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Jobseekers Allowance - how much?

  • 10-10-2009 4:00pm
    #1
    pineapple*soul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭


    Hey there.

    I've just applied for Jobseekers Allowance and I was just wondering if you could tell me how much I'm likely to get? I'm 26 and just moved back with my parents who earn under €300 p/w altogether, I said on the forms they gave me that I pay €200 a month rent to them. I've had a look at the citizens information website and its says I'll be entitled to just over €200 per week, which is great, but seems a bit too good to be true...

    Surely as I'm living with parents it'd be less than that?

    Thanks guys


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  • #2
    The Big Red Button
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,390 ✭✭✭The Big Red Button


    pineapple*soul wrote: »
    Hey there.

    I've just applied for Jobseekers Allowance and I was just wondering if you could tell me how much I'm likely to get? I'm 26 and just moved back with my parents who earn under €300 p/w altogether, I said on the forms they gave me that I pay €200 a month rent to them. I've had a look at the citizens information website and its says I'll be entitled to just over €200 per week, which is great, but seems a bit too good to be true...

    Surely as I'm living with parents it'd be less than that?

    Thanks guys

    As far as I know, if you're over 25, your parents income isn't taken into account at all. Open to correction on that though!


  • #3
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    that's true, once you're over 25 your parents' income isn't taken into account for the means test.


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