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  • 25-01-2010 6:39pm
    #1
    scottishriver2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭


    Can someone please help me, i am currently unemployed and claiming job seekers allowance for me my wife and three kids now i know that they made cuts in the budget to childrens allowance and job seekers but i thought that if you are claiming job seekers allowance they would NOT cut the childrens allowance. does anyone have any ideas out there. THANKS


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  • #2
    eclectichoney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,291 ✭✭✭eclectichoney


    If I understand it correctly, the monthly children's allowance payment is still cut but the extra allowance you get as part of your JSA payment (e.g. like the qualified adult allowance) will compensate for the cut.


  • #3
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/irish-social-welfare-system/claiming-a-social-welfare-payment/claiming-and-increase-in-your-payment-for-a-child-dependent

    looks like the amount knocked off the children's allowance was added on to the amount for a child dependent. multiply the extra added on each week by 52 and divide by 12 to see if it is equal to the amount deducted from the children's allowance.


  • #4
    scottishriver2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭scottishriver2


    ye i thought that but they cut my job seekers aswell as the childrens allowance, the wife just had a baby before xmas so that is more money until we get birth cert. i dont think the goverment are happy until you are down in the gutter with nothing:mad:.


  • #5
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    they cut your job seekers by 8 euro for the main rate and 5 euro for the qualified adult rate (what you get for your wife)

    they added extra to the qualified child rate to make up for the cut to children's allowance but they did not make up for the cut to the main JSA and QA rates.


    You should be down 13 euro.


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