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Dole Cohbitation Confusion - please help.

  • 04-08-2012 04:17PM
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    Hi

    I'm just about to finish my Master's course and will be applying for jobs almost as soon as I finish (I finish on 30th August). I am planning on applying for jobseeker's while I am looking for jobs.

    Up until now I have been living off a college grant and my partner has been helping me out also. We are cohabiting and his annual salary is 30,000. I have no income at all.

    Will his income disqualify me from Jobseeker's? I don't understand how the cohabitation means test is calculated.

    Any help/advice would really be greatly appreciated.

    Thank you
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  • #2
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    This is only a rough guide!take your partner's weekly income minus €60 this should be near enough your means.If there are only the two of you your max weekly income from the dept would be (188 plus 124.80 = €312.80)if the figure you got earlier is way above the 312.80 you will probably not qualify for a JSA payment

    On the other hand if you are near enough to the 312 figure go ahead and apply.If you don't get a payment ask to sign for credits.


  • #3
    eastbono
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭eastbono


    mp22 wrote: »
    This is only a rough guide!take your partner's weekly income minus €60 this should be near enough your means.If there are only the two of you your max weekly income from the dept would be (188 plus 124.80 = €312.80)if the figure you got earlier is way above the 312.80 you will probably not qualify for a JSA payment

    On the other hand if you are near enough to the 312 figure go ahead and apply.If you don't get a payment ask to sign for credits.

    mp22 this calculation of partners earnings as means is incorrect its gross weekly wages less prsi then there is a disregard of up to a maximum of €60 if partner is working 3 days or more. You subtract €60 from gross weekly wages and then 60% of this figure will be means against op for jsa. Lets assume partners earnings of €30000 are gross earnings then op would receive a payment of €2.65 pw from sw. I have not deducted prsi from €30000 as I do not know what prsi is being paid by ops partner.
    Op may not qualify to sign for credits... criteria for signing for credits http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Publications/sw12/Pages/2Whocanqualifyforcredits.aspx


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