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How wil moving back home affect my social welfare payment

  • 10-02-2017 12:07pm
    #1
    OrangeBadger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭


    Hiya guys

    Current renting in Galway and receiving social welfare, 188euro.

    I am considering moving home to Sligo and back in with my folks, so I wouldn't be renting anymore. I am just wondering how would that affect my current social welfare payment.

    Thank you for any feedback


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  • #2
    infogiver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭infogiver


    HI OP

    Im guessing your over 26?
    If so then your SW wont be affected at all but you must notify them of your change of address.
    The fact that you were paying rent didn't influence the amount of Jobseekers you were getting.


  • #3
    Throwaway3754
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭Throwaway3754


    I was told living with your parents would mean their wages would be counted in the means test


  • #4
    infogiver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭infogiver


    Throwaway3754 wrote: »
    I was told living with your parents would mean their wages would be counted in the means test

    Yes, if your under 26 years of age. If your 26+ then their wages won't come into it.


  • #5
    Balagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭Balagan


    OrangeBadger wrote: »
    Hiya guys

    Current renting in Galway and receiving social welfare, 188euro.

    I am considering moving home to Sligo and back in with my folks, so I wouldn't be renting anymore. I am just wondering how would that affect my current social welfare payment.

    Thank you for any feedback

    To be assessed for benefit and privilege you must:

    Be 24 years of age or under
    Be living with a parent or step-parent in the family home
    Have applied for Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) or Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA).
    If you are living with your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant and living with your parents you will not be assessed for benefit and privilege, even if you are under 25 years of age.

    If you have lived elsewhere in Ireland (or abroad) independent of your parents for at least 3 years, benefit and privilege is assessed as €7.
    More info here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/means_test_for_social_welfare_payments/how_parents_income_can_affect_jobseekers_allowance.html


  • #6
    stressed70
    Closed Accounts Posts: 52 ✭✭stressed70


    Receiving jobseeker's benefit, Is it possible to change the post office i pick it up in?


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  • #7
    infogiver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭infogiver


    stressed70 wrote: »
    Receiving jobseeker's benefit, Is it possible to change the post office i pick it up in?

    No you have to get it in the PO nearest to you.


  • #8
    amtc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,490 ✭✭✭amtc


    No not nearest...nominated within the area. I know someone who lives right beside a post office but nominated one five miles away yet within the area. He didn't want neighbours to know.

    You can also transfer payments either temporarily or permanently.

    Plus if you're a member of the travelling community there are exemptions

    On op question. Totally down to your age.


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