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Questions about WFP

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  • 11-09-2020 8:01pm
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    sallyanne12
    Registered Users Posts: 259 ✭✭


    If a woman is claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance and she’s getting an increase for her partner (increase for qualified adult) and increases for her children. Well if her partner gets a low paying full time job, can she keep claiming jobseekers as she is still unemployed or is she not entitled to it considering her partner is working? A bit confused about this can anyone explain?
    In the case she is not allowed claim anymore, can she claim working family payment or is she not entitled to claim off her partners job? The main jobseekers claimant was the woman and not her partner. Would her sole income be from her partner or how does it work? Thanks


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    Gatling
    Registered Users Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    Your would now be means tested against his earnings ,you won't be entitled to wfp because your not employed ,your partner could if he meets the criteria.

    See below



    https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/social_welfare_payments_to_families_and_children/family_income_supplement.html
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    sallyanne12
    Registered Users Posts: 259 ✭✭sallyanne12


    Gatling wrote: »
    Your would now be means tested against his earnings ,you won't be entitled to wpf because your not employed ,your partner could if he meets the criteria

    Thanks for this. My partner will be working full time in low paid job so guessing we won’t be entitled to JSA. Would he be able to claim WFP considering he wasn’t claiming JSA (he was on my claim as an increase just)...


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    Tinkerbell4484
    Registered Users Posts: 596 ✭✭✭Tinkerbell4484


    sallyanne12 wrote: »
    Thanks for this. My partner will be working full time in low paid job so guessing we won’t be entitled to JSA. Would he be able to claim WFP considering he wasn’t claiming JSA (he was on my claim as an increase just)...

    he can claim wfp provided his income does not go over the allowed income determined by your family size.
    He will be allowed 60% of the difference between the recommended allowance and his actual income.


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    StackSteevens
    Closed Accounts Posts: 873 ✭✭✭StackSteevens


    Tinkerbell4484 wrote: »
    he can claim wfp provided his income does not go over the allowed income determined by your family size.
    He will be allowed 60% of the difference between the recommended allowance and his actual income.

    This table shows the maximum household income allowable for WFP, which varies with the number of children:-

    WFP income limits from 9 January 2020

    One child €531
    Two children €632
    Three children €733
    Four children €834
    Five children €960
    Six children €1,076
    Seven children €1,212
    Eight or more children €1,308

    If you qualify for WFP, you get a minimum of €20 per week.


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