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Means test for JSB? married couple no children

  • 05-04-2011 9:30am
    #1
    Blueeyes123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi,

    My jobseekers benefit will run out around the end of July 2011. I want to go onto back to education allowance as I fall under the criteria because I was make reduntant in July 2010. I should know if I got the course soon and I will be applying at that point for the BTEA allowance. My problem is and I have checked this even though I am entitled to BTEA now because the course doesnt start until the middle of Sept there will be a break in my benefits for a couple of weeks and I will then be disqualified for BTEA. It seems harsh but thats they way the system is. So in order for me to keep my BTEA entitlement I will have to qualify for some benefit even a few euros a week and I will then get my BTEA.

    I am married to a self employed person and he has submitted his figures for 2010, I think net he will be earning between €350 -€400 a week.
    The monthly morgage is €815 and insurance policies attached to this morgage are about €100.
    We have one overdraft between us of €1000 and one credit card of about €1000 - no savings and my husband owes some back tax of about €4000 to the revenue.
    No other bills as I paid these all with my redundancy.

    Does anyone know if I will get any sort of benefit?

    Thanks in advance.
    Blueeyes


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


    We are in a similar situation. My Oh is on BTEA, but when that ends in May, I will be back to work after maternity leave, bringing home around €500 per week and my partner will be entitled to €34.85 per week.

    They did not take into account our out goings at all.

    Also we have a 6 month old baby, this made no difference either.

    The only up-side is as you guys are married your partner can avail of your tax relief as they are transferable between married people.


  • #3
    Blueeyes123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Blueeyes123


    Hey,

    Thanks for the reply, so your partner will get €34.85 per week from the social welfare?

    I know if I get something even a few euros that I'll get the BTEA in full when I start the course.

    Thanks,
    blueeyes.


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