Co Habitating advice & rent allowance v working

ChloeC

Hi all, myself and my boyfriend of 3 years are planning on moving in together. He was made redundant 2 years ago and has not been able to get full time employment since. He has worked a few days here and there and has always declared it. He is currently going through a divorce and has three children, he has joint custody and he gets rent allowance for his house. I have a good job earning c. €38k a year and have no dependents. Basically, we are trying to figure out if he will loose his rent allowance and if I will have to support him and his kids if we move in together. He is hoping to get full time employment asap so I'd like to know if it's worth our while financially to move in together now while he's still on job seekers incl rent allowance or if we should hold out for a while until he gets sorted. Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated. tnks, Clo.

wmpdd3

It looks like on means testing, he could lose his rent payment and his weekly payment. if your take home is more than 550 per week that could leave your partner with no payment, is he claiming for the kids too, if so he may get a small weekly payment.

maryk123

if he moves in with you your income is taken into account as yee are now a couple. yes you will have to support him as yee are a couple. yes you will have to support his children if they live with you as yee are a couple.

Lugh Ildanach

If you are working more than 30 hours, you will both be disqualified from rent supplement, nevermind the means test.