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started a new job and looking advice on fis

  • 20-05-2019 05:16PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2


    starting a new job 19 hour per week and my husband is currently claiming for myself and 2 kids on social payment. looking for advice on fis or what I should do. should I get my husband to close his claim and claim fis?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 rebecca82


    shellybel wrote: »
    starting a new job 19 hour per week and my husband is currently claiming for myself and 2 kids on social payment. looking for advice on fis or what I should do. should I get my husband to close his claim and claim fis?

    Hi
    I was claiming for my husband and 2 kids but my husband went back to work 20hrs a week closed claim he started working and we applied for btwfd and Fis. Fis took 8-10weeks but got help from cwo each week!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 113 ✭✭bingbong500


    shellybel wrote: »
    starting a new job 19 hour per week and my husband is currently claiming for myself and 2 kids on social payment. looking for advice on fis or what I should do. should I get my husband to close his claim and claim fis?

    ..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 rebecca82


    You can't get reassessed in the middle of a 12 month period, and even if you could you would get LESS money if you are both working rather than just one of you.

    I didn’t read it right. Thought u was only starting a job sorry my mistake.


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