Qualified Adult

rsole1

I am thinking of moving in with my lady friend, she works 3 days a week and earns
€290 per week and she gets Jobseekers Allowance of €50 for the 2 days that she is unemployed. If I were to move in with her would I be able to get my Jobseekers Allowance at its current rate of €188. There is Qualified Adult pay but I can't make head or tail of it, can anyone shed any light?

mp22

You will be classed as a qualified adult and get €124.80 per week.

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

rsole1

mp22 wrote: »

You will be classed as a qualified adult and get €124.80 per week.

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

Thanks for that.

It was the income over €300 that was causing me concern, as I thought there was a descending scale.