My Dole has been stopped???question

thegame

was signing all along..went down to pick up my payment today and there was none.so went to the social welfare and she said that i was living in a apartment with my brother and girlfriend which is true,but she said the girlfriend is working and they need her payment slip and i wont get paid until i bring it up??? can anyone explain what thats about??

also she said i could collect my last payment tomorrow at orchards quay or ormond quay in dublin. anyone know where do i collect it??

this is crazy!!!

Allah Hu Akbar

thegame wrote: »

was signing all along..went down to pick up my payment today and there was none.so went to the social welfare and she said that i was living in a apartment with my brother and girlfriend which is true,but she said the girlfriend is working and they need her payment slip and i wont get paid until i bring it up??? can anyone explain what thats about??

also she said i could collect my last payment tomorrow at orchards quay or ormond quay in dublin. anyone know where do i collect it??

this is crazy!!!

Not a 100% sure but that shouldn't affect your money she's not related to you.

echosound

Sounds like you have run out of "Stamps" -ie you have used up your PRSI contributions for Jobseeker's benefit (which is not means tested), and now you will be assessed and means tested for Jobseeker's allowance.

If you are living with your girlfriend, the SW treats you as a couple, married or not. Hence taking her income into account. You will have to bring in details of her income and they will then assess you to see if you qualify for the JA, and if so, how much you will be entitled to.

thegame

ok thats does anyone know where i can get my last payment a ormond quay pass the stat oil in dublin??

dlambirl

How can they take your brothers girlfriend into account??

How did they find out you were living with them to start with?? Did you tell them

Allah Hu Akbar

dlambirl wrote: »

How can they take your brothers girlfriend into account??

How did they find out you were living with them to start with?? Did you tell them

Think he meant living with his brother and his G/F?

You shouldn't of said she was your G/F.

Mick Shrimpton

Allah Hu Akbar wrote: »

You shouldn't of said she was your G/F.

Yeah, you're gonna get hassled to bits now.

neacy69

Colinthedrummer wrote: »

Yeah, you're gonna get hassled to bits now.

say that they broke up?

thegame

yeah i prob will get hassled to bits now.ill have to tell her to move out,ha ha.i never said i was living with my girlfriend,i said i was living with my brother and a friend.dont know how they found out

axel rose

Allah Hu Akbar wrote: »

Think he meant living with his brother and his G/F?

You shouldn't of said she was your G/F.

Yea lie to the social welfare, thats a great idea! :rolleyes: Go on do it- I for one would love to report your ass! Does Boards support fraud these days! For Gods sake tell the truth, It may have no bearing on your dole, sounds like they are on to you anyway.

thegame

i was telling the truth the whole time.i didnt know that my girlfriend working would have affected my payment.so i had nothing to hide.anyway i will give them my GF payslip and ill see what happens.but whats crazy is i have no income to pay my rent and bills now.and im looking for work the whole time..so whats a man suppsoe to do for money now

thenightrider

You are cohabiting that is why it stopped and if you get rent allowance you wont get it any more once you cohabit you are not intilleled to rent allowance at all

thegame

i dont have rent allowance at all

axel rose

sorry thegame I wasnt getting at you I was annoyed that so many posters were suggesting that you lie.
If you contact your local CWO you may be able to get funds to tide you over. I do hope you get this sorted out soon.

On another note why are the mods tolerating posters encouraging the op to lie?

thegame

thanks axel rose..much appreciate it

Carmeii

is JA means tested if living with parents and over 25? surely i cant live off them forever!

Mick Shrimpton

axel rose wrote: »

On another note why are the mods tolerating posters encouraging the op to lie?

Well, we're not, it sounds like he hasn't lied, yet they are presuming he is co-habiting, and thus stopping his payment.

I have a real problem with the co-habiting standard that the social welfare set.

I mean, if the government is willing to treat co-habiting couples the same as married couples to determine their social-welfare entitlements, why then don't they treat them the same as married couples for their tax-breaks? It's a complete racquet and only serves to entice people to be dishonest with the government in a tit-for-tat childish squabble, started I might add by the guys in charge.

thegame

ok got my payment for this week,and i have it back as normal until the means test is done then my full dole my be reduced.

axel rose

Colinthedrummer wrote: »

Well, we're not, it sounds like he hasn't lied, yet they are presuming he is co-habiting, and thus stopping his payment.

I have a real problem with the co-habiting standard that the social welfare set.

I mean, if the government is willing to treat co-habiting couples the same as married couples to determine their social-welfare entitlements, why then don't they treat them the same as married couples for their tax-breaks? It's a complete racquet and only serves to entice people to be dishonest with the government in a tit-for-tat childish squabble, started I might add by the guys in charge.

There is no assumption, the fact is that they ARE living together. you encouraged the op to lie because YOU think its wrong. my question is why the do the mods of this site ignore the fact that you (and others) encouraged the op to lie and therefore commit fraud?

Johnny909

Can anyone give me an idea of how much effect living with your girlfriend will have on Jobseekers allowance. I can't make head nor tail of the info i'm finding on citizensadvice and welfare.ie

Basically, my g/f takes home about €400 per week and I'm wondering what sort of effect that will have on my weekly Jobseekers allowance payment.

As far as I can make out, the standard payment would be c. €130 if I was not co-habiting, is that right? So what effect will the €400 p.w. have

thegame

ok got a letter today and i am intitled to nothing..my payments have been stopped.my girlfriend earns 408 a week.and the limit on the social welfare is 328 so that means i get nothing.was up there explaining everything that i have rent tomorrow and they didnt care.so im left with no money now... i got an appeal form is it worth going for it??

axel rose

sure appeal! From what you say you have nothing to lose! Good luck

AlaskaFox

How did the appeal go?