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Telephone allowance (re Household Benefits) & VOIP?

  • 30-08-2011 1:37pm
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    Fogmatic
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    I'm applying for the Household Benefits Allowance (re non-contrib. state pension). In the Telephone Allowance part, there's a choice between landline phone & mobile phone. So it seems to exclude VOIP - has anyone clarified that? (If it's like some government forms, it could be out of date).
    I also want to know if I can start with one call type and switch to a different one later (as when people cancel their landline to use mobile only).
    I've been tying the help number on the form (1890 500 000) for 2 days so far and it's constantly engaged. My employment office says it's the only number for getting these questions answered (and don't have the answers themselves).

    I'm signing up to Blueface soon, and cancelling the landline (as it's a difficult line even for voice calls). It might take a while to get through the process & stop paying line rental (I'm damned if I'm going to arrange for Eircom to receive money for nothing from the State either).


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