SINGLE PARENT GOING BACK TO EDUCATION

ella52

HI i was wondering can anybody help me.Im a single mother on lone parent payment and on rent allowence and i want to go and do a years course and its full time can i go ahead and do it without any changes to my situation thanks

ella52

anybody please

mp22

You can return to education and retain your One-Parent Family Payment while you are getting a Back to Education Allowance under certain conditions.
You can do a FÁS training course and keep your One-Parent Family Payment. However your OFP will be reduced as your FÁS training allowance will be assessed against it as income. You will not get a training bonus of €20 per week, unless you are progressing from at least 12 months on a CE Scheme or Job Initiative programme.


From here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_to_families_and_children/one_parent_family_payment.html