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Means tested - now what?

  • 14-12-2011 12:27pm
    #1
    MetalDog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 904 ✭✭✭


    Ok guys bear with me, I collected my Jobseekers Allowance this morning, to find that €37 has been deducted from it, because I live with my partner who has a job.

    She only gets a bit above minimum wage really, its not like she's a "high earner" making €700 a week or anything like that.

    So in other words, I - who am actively jobseeking and have an interview soon - am costing her money because we are living together. Surely in the current economic climate there are many households in the same boat?

    Who do I go to about this or what happens now? Please no snide remarks I won't be happy at that.


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  • #2
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    When you were means tested what did the dept say your means were?
    You can appeal this decision (means test).


  • #3
    upinthesky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭upinthesky


    are you claiming for her on your jsa im sure you should be that might give you extra money


  • #4
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    lisar816 wrote: »
    are you claiming for her on your jsa im sure you should be that might give you extra money


    OP has stated the partner works.


  • #5
    DaraghMAC
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭DaraghMAC


    MetalDog wrote: »
    Ok guys bear with me, I collected my Jobseekers Allowance this morning, to find that €37 has been deducted from it, because I live with my partner who has a job.

    She only gets a bit above minimum wage really, its not like she's a "high earner" making €700 a week or anything like that.

    So in other words, I - who am actively jobseeking and have an interview soon - am costing her money because we are living together. Surely in the current economic climate there are many households in the same boat?

    Who do I go to about this or what happens now? Please no snide remarks I won't be happy at that.

    Sorry to let you know but those are the rules! Not a lot you can do.


  • #6
    upinthesky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭upinthesky


    mp22 wrote: »
    OP has stated the partner works.
    so you cant claim if the person works?? not sure because when
    we applied for fis they said we would get it if i wasnt claiming for my partner my partner was working so how would this be alslo i know a person that was disallowed fis because they were claiming for there partner on there jsa he was the one working she took him of and got fis instead


    the only way you cant claim for your partner is if she is getting a social welfare payment in her own right


    now i could be wrong please feel free to tell me im wrong if i am!!


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  • #7
    MetalDog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 904 ✭✭✭MetalDog


    I'm gonna go into them and ask. Most likely I'll be stymied by a wall of bureacratic indifference but I'll see how it goes.


  • #8
    upinthesky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭upinthesky


    MetalDog wrote: »
    I'm gonna go into them and ask. Most likely I'll be stymied by a wall of bureacratic indifference but I'll see how it goes.
    please do and let me know how you get on


  • #9
    DaraghMAC
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭DaraghMAC


    MetalDog wrote: »
    I'm gonna go into them and ask. Most likely I'll be stymied by a wall of bureacratic indifference but I'll see how it goes.

    Believe me if you go in there with that attitude you will get nowhere!!!


  • #10
    MetalDog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 904 ✭✭✭MetalDog


    DaraghMAC wrote: »
    Believe me if you go in there with that attitude you will get nowhere!!!

    Yes, mother. :rolleyes:


  • #11
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Now people play nice please.:)


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  • #12
    MetalDog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 904 ✭✭✭MetalDog


    lisar816 wrote: »
    please do and let me know how you get on
    Will do indeed. Thanks for being nice :)


  • #13
    Joe_the_paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭Joe_the_paddy


    The thing with JA is that its designed that you are just able to get by between jobs, every €1 your partner earns after €60 drops your JA by 60c(if partner is working 3 days or more)


  • #14
    coolabula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭coolabula


    You can claim for your partner, even though she works. What she earns will be assessed and your money will be reduced. My partner claims for me and I work part time.


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