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Weekly cut off Spouse JSA

  • 15-02-2020 11:11AM
    #1
    Whitecarstones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 130 ✭✭


    Hey

    Does anyone know what the weekly cut off is in wages for a spouse when you are applying for JSA?

    Cheers


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


    Whitecarstones wrote: »
    Hey

    Does anyone know what the weekly cut off is in wages for a spouse when you are applying for JSA?

    Cheers

    How many dependent kids have you and what is the spouses gross pay per week less PRSI and pension contributions.


  • #3
    Whitecarstones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 130 ✭✭Whitecarstones


    One child.

    1165.78 every 2 weeks.


  • #4
    Whitecarstones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 130 ✭✭Whitecarstones


    splinter65 wrote: »
    How many dependent kids have you and what is the spouses gross pay per week less PRSI and pension contributions.

    1165.78 every two weeks
    One dependent child.


  • #5
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Whitecarstones wrote: »
    1165.78 every two weeks
    One dependent child.

    €60.50 of JSA


  • #6
    Whitecarstones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 130 ✭✭Whitecarstones


    splinter65 wrote: »
    €60.50 of JSA

    Thanks so much for your time. Very grateful.


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  • #7
    Happy4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭Happy4


    Is there a formula for working this out? My OH earns 600 p.w. 2 dependant kids.


  • #8
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Happy4 wrote: »
    Is there a formula for working this out? My OH earns 600 p.w. 2 dependant kids.

    First of all you work out your family JSA payment if neither of you were working or had any other income or savings in excess of €20000.
    So you would have
    You: €203
    Spouse€134.70
    Kids (under 12) €36 x 2 = €72
    Total €409.70
    Then you look at your OH gross wages less PRSI and pension
    =€600
    To work out the “means” ye have from this 600 you can first “allow” €20 per day that the spouse works up to a max of 3 days.
    So you can deduct €60 from the €600.
    Figure is now €540
    SW don’t consider all of that “means” only 60% of it so the new figure is €324.
    So the wages of €600 is only considered to be worth €324 to SW.
    So from the max SW of €409.70 they will deduct your means of €324 = €85.70.
    Your JSA payment is €85.70.
    It’s a pity public services like SW and medical cards and housing payments aren’t taught at secondary school level.


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