JSA under 25 and living at home

mcgalway1 · 2010-02-15 19:35:37

Hi i have recently applied for Job Seekers Allowance. I am 18, unemployed and living at home. my dads retired and my mums working fulltime. I have 2 younger brothers so there is 5 living in the household altogether. Does anyone know how to calculate what the max income of my parents would have to be in order to pass the…

15-02-2010 07:35PM

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mcgalway1

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Hi i have recently applied for Job Seekers Allowance. I am 18, unemployed and living at home. my dads retired and my mums working fulltime. I have 2 younger brothers so there is 5 living in the household altogether.
Does anyone know how to calculate what the max income of my parents would have to be in order to pass the means test?
Thank you

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#2 15-02-2010 08:43PM

mackmuffin

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this link tells you exactly how to calculate it

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/irish-social-welfare-system/means-test-for-social-welfare-payments/how_parents_income_can_affect_jobseekers_allowance

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#3 15-02-2010 09:05PM

mcgalway1

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mackmuffin wrote: »

this link tells you exactly how to calculate it

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/irish-social-welfare-system/means-test-for-social-welfare-payments/how_parents_income_can_affect_jobseekers_allowance

thanks a mil

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