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Does the money in your bank account matter?

R019912 · 2013-08-13 16:01:09

Hi, i've an appointment schedule to claim for jobseekers allowance next month. A checklist of documents was given to me of which bank statements from the last 6 months is one of those documents. I currently have around 7k in the bank from a combination of third level grants and a scholarship I was awarded. Will I most…

13-08-2013 4:01pm

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R019912

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Hi, i've an appointment schedule to claim for jobseekers allowance next month. A checklist of documents was given to me of which bank statements from the last 6 months is one of those documents. I currently have around 7k in the bank from a combination of third level grants and a scholarship I was awarded. Will I most likely get my claim denied because of having this much money in the bank? I still live at home and both my parents are unemployed. Thanks for any help

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#2 13-08-2013 4:30pm

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http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/means_test_for_social_welfare_payments/means_test_for_jobseekers_allowance.html

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#3 13-08-2013 4:37pm

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You are allowed 20k in savings anything over that and they start to reduce your dole money.

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