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Official start-up support figures: Ireland
Figures read from official pages, quoted word for word, dated, and free to cite.
- 24monthsMonths of benefit while starting up: Ireland vs 8 countries
The Back to Work Enterprise Allowance lets you keep your jobseeker payment for up to 24 months: 100% in year 1 and 75% in year 2. Across 8 countries the median is 9 months (range 6 to 24), each read from the official page on 26 September 2026.
- 16official figuresIreland start-up support for jobseekers: figures 2026
16 official figures for starting a business from a jobseeker payment in Ireland, each quoted word for word from the page that states it, read on 26 September 2026.