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Re assessment, Savings V rent allowance?

  • 25-05-2016 8:41am
    #1
    gsi300024v
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,065 ✭✭✭


    I went from BTEA to dole this week, I got re assessed, and my savings showed up, so I was cut in half. I am saying I live at home, I just didn't see the hassle of looking for rent allowance and saying I live somewhere else. So few places take rent allowance.
    So I'm wondering, if I now say I'm renting, which I have been part 18 months, 450 a month. Would I get the full 188 back?
    My place it is just me and the homeowner, I pay cash, she is not registared as landlord and bills are about 100 a month.
    Any advice?
    Basically, should I say I rent, can I say that without getting lady I rent off in trouble? How would I prove it. Will I get full dole if I rent?
    Worth seeing citizens advice?
    Worth asking to chat with someone in social welfare?
    Any advice welcomed.


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  • #2
    Nomis21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭Nomis21


    450 Euro a month is above the limit that SW allow for rent allowance if you are sharing the property with the Landlord/Landlady so no Rent Allowance.

    You can have savings of up to 20,000 on JA without it affecting your claim.

    Anything over 5,000 Euro affects a Rent Allowance claim.

    Sharing the property is on licence and does not need to be registered.


  • #3
    eastbono
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭eastbono


    You wont get full dole if you rent. The amount of rent you pay has no bearing on your means assessment for jobseekers allowance.


  • #4
    doc11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 532 ✭✭✭doc11


    gsi300024v wrote: »
    I went from BTEA to dole this week, I got re assessed, and my savings showed up, so I was cut in half. I am saying I live at home, I just didn't see the hassle of looking for rent allowance and saying I live somewhere else. So few places take rent allowance.
    So I'm wondering, if I now say I'm renting, which I have been part 18 months, 450 a month. Would I get the full 188 back?
    My place it is just me and the homeowner, I pay cash, she is not registared as landlord and bills are about 100 a month.
    Any advice?
    Basically, should I say I rent, can I say that without getting lady I rent off in trouble? How would I prove it. Will I get full dole if I rent?
    Worth seeing citizens advice?
    Worth asking to chat with someone in social welfare?
    Any advice welcomed.

    if you have 60k plus sitting in a bank account you'll get no rent allowance


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