Short-Term Enterprise Allowance Application Form (STEA1)
Published date | 26 April 2021 |
Issuer | Department of Social Protection |
STEA 1
Social Welfare Services
Data Classification R
Application form for
Short Term Enterprise Allowance
What is Short Term Enterprise Allowance?
Short Term Enterprise Allowance (STEA) supports you if you have lost your job and want to start
your own business. The STEA is paid instead of your Jobseeker’s Benet for a maximum of nine
months. It ends when your entitlement to Jobseeker’s Benet ends which is either after six or nine
months.
How do I qualify for Short Term Enterprise Allowance?
To get Short Term Enterprise Allowance (STEA) you must satisfy the following conditions
immediately prior to commencing self employment:
• Be awarded Jobseeker’s Benet;
• Have made an application for STEA before engaging in self-employment;
• Set up a new enterprise; and
• Be in a position to start up a viable business as a self-employed person.
If your application is successful, you must register as self-employed with the Revenue
Commissioners.
What do I need to complete this application form?
You will need your Personal Public Service (PPS) Number along with information on:
• Where you live;
• Your children;
• Your relationship status; and
• Where you want your payment to issue.
How to complete this application form?
• Use this page as a guide to lling in this form. There is an example on the back.
• Use BLACK ballpoint pen.
• Use BLOCK LETTERS and place an X in the relevant boxes.
• Answer all questions that apply to you.
• Fill in Parts 1-5 as they apply to you and your household.
• Sign the declaration in Part 1.
How do I apply?
Send this completed form to a Case Officer at your local Intreo Centre .You can find the name and
address of your local Intreo Centre by visiting www.gov.ie/intreo
Where can I get more information?
For more information on Short Term Enterprise Allowance visit www.gov.ie/stea
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