Marriage a.d Disability

piplip87

Hi guys my partner and I are thinking about moving in together and getting married. There are a few problems on the horizon.

1)--. She has a chronic illness and cannot work due to medical advice, so is on receipt of disability allowance.

2)-- She has two children from a previous relationship. Father is not involved.

3)-- She lives in a council house. I stay over 2 or three nights a week. Don't want to move in proper until it's official and we run it past the local authority.

I work in a low paid job, 25,000 a year,

If we move in and get married will her payment be stopped completely ?

As I just cannot see what I earn covering the bills, especially when the council will rise the rent.

Will the kids lose the medical cards ?

We are in a panic about this now. Surely there's no way bringing a working step parent into a relationship should cause the household to have less to live on ?

Victor

There are likely to be some changes, however you are unlikely to lose everything - €25,000 doesn't go far with 4 people. Note that you will also spend less, as you no longer have to run two households.

Make a list of all the income / benefits and expenses and have a look at https://www.citizensinformation.ie/ http://www.welfare.ie/ and https://www2.hse.ie/medical-cards/ and the rules for each scheme. Talk to Citizens Information if anything is unclear to you.

wifey28

She could always apply for invalidity pension, its not means tested so shell receive the full amount and the half rate for the kids. It is taxable tho so if she gives you her tax credits once married youll lose a certain amount of them yearly to cover this

splinter65

wifey28 wrote: »

She could always apply for invalidity pension, its not means tested so shell receive the full amount and the half rate for the kids. It is taxable tho so if she gives you her tax credits once married youll lose a certain amount of them yearly to cover this

She’d need to have worked and paid PRSI in the last 5 years to claim invalidity.

splinter65

piplip87 wrote: »

Hi guys my partner and I are thinking about moving in together and getting married. There are a few problems on the horizon.

1)--. She has a chronic illness and cannot work due to medical advice, so is on receipt of disability allowance.

2)-- She has two children from a previous relationship. Father is not involved.

3)-- She lives in a council house. I stay over 2 or three nights a week. Don't want to move in proper until it's official and we run it past the local authority.

I work in a low paid job, 25,000 a year,

If we move in and get married will her payment be stopped completely ?

As I just cannot see what I earn covering the bills, especially when the council will rise the rent.

Will the kids lose the medical cards ?

We are in a panic about this now. Surely there's no way bringing a working step parent into a relationship should cause the household to have less to live on ?

Is that 25000 gross pay or take home pay?