Rent Allowance and Working part time

Bargain Queen

Hi,
Wonder if anyone can help me calculate my rent allowance for going back to work part time.

I'm a lone parent of one and have worked out the lone parent and FIS payment. Just need the "formula" to work out rent allowance now and I can't get through to them on the phone plus find the info on Citizens Advice too complicated to follow!!!

Just need the "formula" so I can work it out myself.

Many thanks in advance.

Mr.McLovin

I know there is a change imminent about working a certain amount of hours with little effect on your RA but as it stands at the moment whatever you earn is deducted from your RA euro for euro

I could be wrong about this so best keep calling them until you talk to somebody who knows for sure

Bargain Queen

I know the first €75 is disregarded of Income and you're means tested on the remainder.

What I need to find out is:
(A) Is this of just my part time wage alone or.
(B) The total of Wage, FIS and One parent put together or just wage & FIS??

It's very unclear

mystic

Rent Supplement and changes to your circumstances

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/supplementary_welfare_schemes/changes_to_rent_supplement.html

http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/SWA---Rent-Supplement.aspx#3.4

All your income is added together (OFP, FIS and earnings) and the disregards applied. It's done on a rent supplement calculator.

Here are the steps:
1. Get your total gross income.
2. Subtract PRSI and reasonable travel expenses to work
3. Subtract €75
4. Get 25% of the balance and subtract this.
5. The figure you're left with is your 'assessable income'.
6. Take the last figure from the appropriate SWA rate for your circumstances (€215.80) and add €30 (your contribution towards the rent).

The final figure you end up with should be your weekly contribution towards your rent. Remember to multiply by 52 and divide by 13 if your rent is calendar monthly.

It probably looks more complicated than it actually is. Here's another useful link.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/supplementary_welfare_schemes/calculating_rent_supplement.html

Hope this helps.

Bargain Queen

Thanks Mystic,

This has made it clearer... a lot of calculating but have it down to a tee now on an excel sheet.

Thanks a million.

:-)