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  • 07-12-2011 5:36pm
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    suitseir
    Registered Users Posts: 887 ✭✭✭


    Just watching Four Live....I know, I know....but doing stuff so have TV on. They have a budget special...people ringing in with queries and experts answering them.

    I am confused by one query! This lady emailed in asking the following:

    "I work a couple of days a week and get €160. I also get lone parent's allowance
    and just wondering will this be affected? I am also pregnant".

    The expert said that none of her allowances would be affected by budget cuts.

    Unless I misheard this information....but I am confused with a few of these statements!!!


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    Schism
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    Which ones confuse you?


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    El Weirdo
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    You seem to be easily confused.


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    Seachmall
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    From that I gather if you're a single mother and make E160 a week the allowances you receive won't be affected.


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    suitseir
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    Schism wrote: »
    Which ones confuse you?

    The LONE parent thingy and she is pregnant again?


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    Immaculate Pasta
    Registered Users Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭Immaculate Pasta


    You say you're confused and you don't even have the decency to put a :confused: smilie in your opening post. Shame on you :cool:


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    Seachmall
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    suitseir wrote: »
    The LONE parent thingy and she is pregnant again?

    You don't need to be married to get pregnant...


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    blaze1
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    suitseir wrote: »
    The LONE parent thingy and she is pregnant again?

    Its nearly xmas after all... 2nd Coming anyone?


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    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    suitseir wrote: »
    The LONE parent thingy and she is pregnant again?

    Indeed, no woman has ever gotten pregnant outside of a relationship.

    Good spot.


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    El Weirdo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,646 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    suitseir wrote: »
    The LONE parent thingy and she is pregnant again?
    One night stand?

    Recently broken up with long-term partner who is father to both children?

    There are multiple possibilities.


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    suitseir
    Registered Users Posts: 887 ✭✭✭suitseir


    El Weirdo wrote: »
    One night stand?

    Recently broken up with long-term partner who is father to both children?

    There are multiple possibilities.


    Maybe.......

    And maybe it shouldn't be called the LONE parent allowance? After all that denotes that the parent is on her own.......?


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    suitseir
    Registered Users Posts: 887 ✭✭✭suitseir


    Immaculate Pasta wrote: »
    You say you're confused and you don't even have the decency to put a :confused: smilie in your opening post. Shame on you :cool:


    Mea culpa


    Will know better the next time............:P


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    Seachmall
    Registered Users Posts: 7,041 ✭✭✭Seachmall


    suitseir wrote: »
    Maybe.......

    And maybe it shouldn't be called the LONE parent allowance? After all that denotes that the parent is on her own.......?

    Once the man removes his penis he is no longer under her spell and may return home to his own wife leaving her to raise the future Nobel Peace Prize winner on her own.


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    coffee_cake
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    suitseir wrote: »
    Maybe.......

    And maybe it shouldn't be called the LONE parent allowance? After all that denotes that the parent is on her own.......?

    and maybe she IS on her own.

    :confused:


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    Balfie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,137 ✭✭✭Balfie


    as confused as a blind lesbian in a fish market..


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    chucken1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭chucken1


    suitseir wrote: »
    Maybe.......

    And maybe it shouldn't be called the LONE parent allowance? After all that denotes that the parent is on her own.......?


    Its not..its One Parent Family Allowence!


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    Super-Rush
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    Question answered.

    Any other queries can be asked in one of the budget threads.


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