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Hope you can help here....??
I have just come back to Dublin after 2years and have just signed on as we are both looking for work. We are going to use our last savings as a deposit and a months rent in advance. We, as a couple are intitled to E178pw rent allowance as we are currently unemployed.
Q. If say, my girlfriend starts work before me, do I lose my rent allowance? The CWO (Welfare officer) told me over the phone, that she is then suppose to support me, therefor we lose the total E178pw rent allowance.
If thats the case, there is no incentive for my girlfriend to work as she will probably earn E340pw and with our allowance of E178pw and her unemployment benifit of E82pw, thats a total loss per week of E260 so she works a 40hr week for E80 extra!!!
We only need allowance until we both get jobs and it is unlikely we both start work at the same time.
Appreciate if someone could answer...
I have just come back to Dublin after 2years and have just signed on as we are both looking for work. We are going to use our last savings as a deposit and a months rent in advance. We, as a couple are intitled to E178pw rent allowance as we are currently unemployed.
Q. If say, my girlfriend starts work before me, do I lose my rent allowance? The CWO (Welfare officer) told me over the phone, that she is then suppose to support me, therefor we lose the total E178pw rent allowance.
If thats the case, there is no incentive for my girlfriend to work as she will probably earn E340pw and with our allowance of E178pw and her unemployment benifit of E82pw, thats a total loss per week of E260 so she works a 40hr week for E80 extra!!!
We only need allowance until we both get jobs and it is unlikely we both start work at the same time.
Appreciate if someone could answer...