Tricky calculation - anybody?

irishbrain

I wonder if anybody can help with calculating jobseeker's allowance for my brother who is living at home with his parents.

Age: 20
Parent 1: Income is €550 per week
Parent 2: Income is €188 per week (JA)
Mortgage: €346.15 per week
No Savings for anybody

One other child in the household under the age of 18 and not in receipt of any benefits.

Would appreciate an estimate from anybody with a good knowledge of this. Thank you in advance.

upinthesky

irishbrain wrote: »

I wonder if anybody can help with calculating jobseeker's allowance for my brother who is living at home with his parents.

Age: 20
Parent 1: Income is €550 per week
Parent 2: Income is €188 per week (JA)
Mortgage: €346.15 per week
No Savings for anybody

One other child in the household under the age of 18 and not in receipt of any benefits.

Would appreciate an estimate from anybody with a good knowledge of this. Thank you in advance.

from what i can see parent 2 is lucky to be getting 188 because parent 1 is getting over 400

Atlantis50

See here - it's easy to follow and you can do the calculation yourself:

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/means_test_for_social_welfare_payments/how_parents_income_can_affect_jobseekers_allowance.html

The baseline rate for a 20 year old is 100e BTW, not 188e.