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Household benefits pack question

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  • 05-08-2012 8:43pm
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    ted.
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭


    Hi all, im moving out of my mams house now soon enough, and im on the disability allowance and im thinking of applying for the household package thingy. im moving out with a friend, and he is working but only a few days a week, and he gets the dole with that.. would that affect me qualifying?
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    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    No. Household package or Free Schemes as it was previously known, are age related. Only exceptions are those on DA or IB. And these have to be living alone or with similar incomes. Just be aware that the conditions for these schemes are being tightened up all the time. Go to www.welfare.ie for the most up to date info.


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    ted.
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭ted.


    cheers.. and yeah i've been on the sites but they never say things in simple plain english, they egenerally tend to have paragraph after paragraph of horse ****e, waffling and formal language thats not really necessary ha.. came here cause its most likely place i'd find people who know about it who speak normal english haha


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    eddiehen
    Registered Users Posts: 155 ✭✭eddiehen


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    No. Household package or Free Schemes as it was previously known, are age related. Only exceptions are those on DA or IB. And these have to be living alone or with similar incomes. Just be aware that the conditions for these schemes are being tightened up all the time. Go to www.welfare.ie for the most up to date info.

    One of those regulations includes not living with someone other than:
    • a Qualified Adult*.
      AND/OR
    • dependent child(ren) under age 18 or under age 22 if in full-time education (a certificate from the school / college must be supplied for those aged 18 or over),
      AND/OR
    • a person who is so incapacitated as to require constant care and attention for at least 12 months (medical certification may be required),
      AND/OR
    • a person(s) who would qualify for the allowance in his/her own right (for example, a person getting an Old Age Pension),
      AND/OR
    • a person who is providing constant care and attention**** to any member of the housegold who is so incapacitated as to require constant care and attention for at least 12 months (medical certification must be supplied as applicable).
    * An applicant's spouse/civil partner/cohabitant is regarded as being a "Qualified Adult" if the applicant is receiving an increase for a qualified adult with his/her payment or would have received an increase but for the fact that s/he is in receipt of a Social Welfare payment in his/her own right.
    ** Child(ren) under age 18 cannot be considered dependent if they are in receipt of a social welfare payment in their own right.


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