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  • 30-04-2010 4:02pm
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    Paulus74
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    Hi all,
    if anyone can help or advise on this matter it would be great. An italian friend of mine working and living in ireland for the last 3 yrs recently lost her job in dublin. She went to the dole office to sign on but because she has property in italy is was told she entitled to nothing. Her property in italy is a house in which her grandmother is living in "usufruct"...meaning she gains no income from this property.

    Has my friend any chance of receiving social welfare as she feels having paid tax to the irish government she should be entitled to something?

    Many thanks,

    Paul
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    uoluol
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    Don't think your friend is telling you the full story. If she has been working legitimately ie paying tax and PRSI for the past 3 years she would have sufficient stamps to make a claim for a non means tested JB payment.

    It sounds like she does not have enough/any PRSI cons, and is therefore subject to HRC conditions, and also eligible only for the means tested JA payment. Any property or capital she owns will naturally be taken into account. Just the regulations. No way around it.


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    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    uoluol wrote: »
    Don't think your friend is telling you the full story. If she has been working legitimately ie paying tax and PRSI for the past 3 years she would have sufficient stamps to make a claim for a non means tested JB payment.

    It sounds like she does not have enough/any PRSI cons, and is therefore subject to HRC conditions, and also eligible only for the means tested JA payment. Any property or capital she owns will naturally be taken into account. Just the regulations. No way around it.
    +1
    If she was working full time and paying PRSI in 2008 , the relevant tax year, she would be entitled to 9 months JB, which is not means tested


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