Disability allowance

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Hi, can anyone answer this. If my husband gets awarded disability allowance can he claim an IQA for me if I am on a family income supplement, or will he loose the IQA for me?

Gatling

Income limits
For most social welfare payments your adult dependant cannot have gross weekly earnings or income (before tax and PRSI deductions) of more than €310. If your adult dependant earns less than €100 you will get a full Increase for a Qualified Adult (IQA). If your adult dependant earns between €100 and €310 you will get a reduced rate of IQA (sometimes called a tapered rate of IQA). If your adult dependant is earning more than €310 you will not get an IQA. You can find out what the tapered rate of IQA for your payment is in the Department of Social Protection's SW19 (Rates of Payment) booklet.

The rules are different for Jobseeker's Allowance (JA), Pre-Retirement Allowance (PRETA), Disability Allowance (DA) and Farm Assist (FA). For these payments your household income is assessed in the means test. Your total household means are then deducted from the maximum payment (this is the personal rate including any increases for adult and child dependants) to find the actual amount of JA, DA, PRETA or FA you are entitled to.

If your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant has a social welfare payment (see exceptions above) in their own right or is on a FET or VTOS course and getting an allowance in his or her own right, you cannot get an IQA on their behalf but you can get a half-rate increase for each qualified child.


*Disability allowance is mean tested which likely means they won't necessarily get their full amount if your employed and getting Fis*