JA Qualified Adult Dependant Means Test and Rent

JohnsKite

Can anybody tell me if the means testing takes the cost of a qualified adult dependants rent into consideration?

eastbono

JohnsKite wrote: »

Can anybody tell me if the means testing takes the cost of a qualified adult dependants rent into consideration?

Means testing for Jsa does not take rent or mortgage into consideration unless you are under 25 and living at home and then your parents rent or mortgage is taken into consideration.

amtw

JohnsKite wrote: »

Can anybody tell me if the means testing takes the cost of a qualified adult dependants rent into consideration?

Can't understand how a qualifed adult has rent different from the person in receipt of a payment, could you explain.

Balagan

amtw wrote: »

Can't understand how a qualifed adult has rent different from the person in receipt of a payment, could you explain.

Separation, civil partners not living together, divorce or a dissolved civil partnership
If you are separated but giving your spouse or civil partner a weekly maintenance payment which is at least €124.80 per week (the same as the current rate of IQA for Jobseeker's Allowance) you can get an IQA with your personal social welfare payment. Your spouse or civil partner must not be cohabiting with someone else. To get the full rate of IQA your spouse or civil partner must not have weekly income above €100 excluding maintenance. If your spouse or civil partner has income between €100 and €310 you may get a reduced rate of IQA. There are no reduced rates of IQA for JA, PRETA, DA and FA (see above).
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/claiming_an_increase_in_your_social_welfare_payment_for_an_adult_dependant.html

JohnsKite

amtw wrote: »

Can't understand how a qualifed adult has rent different from the person in receipt of a payment, could you explain.

we would pay 1/3 of the rent from my payment, 1/3 for my partners and 1/3 from work. we dont share the income for my partners job.

Balagan wrote: »

Separation, civil partners not living together, divorce or a dissolved civil partnership
If you are separated but giving your spouse or civil partner a weekly maintenance payment which is at least €124.80 per week (the same as the current rate of IQA for Jobseeker's Allowance) you can get an IQA with your personal social welfare payment. Your spouse or civil partner must not be cohabiting with someone else. To get the full rate of IQA your spouse or civil partner must not have weekly income above €100 excluding maintenance. If your spouse or civil partner has income between €100 and €310 you may get a reduced rate of IQA. There are no reduced rates of IQA for JA, PRETA, DA and FA (see above).
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/claiming_an_increase_in_your_social_welfare_payment_for_an_adult_dependant.html

I've read this, but it doesnt say if they consider the fact that our rent in barely covered as it is and any reduced rate would mean forcing us move out for our home of the past 10 years.

mrsbyrne

in your case,SW will not be taking any of your outgoings,even the rent, into account. there's no flexibility or appeal about this. Its just the way it is.