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Short-Term Enterprise Allowance (STEA)

Short-Term Enterprise Allowance (Liúntas Fiontair Ghearrthéamaigh)

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

What this pays

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

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Who qualifies

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

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2 documents you'll need

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

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Where this comes from

The Short-Term Enterprise Allowance supports people who have lost their job and qualify for Jobseeker's Benefit to start their own business while keeping their payment

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments-and-work/short-term-enterprise-allowance/

Last checked 2026-08-12 · extracted from the official source, not yet re-read by a human

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