claiming jobseekers and moving house

sparky89 · 07-03-2011 10:58am #1

Hi

I am currently on a fas course and getting €188 euro a week and i am currently 21.

I have just moved into my own home and i was siging from my mothers house.

Because i have moved house do i have to start a new claim or will my previous claim still remain the same because if i do have to start a new claim i will only recieve €88 pw and i will have to move home.

Any help would be great
thanks
Sinead:)

Lugh Ildanach · 07-03-2011 3:29pm

It does not matter where you are living, as long as you are doing the FAS course, then you will continue to receive the full rate of JA (subject of course to the means test, which if you are living at your mother's will take into account her income and the income of any spouse/partner she has).

This would be the same if you were making a new claim as even new claimants who are doing a full time FAS course receive the full rate of JA.

sparky89 · 07-03-2011 5:43pm

i was living at home when i started the course and i moved about 2 months ago

the fas course is due to finish in 3 weeks

Lugh Ildanach · 07-03-2011 5:56pm

If your course is coming to an end, then you will revert to the standard rate for payment for your age, which for a 21 year old is 100 Euro per week. Once you reach 22 this will increase to 144 Euro.

If you move back home, your mother's income will be taken into account, which is why I assume your claim was reduced to 88 euro before.

sparky89 · 07-03-2011 5:58pm

i was gettin €196 before i started the course so should i not still be getting the same rate of €188

cee_jay · 07-03-2011 8:56pm

Lugh Ildanach wrote: »

If your course is coming to an end, then you will revert to the standard rate for payment for your age, which for a 21 year old is 100 Euro per week. Once you reach 22 this will increase to 144 Euro.

If you move back home, your mother's income will be taken into account, which is why I assume your claim was reduced to 88 euro before.

This is incorrect.

OP as you were claiming, then started FAS course, you won't be subject to the reduced rate for under 22's. You will receive 188 as you were in receipt of this rate before.

sparky89 · 07-03-2011 10:40pm

OP as you were claiming, then started FAS course, you won't be subject to the reduced rate for under 22's. You will receive 188 as you were in receipt of this rate before.

Will this still be be the case if i have changed address and moved to a different town ?

cee_jay · 07-03-2011 10:47pm

Yes. They may review your means as your circumstances have changed but you are still entitled to the full rate.

sparky89 · 07-03-2011 10:56pm

thanks for the advise:)

claiming jobseekers and moving house

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