Job Seekers Allowance 32 year old and Living at home?!

johnwest288

My friend has been on the dole or job seekers allowance for the last 7 years. he has allways lived with his parents.
He said he got a call from the Social Welfare office that he needs to meet them as they may reduce his weekly payment of 188 (approx)
Is that true if you live at home your weekly state benefit is cut?
Only his dad works his man is a housewife

McSheez

Once you're over 25 it doesn't matter who you live with, (unless it's your partner) they still give you the full whack. If they're cutting it, it's for a different reason. Maybe because it's been 7 years, though I've never heard of that.

They might be using it as a way to coerce him into doing some sort of course or training, that'll keep it up around 200 if he does.

mp22

Reduction in payment

The Social Welfare Act 2010 provides that your payment can be reduced if you:

• Refuse an appropriate offer of training by an officer of the Department of Social Protection or FÁS
• Decline an intervention under the Employment Action Plan (EAP), do not attend EAP meetings with a FÁS officer under the EAP or drop out of the EAP process

Community Employment Schemes are not considered to be FÁS training opportunities.


from here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/jobseekers_benefit.html