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BTWEA & BTEA - cohabiting

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  • 30-08-2012 11:27am
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    zaazazu
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    Wondering if anyone has any information on this. I contacted the ocal social welfare office but they couldn't give me a straight answer so they are calling me back.

    If a couple move in together and one is getting the back to education allowance and the other is getting the back to work enterprise allowance, is it likely one of their payment will get cut?


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    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Is the btea half coming from jsa or jsb?


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    Hailhail1967
    Registered Users Posts: 396 ✭✭Hailhail1967


    mp22 wrote: »
    Is the btea half coming from jsa or jsb?

    Does it have any relevance, is the BTEA not means tested?


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    zaazazu
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭zaazazu


    mp22 wrote: »
    Is the btea half coming from jsa or jsb?

    Its coming from being on JA, working 2 days a week


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    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    zaazazu wrote: »
    Its coming from being on JA, working 2 days a week
    You should be ok till the holidays when the jsa kicks back in,you will have to notify the dept of the change in your circumstances.I think but I am not 100% sure.


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    eastbono
    Registered Users Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭eastbono


    mp22 wrote: »
    You should be ok till the holidays when the jsa kicks back in,you will have to notify the dept of the change in your circumstances.I think but I am not 100% sure.

    AFAIK you are correct. Once partner comes off btea and jsa kicks in then means and max pay will apply and afaik when partner resumes btea they will revert to previous payment amount whilst on btea.


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    zaazazu
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭zaazazu


    Well to be honest, I will probably going away (back home) for work during the summer anyway, so that part wouldn't be relevant.

    So to clarify neither of us would be cut in your opinion?


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    Sin City
    Registered Users Posts: 2,375 ✭✭✭Sin City


    eastbono wrote: »
    AFAIK you are correct. Once partner comes off btea and jsa kicks in then means and max pay will apply and afaik when partner resumes btea they will revert to previous payment amount whilst on btea.

    yes and then the household is capped to €320 per week or something


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