Hi all,
I need some help working out figures and totals,
My Partner ( We are not married ) has a serious illness ( not listing it here ) and can't work, She was born with it. She has a primary medical cert and claims about 188/week from social welfare/DA payments.
I work full time and earn 42k before tax.
We are expecting our first child and will be letting the Council know we are living together and then I will pay rent etc.. She is living in a council bungalow at the moment but it's a 1 bed.. we would need a 2 bed soon and we are saving for our own house but thats a good few years off.
With us announcing we are living together I assume her disability allowance will be effected ?
I was reading here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/e...ability_and_illness/disability_allowance.html
that it's means tested.
there's a bunch of stats / figures down the bottom which I can't make sense off.
I know if she lost this payment she would be crushed... it's all she has.. Yes I pay bills etc but she has a car to get around as she can't walk far.. there's petrol / insurance on this.. and also with her not being able to work its her only source of income.
So can someone tell me how much it would be effected by once we let them know she's not living alone etc.
thanks.
I need some help working out figures and totals,
My Partner ( We are not married ) has a serious illness ( not listing it here ) and can't work, She was born with it. She has a primary medical cert and claims about 188/week from social welfare/DA payments.
I work full time and earn 42k before tax.
We are expecting our first child and will be letting the Council know we are living together and then I will pay rent etc.. She is living in a council bungalow at the moment but it's a 1 bed.. we would need a 2 bed soon and we are saving for our own house but thats a good few years off.
With us announcing we are living together I assume her disability allowance will be effected ?
I was reading here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/e...ability_and_illness/disability_allowance.html
that it's means tested.
there's a bunch of stats / figures down the bottom which I can't make sense off.
I know if she lost this payment she would be crushed... it's all she has.. Yes I pay bills etc but she has a car to get around as she can't walk far.. there's petrol / insurance on this.. and also with her not being able to work its her only source of income.
So can someone tell me how much it would be effected by once we let them know she's not living alone etc.
thanks.
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