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Living together but separated

  • 20-01-2012 3:21pm
    #1
    canonball5
    Registered Users Posts: 445 ✭✭


    Hi folks, myself and my partner have decided to end our relationship. Neither of us can move out for a number of reasons until at least the summer.

    Would my ex partner be intitled to lone parents if I am still in the house?


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  • #2
    rua327
    Registered Users Posts: 121 ✭✭rua327


    canonball5, as far as I know this would NOT entitle her to claim lone parents allowance, but that hasn't stopped a lot of people trying. Sorry to hear about your situation, but there is a targeted drive to uncover people claiming these types of allowances who are NOT entitled to them and this could be dodgy. You could move out for a few months with parents or something, but I think the allowance is / or was aimed at "deserted parents" so it depends on what you want to declare officially about the relationship. Citizens advice is your best option for an official answer...


  • #3
    Balagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭Balagan


    To qualify for a One-Parent Family Payment you must:

    Be the parent, step-parent, adoptive parent or legal guardian of a qualified child.
    Be the main carer of at least one qualified child and that child must live with you. One-Parent Family Payment is not payable if the parents have joint equal custody of a child or children.
    Have earnings of €425 or less per week
    Satisfy a means test
    Be habitually resident
    Not be living with a spouse, civil partner or cohabiting

    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_to_families_and_children/one_parent_family_payment.html


  • #4
    Atlantis50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 517 ✭✭✭Atlantis50


    canonball5 wrote: »
    Hi folks, myself and my partner have decided to end our relationship. Neither of us can move out for a number of reasons until at least the summer.

    Would my ex partner be intitled to lone parents if I am still in the house?

    No, but the rates of Jobseekers allowance (if your partner is looking for work) and One Parent Family Payment are the same:

    188 + 29.80 per child dependent.


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