Voluntary Work

Voluntary work is a good way to keep active, keep in a routine, learn new skills and get involved in your local community. You may do some unpaid work as a volunteer and keep your social welfare payment however you will need to get permission from the Deciding Officer in your local Social Welfare office first.

There are a number of different organisations that can offer information on voluntary work these include:

• Volunteering Ireland
• Volunteer Centres Ireland

This section also offers information on Voluntary work and Jobseeker payments, for further information visit:

• Voluntary work and Jobseeker's payments

Useful Publications

Volunteering Ireland produce a series of factsheets about Volunteering which include: Barriers to Volunteering, Training Volunteers, Introduction to Volunteer Management, Insurance for Volunteers, Volunteering and Social Welfare payments, all of which are available to download from their website, visit Volunteering Ireland for more information.