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What is a Qualified Adult?

  • 27-10-2010 10:32am
    #1
    0verblood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 455 ✭✭


    Hi

    I just read this on the welfare.ie FAQ:
    Jobseeker's Benefit and Jobseeker's Allowance - weekly personal rate of €196.00 and increases for a Qualified Adult €130.10 and Qualified Children €29.80. See Questions 13-15 below regarding changes in rates for those aged under 24 years.

    What is a Qualified Adult?

    Thanks


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


    have a read here you might make more sense out of it than i can http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/irish-social-welfare-system/claiming-a-social-welfare-payment/claiming-an-increase-in-your-social-welfare-payment-for-an-adult-dependant


  • #3
    yabadabado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,573 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    A Qualified Adult is a spouse/partner who is your dependant.You can claim for them if they dont have there own jobseekers claim.


  • #4
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    As well what I have learnt, if you are a couple (married or not) you can't both get Jobseekers allowance. So only one of you can get it and write other person as Qualified adult. (196+130.10 = 326.10). And that's going to be spreaded between two of you and each of you will receive it's portion.
    When it comes to Jobseekers benefit, both partners/spouses can receive it seperately at normal rate (196 x 2 = 392)

    Am I right?


  • #5
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    When it comes to Jobseekers benefit, both partners/spouses can receive it seperately at normal rate (196 x 2 = 392)

    Am I right?[/QUOTE]
    yes


  • #6
    Balagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭Balagan


    Both partners can have separate Jobseeker's Allowance claims. They will however only get the same weekly total as you outlined (196+130.10 = 326.10)
    but having separate claims can be more useful as qualified adult dependants are not eligible for certain employment schemes with Fas etc., and they also have to arrange to sign at SW for PRSI credits.


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