)

JobsPlus (Fostaíocht Plus)

Paid by Department of Social Protection (DSP) · 🇮🇪 Ireland

Check what you're owed

What this pays

The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.

Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.

Who qualifies

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The 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.

The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.

2 documents you'll need

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Exactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.

Where this comes from

JobsPlus provides a direct monthly payment to employers who recruit people from the live register: €7,500 over two years for those unemployed 12 months or more, €10,000 for those unemployed 24 months or more

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemployment-and-redundancy/employment-support-schemes/jobsplus/

Extracted from the official source, not yet re-read by a human.

Verified on 12 August 2026

Source: www.citizensinformation.ie

Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule

Other work & employment support in Ireland

Community Employment (CE) Community Employment (CE) Scheme (Fostaíocht Pobail) · Department of Social Protection (DSP) / local CE sponsoring organisations ●●●● Not human-checked Tús Tús (Community Work Placement Initiative) · Department of Social Protection (DSP) / Local Development Companies ●●●● Not human-checked

8 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.

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