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  • 30-08-2012 6:30pm
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    defino
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi
    My partner and me are in the process of buying a rural property in Ireland with 5 acres of land and will be looking to use the property as small holding keeping various livestock like some rare breed sheep (ryelands) breeding the lambs to sell and also have some poultry (around 50 hens) and a few pigs.
    We will look to purchase to house and livestock using our existing savings. But this will take to most of our saving to get things up & running.
    We are moving from the UK and would be interested to hear more from anyone who is currently receiving the farm assist payment and if we could make an application when we start the small holding as our earning/profit are likely to be zero/low in the initiial period until we hopefully start to receive an income from the smallholding we would hope to combine this with some parttime work/jobs ASAP
    We did look at the farm assist information but it was unclear if habitual residence is a factor before you can apply and I understand to meet habitual residence we would need to have already lived in Ireland for 2years. We have never claimed any benefit or assist payment before in the uk or Ireland and not sure if this will have an affect.
    Thanks if anyone can advise.


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


    Habitual Residence will certainly be a criteria for farm assist.


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    defino
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭defino


    eastbono wrote: »
    Habitual Residence will certainly be a criteria for farm assist.

    Does HB qualification require a minimum of 2 years residence in Ireland for a someone moving to Ireland from UK, this will be permanent move to Ireland.
    Thanks if you can advise.


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


    defino wrote: »
    Does HB qualification require a minimum of 2 years residence in Ireland for a someone moving to Ireland from UK, this will be permanent move to Ireland.
    Thanks if you can advise.

    2 years residence is only part of it. You have to be economically viable and have to have a good work record here also and not have any ties to the UK e.g. property there/open bank accounts/immediate family etc.


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