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hphilip
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I am looking for help and information on where I can now get help.
Firstly, I know of people that are unemployed for years and getting the full dole , and have no intention of returning to work. Also plenty of people who are working and signing also.
I was made let go from my Private sector job last November (2008), a salary of €32,000 gross I also had a brevement in the family around the same time and had to wait 15 weeks to receive my jobseekers benefit.
My wife works in the private sector also and had a wage of €33,000 gross per 48 hour week.
I received my jobseekers benefit of €204.30 and like most other people had Loans, Mortgage and household bills, and managed (just about) despite having €22,000 less in income.
I have made approximatly 200 applications (which i can prove) for work since i was let go. I received a letter from social welfare to advise me that I am being means tested. While I am married My wife and I have single persons tax allowance as we were earning similar money , there was no point in obtaining married allowance.
I received my means test and the social welfare have awarded me an allowance of €5.90 per week. This is a 96% decrease. They do not take into account any outgoings.
Considering my wifes wage , as such pays the bills and mortgage and so on , we were living on my JSB , where as now €5.90 per week would not even pay the esb bill in the month.
In the past 2 years, we had to pay the 1% levy , while I was working and my Wife had another 1% in April , a 7% pay cut and now a 96% decrease in the allowance, which makes it near impossible to pay the mortgage. so from a personal income of €32,000 Gross , has now dropped to €306.80 per year. How can anybody survive on this??
I have this morning contacted my CWO and been advised that he can not help me as my wife works more that 30 hours per week.
Thanks for reading my rant , But if there is anyone that can advise me or tell what I can do , would be muchly appriciated.
At least Ive my health, Happy Christmas to all!!
Regards
Philip
Firstly, I know of people that are unemployed for years and getting the full dole , and have no intention of returning to work. Also plenty of people who are working and signing also.
I was made let go from my Private sector job last November (2008), a salary of €32,000 gross I also had a brevement in the family around the same time and had to wait 15 weeks to receive my jobseekers benefit.
My wife works in the private sector also and had a wage of €33,000 gross per 48 hour week.
I received my jobseekers benefit of €204.30 and like most other people had Loans, Mortgage and household bills, and managed (just about) despite having €22,000 less in income.
I have made approximatly 200 applications (which i can prove) for work since i was let go. I received a letter from social welfare to advise me that I am being means tested. While I am married My wife and I have single persons tax allowance as we were earning similar money , there was no point in obtaining married allowance.
I received my means test and the social welfare have awarded me an allowance of €5.90 per week. This is a 96% decrease. They do not take into account any outgoings.
Considering my wifes wage , as such pays the bills and mortgage and so on , we were living on my JSB , where as now €5.90 per week would not even pay the esb bill in the month.
In the past 2 years, we had to pay the 1% levy , while I was working and my Wife had another 1% in April , a 7% pay cut and now a 96% decrease in the allowance, which makes it near impossible to pay the mortgage. so from a personal income of €32,000 Gross , has now dropped to €306.80 per year. How can anybody survive on this??
I have this morning contacted my CWO and been advised that he can not help me as my wife works more that 30 hours per week.
Thanks for reading my rant , But if there is anyone that can advise me or tell what I can do , would be muchly appriciated.
At least Ive my health, Happy Christmas to all!!
Regards
Philip