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Definition of "partner" on jobseekers benefit application

  • 28-06-2018 1:21pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    Hi, I am trying to find out some information for a relation who is losing his job and wants to go about applying for jobseekers benefit. He meets the criteria (as far as I'm aware) of having paid enough PRSI etc but he is unsure about some details on the application.

    He is engaged and due to get married in the coming months but he and his fiance do not live together as they both still live at home. From what we can see in his situation the only option to tick is the "single" option as he is not Married, Widowed, In a Civil Partnership, Separated, Divorced or Cohabiting.

    Is this correct and if so does it mean he needs give no mentioned of his fiance at all on the forms? Also if this is the case what happens if he is still on Jobseekers benefit when he gets married (unlikely but not impossible)?

    Following on from that does the fact he is living at home need to be highlighted, he is over 26 so there would be no reduction on that basis?

    Thanks for your responses as I have not been able to find anything and he is not the best with finding stuff on the net himself.


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  • #3
    hawthorne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 619 ✭✭✭hawthorne


    You always have to give your current facts.
    It does not matter if your man gets married in the future.If he is still on the dole when he gets married, he has to report it as a change of circumstances- but only then.
    So it is a clear "single" here.
    Also absolutely no need to mention his fiance.
    About living at home does not need to be highlighted. They did not ask for it.
    You only answer questions they are asking.


  • #4
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Just further confirming that your friend is single. When he starts living with this woman he will tell them. If he wants to then add her to his claim they will means test her. If he is still on JSB his payment will stay the same.
    But for now he is single for the purposes of SW.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 24,714 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Thanks all, it's what I thought but just wanted to be sure as he didn't want to be declaring his status incorrectly etc.


  • #6
    Clarifier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭Clarifier


    You need to be sure he is on Benefit. From what I have read, many people mix up the two. If he is on Jobseekers Allowance at the time you marry he could lose his payments, - depending on your earnings.


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