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Help with Job seekers allowence benifits

awm1 · 2012-08-13 18:12:24

Hi All I have received a letter telling me that my current Job seekers benifit will run out,I have to fill in a Jobseekers allowence means test form, Any one here know what my current allowence of €188 will be cut too. My wife works and earns more then €500 weekly,we have no children and we have about €8500 in savings.We…

13-08-2012 6:12pm

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awm1

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Hi All
I have received a letter telling me that my current Job seekers benifit will run out,I have to fill in a Jobseekers allowence means test form,
Any one here know what my current allowence of €188 will be cut too.
My wife works and earns more then €500 weekly,we have no children and we have about €8500 in savings.We do have a mortgage.Would appreciate any help from anyone who has been through similar situation or knows how this works

Thanks in advance
AWM1

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#2 13-08-2012 6:21pm

mrwhimwham

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Going by what happened with my parents, you'll be lucky to get it. My mother earns upwards of 400 a week and my father got means tested off her. He only gets 123 a week, and that's without them having any savings, land etc.

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#3 14-08-2012 8:21am

awm1

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Mrwhimwham,Many thanks for your input,its much appreciated.Thanks again
AWM1

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#4 15-08-2012 8:23am

wmpdd3

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Same situation as op with 1 baby and the jsa was 37euro per week.

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#5 15-08-2012 8:56am

awm1

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Many thanks for your input,much appreciated.

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